Re: Omitting Windows-specific parts from infrastructure changes

[Paul Eggert]

As a general rule any change that I make omits changes to MS-Windows code.  I 
don't understand MS-Windows well enough to change its code reliably, and I have 
no easy way to test any changes that I would make.  Typically my changes do not 
introduce problems on the MS-Windows side, but if I notice potential problems 
there I give Eli a heads-up before installing the change, so that he can address 
the problems.  This has been our longstanding practice.

The recent Qnil == 0 change was a substantial low-level change that shook out 
some unexpected glitches in both MS-Windows and non-MS-Windows code.  Had I seen 
the MS-Windows glitches in advance I would have given Eli a specific heads-up 
about them, but I didn't see them.  Sorry about that.  I'm also sorry for the 
non-MS-Windows glitches, of course.