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Why do they even use a feature like automerge without approval? I feel like homebrew needs a solid dose of KISS (keep it simple, stupid)
by rubatuga 6y ago
Why do they even use a feature like automerge without approval? I feel like homebrew needs a solid dose of KISS (keep it simple, stupid)
- IshKebab 6y agoTo reduce the amount of effort by maintainers.
- esjeon 6y agoAutomerge is one thing, it's the implementation that relied on some pure text hack. Matching text is a hard problem, and regex is not a solution, but a mere tool that translates one problem to another. Actually, it only creates more problems: Some people, when confronted with a problem, think "I know, I'll use regular expressions." Now they have two problems
- blablabla123 6y ago> Why do they even use a feature like automerge I think so too. On the other hand that goes in line with all the CI/CD/CX craze - which involves commonly accepted complexity in its own way. > without approval Probably that also shows that the project might need more contributors. To me it's a core component of every macOS install but actually a voluntary project which is an unusual combination.