On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 08:14:07AM -0400, Donald Sharp wrote:
> I agree picking apart multiple commits would suck (modulus git bisect) by
> hand would not be fun but why can't the automated script do this for you?
> 
> I don't think it's unreasonable to have multiple commits at the same time
> either.  Especially if you are committing multiple commits that build on
> top of each other.  It's not unusual to see a series of patches that if
> taken individually would not work, but the sum total works 'correctly'.
> The break up of the patch makes it easier to review the entirety of the
> change and ensure the logical correctness( for whatever value that is worth
> ).  I see this all the time on netdev.

Well none of the commits should break the code either.  Sure they can
build on each other, but each one should still function by itself.

Otherwise bisecting a breakage becomes very annoying.

If the linux kernel can do it, quagga should be able to. :)

-- 
Len Sorensen

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