[cctbxbb] Flex array slice assignment work-alike

[Richard Gildea]

This sounds ideal material for a wiki page. I will start one when I get a
chance.

Richard

On Friday, April 12, 2013, Nicholas Sauter wrote:

> One other rule please,
>
> 6) Before committing code run libtbx.find_clutter and follow the output
> instructions for adjusting whitespaces and imports to cctbx standards.
>
> Nick
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 8:06 AM, Nathaniel Echols <nechols at lbl.gov<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'nechols at lbl.gov');>
> > wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 10:20 PM, James Stroud <xtald00d at gmail.com<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'xtald00d at gmail.com');>>
>> wrote:
>> > I'm not sure I'd emulate numpy arrays in cctbx myself, as cool as they
>> may
>> > be. It's usually better to try to find behavior that fits the rest of
>> the
>> > library in "look and feel". However, if I had SVN commit privileges, I'd
>> > probably use them occasionally to fix problems I find or make
>> enhancements
>> > that would aid my work.
>>
>> If you want commit access, all I need is a SourceForge user ID.
>> Basically the only rules are:
>>
>> 1) Make sure your code actually compiles (to .pyc or .o) on a
>> supported platform (e.g. a recent Mac) before checking in.  (Sounds
>> obvious, but people do forget sometimes.)
>>
>> 2) When changing existing functionality - even just bug fixes - always
>> run the regression tests.
>>
>> [ Ignoring (1) or (2) can and will result in changes being reverted if
>> we can't figure out how to fix it immediately. ]
>>
>> 3) If you add functionality, also add a regression test if you don't
>> want someone else to break it later.
>>
>> 4) Tread lightly when introducing third-party dependencies (we do this
>> all the time, of course, but we try to do so in a way that avoids
>> breaking the library for people who don't have the same dependency
>> installed).
>>
>> 5) When in doubt, post your diffs to the cctbxbb for feedback.
>>
>> There are other subtleties and complications that inevitably arise,
>> but I'm a big fan of learning as you go, and I find long lists of
>> rules inhibit my creativity.
>>
>> -Nat
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