From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sat Feb 25 08:04:43 2023 Received: (at 61684) by debbugs.gnu.org; 25 Feb 2023 13:04:43 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:39326 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1pVuEF-0006dn-47 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 25 Feb 2023 08:04:43 -0500 Received: from mail-wm1-f54.google.com ([209.85.128.54]:37532) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1pVuEC-0006dR-Tf for 61684@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 25 Feb 2023 08:04:42 -0500 Received: by mail-wm1-f54.google.com with SMTP id j19-20020a05600c1c1300b003e9b564fae9so4147364wms.2 for <61684@debbugs.gnu.org>; Sat, 25 Feb 2023 05:04:40 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20210112; t=1677330275; h=content-transfer-encoding:mime-version:message-id:date:references :in-reply-to:subject:cc:to:from:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id :reply-to; bh=Ofl0hbLifHJAw85wB+ndBQtkk9Izt49FvU5fXbGZXm0=; b=lACjT6RvOpcKcnuts0zpjGLnkZhpbQsdRo0yrtHhIGAhDueoLcYTjvSAmS++WB99uf y5Xj0mxA7WBFZ9MllGd8eGJ4tGKhH4sPcczzNcqxYYRVcnyKH2E1zlhnQheFggtu62T6 Ia92bQvQRk/J4zMPdFlInG9Im2V3qhHydEUNYDehON2CNeibRdgp22DjXsTO4xJvMaiP MWPuRIbRZsgsLhnuU/1FQ2A6Nr4Ckw57582LdmTqlM5lne6372S4pC5cPsgNNt5Zmq5d Fernq6RQMIhjrA6DrfTxTr7BBmDx2YLPDddZ+QrF0hcadan7Mdo53ntmUl8Kp56WZ2to ECeg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; t=1677330275; h=content-transfer-encoding:mime-version:message-id:date:references :in-reply-to:subject:cc:to:from:x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc :subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=Ofl0hbLifHJAw85wB+ndBQtkk9Izt49FvU5fXbGZXm0=; b=gJJ3aC0fQHAsVeLDZmsk+F7uUCQhv1JccCKFGKUW1/U0ek4EEnkb/lyOBQiIe89X0O d5tALvsDIYodCqa7SB0ongomas3ewvO4b7kU84xJ2frZOXxfVgq/bQN3CC96ug59Ooqh x/+G3uw877T3wRPoJy7RoEMzAQI9+hAuRA5FTJjuYWIWTNZA1C6Ar0qZTwvP1QOwcmSP +m8iDtKn4E1ZZmzVyTK3Wt+XVqKx7SZ1xa9bb81nMUP4uvdxhVi8Hvso/MI0I6iNLRMI p39XMpd7PfcuIh+AoZKdDycgxB0uKs14FNtCwk448WlGKTfJ+WAQI3MDWcu73flugdXU SKsA== X-Gm-Message-State: AO0yUKViTq2yIOlYMLCNYplf83DqEklzkD7oqJFXL+EjkHLNB6llTXii JFPkojj+E7PZ3CYsCCV3zC3Wf+7vhbA= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AK7set+uKUXhAH67pBkP0k4EHvlIEzyVa0OcSKtR9cnxwl6BdvzYmXeDNI1cT8UA1WvSn+sX9cH9PA== X-Received: by 2002:a7b:c392:0:b0:3dc:5032:2895 with SMTP id s18-20020a7bc392000000b003dc50322895mr14427346wmj.0.1677330274741; Sat, 25 Feb 2023 05:04:34 -0800 (PST) Received: from lili ([2a01:e0a:59b:9120:65d2:2476:f637:db1e]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id t10-20020a05600c128a00b003dfee43863fsm6131991wmd.26.2023.02.25.05.04.33 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Sat, 25 Feb 2023 05:04:34 -0800 (PST) From: Simon Tournier To: Maxim Cournoyer Subject: Re: bug#61684: can't compose 'with-patch' with 'with-source' In-Reply-To: <87cz5zgogo.fsf@gmail.com> References: <87mt56gac6.fsf@gmail.com> <871qmg79u7.fsf@gnu.org> <87356whvaa.fsf@gmail.com> <875ybrmfuv.fsf@gmail.com> <87h6vbgpxf.fsf@gmail.com> <87y1onkwm0.fsf@gmail.com> <87cz5zgogo.fsf@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2023 13:29:16 +0100 Message-ID: <86zg92apyb.fsf@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 61684 Cc: Ludovic =?utf-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?= , 61684@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -1.0 (-) Hi Maxim, On Fri, 24 Feb 2023 at 08:52, Maxim Cournoyer w= rote: > if the API was consistent it'd be much easier for everyone Indeed. However, when it is currently not, the implicit rule is to not break backward compatibility. That=E2=80=99s the whole point. :-) We need to be very cautious when we change the API; even when it is for fixing an inconsistency. Cheers, simon