Re: Makefile in /usr/src/lib/libdisk WARNS change? PLEASE READ!

From: "David Leimbach" <leimy2k_at_mac.com>
>
> On Tuesday, April 22, 2003, at 09:53 PM, Craig Reyenga wrote:
>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I posted the libdisk patch that was heavily ignored two days ago :).

[BIG SNIP]

> > I know how you feel, boss. I just started a thread about how my
> > computer
> > dies if I run out of memory, and all I got was a "me too" from another
> > fellow user. No developers jumped in. It seems like unless you have a
> > LOR or
> > a laptop, you get no attention. And no, don't bother filing a bug
> > report
> > because it will stagnate further.
> >
>
> Craig,
>
> I don't mean to imply the developers aren't doing their damnedest to
> make things
> work but if they can't verify our bug reports they won't do a thing
> about it and
> rightly so... How would they know if it was ever fixed if they can't
> see the problem
> :).
>
> I don't want to be an ass about it but I felt I had to explain the
> situation further.
>
> I mean if everyone were experiencing my situation this wouldn't be an
> issue.  So what
> I would like is either of
>
> a) someone to commit the patch or find a better fix.
> or
> b) tell me what's wrong with my process or help me debug my process
>     of building FBSD-CURRENT.
>
> Everything else seems to work fine! :)
> Dave

True story. I guess I'm over-reacting, but it can get to be very
frustrating. I guess we can't expect hand-and-foot support from people we
don't even know. Anyways, hopefully your patch makes it, and more bugs get
sprayed before 5.1.

-Craig