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From: Matthew Thode <prometheanfire@g.o>
To: 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 18:03:55
Message-Id: 55D4C455.4030602@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] repoman adding "Package-Manager: portage-2.2.20.1" to every single commit by Mike Gilbert
1 On 08/19/2015 12:48 PM, Mike Gilbert wrote:
2 > On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 1:38 PM, Matthew Thode
3 > <prometheanfire@g.o> wrote:
4 >> On 08/19/2015 12:37 PM, Zac Medico wrote:
5 >>> On 08/19/2015 09:33 AM, hasufell wrote:
6 >>>> I don't want to start a lot of bikeshed, but I think this information is
7 >>>> practically useless.
8 >>>>
9 >>>> If there has been a problem with a commit, ask the developer about his
10 >>>> repoman version (which I believe was the reason for this, unless you
11 >>>> want me to add "Package-Manager: paludis-2.4.0" to every commit ;).
12 >>>>
13 >>>> Let's just remove it.
14 >>>>
15 >>>
16 >>> The intent is to leave a record of the version of repoman used, which
17 >>> leaves an audit trail in case there's a bug in some some version (or to
18 >>> detect if someone is using an ancient version). It can especially be
19 >>> useful when new repoman checks need to be added for new EAPI features.
20 >>>
21 >> If repoman supported adding a signedoffby line I'd likely use it more
22 >> for commits. Still running repoman full before commit though.
23 >
24 > I do not believe we have an requirement for adding Signed-off-by in
25 > the gentoo repository. Why do you feel the need to do that?
26 >
27 General completeness is all
28
29 --
30 -- Matthew Thode (prometheanfire)

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