On 10/26/2009 08:39 PM, Peter Jones wrote:
This is just myopia, though. In isolation, yes, faster builds are
nice. But
if the faster builds result in poorer quality, then no, they're not a benefit.
Sure. Nobody claimed otherwise.
> We don't know the cost unless we try. Doing a scratch build
> similar to the FTFBS rebuilds is definitely worth trying IMO. Arguing
> that we should never try at all doesn't seem appealing to me.
Go ahead and set that up. Report the result back to us.
I was asking if anybody has already tried that. Don't understand the
argument against it yet.
Rahul