On Mon, Apr 22, 2024 at 11:42 AM Tom Tromey <t...@tromey.com> wrote:
> >>>>> "Frank" == Frank Ch Eigler <f...@redhat.com> writes: > > >> [...] I suggest that a basic principle for such a system is that it > >> should be *easy* to obtain and maintain a local copy of the history > >> of all pull requests. That includes all versions of a pull request, > >> if it gets rebased, and all versions of comments, if the system > >> allows editing comments. A system that uses git as the source of > >> truth for all the pull request data and has refs [...] > > Frank> Do you know of a system with these characteristics? > > Based on: > > > https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/Documentation/dev-design.html#_notedb > > ... it sounds like this is what gerrit does. > Someone mentioned earlier that gerrit was previously tried unsuccessfully. I think this is a common pattern in GCC at least: someone has an idea for a workflow improvement, and gets it working, but it isn't widely adopted. I think this is a problem with the "if you build it he will come" model rather than with any particular technology; people are more or less comfortable with their current workflow and uninclined to experiment with someone else's new thing, even if it could eventually be a big improvement. I think that the office hours, for both sourceware and the toolchain, offer a better path for building enthusiasm about a new direction. Is gerrit still installed? Jason
