[MacPorts] #26646: Qt 4.7 Release

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#26646: Qt 4.7 Release
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 Reporter:  eric.c.brown@…        |       Owner:  michaelld@…                                   
     Type:  update                |      Status:  new                                           
 Priority:  Normal                |   Milestone:                                                
Component:  ports                 |     Version:  1.9.1                                         
 Keywords:                        |        Port:  qt4-mac, qt4-x11, qt4-mac-devel, qt4-x11-devel
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Comment(by michaelld@…):

 Before I was a MP developer, I also posted straight-up Portfiles
 sometimes.  I was told to post diffs instead, and I had the same reaction
 as you do: it is -just- a relatively simple 5 step process to get the
 diffs, so what's the big deal?  What you write is true all around, but you
 are not thinking of how busy we as MP developer are -- not just with MP
 but with the rest of our lives; I, at least, volunteer my time and effort
 to make MP a better system and product (I assume most other MP developers
 do too).  Given the number of Portfiles and tickets I work with, taking
 the 2-3 minutes to check out someone else's changes via the 5 steps
 -really- adds up.  I'd rather complain for 2-3 minutes once than to have
 to check out all of the non-diff Portfiles.

 OTOH, if you & everyone else post just a diff, anyone can quickly view it
 and see what you changed and if it's worth further attention -- a simple,
 quick 1 step process on -our- part.  Just about anyone who understands how
 to manipulate a Portfile can do "patch -p0 < ~/Downloads/patch-foo-
 Portfile.diff" just as easily as "mv ~/Downloads/foo-Portfile ./Portfile".
 Yes, it takes another step on -your- part to do the diff, but it makes
 everyone else's life easier when we just just a simple diff to work with.

 As for your second point (that it's not for me): Maybe so, but I'm the
 owner of this ticket and port, so, yes, it is for me too.

 Think about it, please.  I'm not trying to be argumentative or
 disrespectful, just pragmatic given my almost-never ending work-queue &
 knowing that other MP developers are in a similar situation.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/26646#comment:13>
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