GNU bug report logs - #77266
[PATCH] gnu: Merge xorg configurations when extending.

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Reported by: Ian Eure <ian <at> retrospec.tv>

Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2025 04:25:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Done: Ian Eure <ian <at> retrospec.tv>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Ian Eure <ian <at> retrospec.tv>
To: Rutherther <rutherther <at> ditigal.xyz>
Cc: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>, 77266 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] gnu: Merge xorg configurations when extending.
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:15:03 -0700

Hi Rutherther,

Rutherther <rutherther <at> ditigal.xyz> writes:

> Hello, just wondering, wouldn't it make sense to inherit from 
> the
> previous a or b in case someone added a field to 
> xorg-configuration and
> forgot to change this service?

I considered using inherit, but since every field has to be set to 
the combined values of both records, saw no value in doing so.  In 
the case you outline, both inheriting and not will produce an 
incorrect result -- inheriting will discard all but one 
user-specified’s value, while not inheriting discards all 
user-specified value and uses the default.  Both are wrong, but I 
think the latter is more likely to get noticed (therefore fixed).

Thanks,
 -- Ian
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