I’m using a library that makes frequent use of patching (replacing text in source code) for dependencies. I feel this is bad form, because, for example, that dependency may now conflict irreconcilably with another dependency of mine.
Am I right in thinking patching code is bad form?
If your patching an external library, please try to do what you can in the moment to formulate the patch in such a way that the upstream can accept it.
Not sure if it’s clear, but I’m not doing the patching - my dependency is.
Updated post to make it clearer.