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> I've found that git's patches aren't really what we want in the case of bumping. |
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> For bug reports we usually ask for a patch against the last ebuild in the tree. |
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> Is there perhaps a way to make git do that automatically? |
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well, git has copy detection, you can tell if a file is merely a copy |
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of the previous (if git format-patch is done right) you can also just |
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do a diff on it? you could probably put it in a hook. or write a |
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script... or numerous other ways. once the work is done, getting any |
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amount of varying diffs is easy. |
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the problem with git right now, is all the things that gentoo does for |
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cvs and rsync. git doesn't need as much manifesting, it doesn't need |
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the cvs headers, or ChangeLog files, all this stuff just clutters |
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things with git. but this is a 'right now' problem, that I'm working |
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to solve, most of it leads right back to manifests. |
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> It's great that people are doing their own thing, but to get it into OUR tree it |
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> will need to be comitted to OUR tree by someone who has access to OUR tree. |
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> Patches are great, but commits are better. |
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yes but your commit process is made more complicated by your tools. I |
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for the most part require that the entire commit be ready to go. |
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> Your demands because of your feelings of entitlement are what are costing you |
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> respect. |
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why do people keep telling me what I feel? anyone else ever notice |
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feelings don't convey well over text. |
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> Yes, it's extremely frowned upon to step on another developers toes; Gentoo is |
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> not a one-man show. Would you like ME to stomp all over your tree? Didn't think so. |
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that depends on what you mean by 'stomp' if by stomp you mean fix |
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problems for users, stomp away. if by stomp you mean break stuff, then |
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no. I don't care if you change something I changed if it's better, |
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it's better. |
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> Just so we're clear. I really hope you change your attitude and take Peter |
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> Alfredsen (loki_val) up on his generous offer. |
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and my attitude is? what is it that you think I think? |
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I may take him up. but I'm also considering the possible conflict of |
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interest, as well as the additional time requirement. I hope you |
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understand. even if I do I have a commitment to what I've already |
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started. |
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Caleb Cushing |
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http://xenoterracide.blogspot.com |
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