@Jonathan: Even 3.6.1 was careful to retain compatibility with code built by 3.6.0. And your proposed 3.6.1-patched will generate binaries equivalent to the ones 3.6.0 generates. So I don't think you need to worry; 3.6.2 is not going to add a new and worse compatibility break, which is what it would take for your proposal to cause a problem. In fact, your 3.6.1-patched is equivalent to what I think 3.6.2 should do. I say go for it; patching 3.6.1 seems like a good solution.