From: Chuck Ebbert <76306.1226@compuserve.com>
To: Larry McVoy <lm@bitmover.com>
Cc: linux-kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: BK kernel workflow
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 11:54:46 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200410261156_MC3-1-8D2C-C64C@compuserve.com> (raw)
Larry McVoy wrote:
> But I have a 70 line shell script which does this, I'm not sure why you can't
> write the same thing.
Shirley you jest.
>> [me@d4 linux-2.6]$ bk c2r -r@v2.6.9 mm/vmscan.c
>> [me@d4 linux-2.6]$ <--- what???
>
> That's because you didn't read the documentation which you appear to love
> so much.
So now it's MY fault I didn't get any kind of error message whatsoever?
Silent failures like this are really, really annoying...
>> Then there's this one:
>>
>> [me@d4 linux-2.6]$ bk difftool -rv2.6.8 -rv2.6.9 mm/vmscan.c <--- forgot the @
>> child process exited abnormally <--- hee hee!
>>
>> I like the way the GUI flashes up on the screen then abruptly disappears, leaving
>> the user wondering what happened.
>
> You know, I like the way you politely offer to help out by sending in
> patches to the documentation for this tool which you get to use for free.
Are you deliberately missing my point?
Programs should return some kind of error message when they fail. Is that
so hard to understand?
>> But you're located in a large American metro area, a.k.a. "hell on earth."
>
> No worries, Chuck, after careful consideration of your skills we don't see
> a match at this time. But we'll keep your resume on file and thanks for
> your interest.
Your loss, not mine.
--Chuck Ebbert 26-Oct-04 11:16:10
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2004-10-26 15:54 Chuck Ebbert [this message]
2004-10-26 20:47 ` Larry McVoy
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[not found] ` <fa.d7r9f2v.1i6a6on@ifi.uio.no>
2004-10-30 20:54 ` walt
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2004-10-26 7:38 Chuck Ebbert
2004-10-26 14:23 ` Larry McVoy
2004-10-26 18:16 ` Ryan Anderson
2004-10-26 19:22 ` Larry McVoy
[not found] <41752E53.8060103@pobox.com>
[not found] ` <20041019153126.GG18939@work.bitmover.com>
2004-10-19 16:06 ` Jeff Garzik
2004-10-19 21:33 ` Paolo Ciarrocchi
2004-10-19 21:38 ` Jeff Garzik
2004-10-19 21:54 ` Paolo Ciarrocchi
2004-10-19 22:11 ` Linus Torvalds
2004-10-20 7:35 ` Paolo Ciarrocchi
2004-10-23 16:12 ` Larry McVoy
2004-10-24 10:24 ` Paolo Ciarrocchi
2004-10-24 14:44 ` Larry McVoy
2004-10-24 16:44 ` Paolo Ciarrocchi
2004-10-24 23:32 ` Larry McVoy
2004-10-25 11:33 ` Matthias Urlichs
2004-10-25 11:46 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2004-10-25 12:29 ` Joe Perches
2004-10-25 13:39 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2004-10-25 15:14 ` Linus Torvalds
2004-10-25 15:43 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2004-10-25 16:10 ` Linus Torvalds
2004-10-25 17:22 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2004-10-25 20:04 ` Jeff Garzik
2004-10-26 2:19 ` Miles Bader
2004-10-25 16:20 ` Larry McVoy
2004-10-25 16:47 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2004-10-25 17:12 ` Larry McVoy
2004-10-25 17:34 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2004-10-25 17:18 ` Linus Torvalds
2004-10-25 17:37 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2004-10-26 0:06 ` Roman Zippel
2004-10-26 0:51 ` Linus Torvalds
2004-10-26 2:21 ` Miles Bader
2004-10-27 2:05 ` Roman Zippel
2004-10-27 3:00 ` Linus Torvalds
2004-10-27 4:18 ` Larry McVoy
2004-10-27 16:45 ` Matthias Urlichs
2004-10-27 18:12 ` Buddy Lucas
2004-10-27 20:56 ` Roman Zippel
2004-10-27 21:20 ` Linus Torvalds
2004-10-28 1:14 ` Roman Zippel
2004-10-28 1:34 ` Linus Torvalds
2004-10-27 21:45 ` Alan Cox
2004-10-31 19:50 ` Pavel Machek
2004-10-28 9:20 ` James Bruce
