[FFmpeg-cvslog] Merge commit '11a9320de54759340531177c9f2b1e31e6112cc2'

[Carl Eugen Hoyos]

2017-05-05 8:04 GMT+02:00 Clément Bœsch <u at pkh.me>:
> On Thu, May 04, 2017 at 11:31:30PM +0200, Carl Eugen Hoyos wrote:
>> 2017-05-03 16:54 GMT+02:00 Clément Bœsch <git at videolan.org>:
>> > ffmpeg | branch: master | Clément Bœsch <u at pkh.me> | Wed May  3 12:51:48 2017 +0200| [3f17751eeb7e3348576e2597884d5e5155aadcfb] | committer: Clément Bœsch
>> >
>> > Merge commit '11a9320de54759340531177c9f2b1e31e6112cc2'
>> >
>> > * commit '11a9320de54759340531177c9f2b1e31e6112cc2':
>> >   build: Move build-system-related helper files to a separate subdirectory
>>
>> Why?
>
> A relatively large amount of commits related to a refactor of the build
> system are being merged and more to come. This is a key one.
>
> That directory is being filled with all kind of other build related files
> that would create a mess if present in the root directory.

Do I understand correctly that this horrible patch had to be merged
to make future merges easier?

Sorry, but this is really backwards...

>> Please consider to revert, Carl Eugen
>
> All things considered, we will continue the merges and keep this commit.

I wonder what things were considered:
This is a very narrow-minded decision with a huge negative impact.

Carl Eugen