Perhaps the wording of that section should more clearly state that creation order cannot be relied on, rather than inferring that one can use it as a proper way of patching. I would be very happy if someone wanted to have a look at that chapter and clarify things.
Best! Derek
On 2/9/11 8:52 AM, Frank Barknecht wrote:
The FLOSS manual says that the order you hook things up in part determines the order they do things. But I can't make that make a difference.
Just forget completely about this. The order you create connections matters in reality, but never, ever rely on it when patching. Treat every patch as if someone else created it and as if you'd have no idea, what order he made the connections.