2004-10-28 11:39 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2004-10-28 13:53 ` Larry McVoy
2004-10-28 14:06 ` Xavier Bestel
2004-10-28 15:10 ` Larry McVoy
2004-10-28 19:20 ` Alan Cox
2004-10-28 19:25 ` David Schwartz
2004-10-28 19:38 ` Kevin P. Fleming
2004-10-28 19:22 ` Alan Cox
2004-10-28 23:22 ` David Schwartz
2004-10-28 23:59 ` David S. Miller
2004-10-29 0:25 ` David Schwartz
2004-10-29 14:31 ` Scott Lockwood
2004-10-29 14:35 ` Xavier Bestel
2004-10-28 19:59 ` Adrian Bunk
2004-10-28 21:35 ` Larry McVoy
2004-10-30 6:51 ` Adrian Bunk
2004-10-30 23:46 ` Larry McVoy
2004-10-30 23:05 ` Alan Cox
2004-10-31 17:47 ` Larry McVoy
2004-10-31 0:28 ` Robert Love
2004-10-31 1:11 ` Adrian Bunk
2004-10-29 17:19 ` Ramón Rey Vicente
2004-10-29 17:36 ` Larry McVoy
2004-10-29 18:06 ` Stephen Frost
2004-10-29 18:20 ` Larry McVoy
2004-10-29 18:08 ` Ramón Rey Vicente
2004-10-29 18:21 ` Larry McVoy
2004-10-29 18:33 ` Scott Lockwood
2004-10-29 18:55 ` Ramón Rey Vicente
2004-10-29 19:14 ` Scott Lockwood
2004-10-30 5:04 ` Kyle Moffett
2004-10-30 20:42 ` Scott Lockwood
2004-10-30 23:35 ` Larry McVoy
2004-10-31 0:20 ` David Schwartz
2004-10-31 2:37 ` Kyle Moffett
2004-10-31 3:34 ` Larry McVoy
2004-10-31 4:01 ` Kyle Moffett
2004-10-31 4:39 ` Larry McVoy
2004-10-31 2:44 ` Kyle Moffett
2004-10-29 19:39 ` Larry McVoy
2004-10-29 20:33 ` Stephen Frost
2004-10-29 23:38 ` Ramón Rey Vicente
2004-10-29 21:11 ` Adrian Bunk
2004-10-30 2:39 ` Larry McVoy
2004-10-30 2:02 ` Al Viro
2004-10-29 19:13 ` Ramón Rey Vicente
[not found] ` <45898.65.208.227.246.1099077395.squirrel@www.lrsehosting.com>
2004-10-29 19:26 ` Ramón Rey Vicente
2004-10-29 23:01 ` Tim Hockin
2004-10-29 20:32 ` Roman Zippel
2004-10-29 22:41 ` Larry McVoy
2004-10-30 11:38 ` Roman Zippel
2004-10-31 21:03 ` Pavel Machek
2004-10-31 21:14 ` Larry McVoy
2004-10-31 21:21 ` Pavel Machek
2004-10-31 21:35 ` Larry McVoy
2004-10-31 21:46 ` Pavel Machek
2004-10-31 23:44 ` Larry McVoy
2004-11-01 3:16 ` Kyle Moffett
2004-11-01 4:57 ` Larry McVoy
2004-11-01 8:39 ` Pavel Machek
2004-10-26 1:01 ` Larry McVoy
2004-10-27 2:30 ` Roman Zippel
2004-10-27 3:54 ` Larry McVoy
2004-10-27 20:58 ` Roman Zippel
2004-10-27 21:16 ` Joe Perches
2004-10-28 0:54 ` Larry McVoy
2004-10-28 1:49 ` Roman Zippel
2004-10-28 2:35 ` Linus Torvalds
2004-10-28 3:09 ` Larry McVoy
2004-10-28 21:03 ` Roman Zippel
2004-10-28 21:39 ` Eric Mudama
2004-10-28 22:45 ` Larry McVoy
2004-10-28 22:54 ` Roman Zippel
2004-10-29 8:09 ` Manu Abraham
2004-10-29 14:28 ` Scott Lockwood
2004-10-29 15:49 ` Roman Zippel
2004-10-29 16:41 ` David Schwartz
2004-10-29 17:20 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2004-10-30 0:41 ` David Schwartz
2004-10-29 19:03 ` Chris Friesen
2004-10-29 20:00 ` Ryan Anderson
2004-10-30 0:41 ` David Schwartz
2004-10-31 20:47 ` Pavel Machek
2004-10-31 20:53 ` Larry McVoy
2004-10-31 22:07 ` Sam Ravnborg
2004-10-28 1:05 ` Theodore Ts'o
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2004-10-30 3:55 ` Pete Zaitcev
2004-10-25 19:51 ` Matthias Urlichs
2004-10-26 0:58 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2004-10-26 2:23 ` Miles Bader
2004-10-25 18:18 ` Jon Smirl
2004-10-25 23:01 ` Larry McVoy
2004-10-26 1:28 ` Chris Wedgwood
2004-10-26 2:26 ` Jon Smirl
2004-10-26 6:57 ` Matthias Urlichs
2004-10-26 13:09 ` Giuseppe Bilotta
2004-10-24 17:44 ` Linus Torvalds
2004-10-24 17:48 ` Linus Torvalds
2004-10-24 18:39 ` Michael Buesch
2004-10-26 7:32 ` Matthias Urlichs
2004-10-24 22:33 ` Roman Zippel
2004-10-24 23:04 ` Linus Torvalds
2004-10-19 23:27 ` Greg KH
2004-10-25 13:01 ` Matthias Urlichs
2004-10-25 14:39 ` Paolo Ciarrocchi
2004-10-25 15:48 ` Jeff Garzik
2004-10-25 16:35 ` Matthias Urlichs
2004-10-25 22:05 ` Andrew Morton
2004-10-20 8:31 ` maximilian attems
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