Kieren MacMillan <kie...@kierenmacmillan.info> writes: > Hi Elaine, > >> You're probably not going to appreciate this suggestion, >> because it does not aspire to the auto-magic you desire. >> However, it is clear to me that the best practice for all software >> dev is to use commit messages. > > I do appreciate the detailed and considered response. > > That being said… ;) > > As with most of the programming I do — in Lilypond and otherwise — a > primary goal of mine is to create things that are useful *for the > largest number of people* (not just me). I think it's fair to state > that the vast majority of people using Lilypond don't use version > control.
So? I can assure you my kitchen table is perfectly useful for me even though the carpenter did not constrain themselves to use only the kind of tools that I myself have in the house. And frankly, I would not think of paying them for the additional effort taken by hobbling themselves in that manner. -- David Kastrup
