[xmlvm-users] Monster patches and GPL linking exception

[Dr. A. K. S. <al...@se...>]

Hi,

I've also submitted "monster" patches in the past. The problem is
that XMLVM is evolving so fast that it is a major effort to resync
the patches, and in some cases it is not possible (e.g. the old way
to localize strings is not compatible with the new way, I had to
reimplement it basically from scratch). So I don't think it makes
sense to submit monster patches anymore, but rather self-contained
parts with significant functionality.

Currently it works like that: Wolfgang, Arno or Sascha ask me about
a specific functionality (currently it's audio recording), and I
resync that part of my code with SVN head, polish it, beat out the
memory management bugs and submit it. IMHO that is a better way to
go than monster patches because it allows the XMLVM team to pace the
development and do the things in the right order as they make sense.
A lot of ways to fix things are ad-hoc and not really useful for
anyone else (e.g. the way I've implemented ProgressDialog.. :->>)

I personally won't go away for a long time from my r953-synchronized
private patch set which allows me to cross-compile my app with a minimum
of hassle... which is what XMLVM is about for me.

Best,
  Alex
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