Hi Junio, On Mon, 8 Aug 2016, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> Lars Schneider <larsxschnei...@gmail.com> writes: > > > 4.) Reviewing patches is super hard for me because my email client > > does not support patch color highlighting and I can't easily expand > > context or look at the history of code touched by the patch (e.g via > > git blame). I tried to setup Alpine but I wasn't happy with the > > interface either. I like patches with a GitHub URL for review but then > > I need to find the right line in the original email to write a > > comment. > > Unless a patch is about an area you are super familiar with so that you > know what is beyond the context of the patch to be able to judge if the > change is good in the context of the file being touched, it is always > hard to review from inside a mail reader. > > Running "git am" is a good first step to review such a patch, as that > lets you view the resulting code with the full power of Git. As you > gain experience on the codebase, you'll be able to spot more problems > while in your mail reader. I am glad that you agree that the requirement to manually transform the patches back into Git (where they had been originally to begin with) is cumbersome. This is the first time that I see you admit it ;-) Ciao, Dscho -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
