[bug#40764] New package: r-restrserve

[zimoun]

Hi Chris,

On Wed, 09 Dec 2020 at 19:36, Christopher Baines <mail@cbaines.net> wrote:

> In the future, I'd strongly recommend not adding packages to the bottom
> of modules, unless you really want the package definition to be
> there. If every new definition gets added at the bottom, merge conflicts
> become very likely. Related to this, I also moved the package definition
> up off the bottom of the module.

What do you mean?  From my understanding, we always add new R packages
at the botton of the files cran.scm or bioconductor.scm; mainly.

Instead, what do you suggest?  Again, from my understanding, merge
conflicts could happen wherever the package is added.  If the package is
added at one location in the file and this location does not make sense
anymore because other packages had been added before this location, then
conflict.  For sure, adding bottom increases the probability it
happens. ;-) But adding elsewhere does not prevent neither.

The only fix to avoid boring conflicts is to reduce the time between the
submission and the merge, IMHO.

Do I miss something?

All the best,
simon