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From: Mike Gilbert <floppym@g.o>
To: Gentoo Dev <gentoo-dev@l.g.o>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] repoman adding "Package-Manager: portage-2.2.20.1" to every single commit
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2015 17:49:30
Message-Id: CAJ0EP41rbwLnn6ofRQXMx8hU3=KwAa7ZUJnNA=HofnkzHG6HSA@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] repoman adding "Package-Manager: portage-2.2.20.1" to every single commit by Matthew Thode
1 On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 1:38 PM, Matthew Thode
2 <prometheanfire@g.o> wrote:
3 > On 08/19/2015 12:37 PM, Zac Medico wrote:
4 >> On 08/19/2015 09:33 AM, hasufell wrote:
5 >>> I don't want to start a lot of bikeshed, but I think this information is
6 >>> practically useless.
7 >>>
8 >>> If there has been a problem with a commit, ask the developer about his
9 >>> repoman version (which I believe was the reason for this, unless you
10 >>> want me to add "Package-Manager: paludis-2.4.0" to every commit ;).
11 >>>
12 >>> Let's just remove it.
13 >>>
14 >>
15 >> The intent is to leave a record of the version of repoman used, which
16 >> leaves an audit trail in case there's a bug in some some version (or to
17 >> detect if someone is using an ancient version). It can especially be
18 >> useful when new repoman checks need to be added for new EAPI features.
19 >>
20 > If repoman supported adding a signedoffby line I'd likely use it more
21 > for commits. Still running repoman full before commit though.
22
23 I do not believe we have an requirement for adding Signed-off-by in
24 the gentoo repository. Why do you feel the need to do that?

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