Re: More informative SVN subject line (Re: svn commit: r76284 - apr/apr/trunk)

2004-11-21 Thread Branko Čibej
Brad Nicholes wrote: I understand about the revision numbers and I agree that it is an important piece of information, but unnecessary on the subject line. The subject line needs to include information that allows one to quickly sort and prioritize the commits. IMHO, the revision number isn't a

Re: More informative SVN subject line (Re: svn commit: r76284 - apr/apr/trunk)

2004-11-20 Thread Roy T. Fielding
I happen to agree that the commit messages suck, but the right thing to do is have a look at the script and suggest a patch on the infrastructure mailing list. I would do it myself, but have a paper to write first. I also think that placement of the Log text after the long list of files is

Re: More informative SVN subject line (Re: svn commit: r76284 - apr/apr/trunk)

2004-11-20 Thread Justin Erenkrantz
--On Friday, November 19, 2004 6:22 PM -0800 Roy T. Fielding [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I happen to agree that the commit messages suck, but the right thing to do is have a look at the script and suggest a patch on the infrastructure mailing list. I would do it myself, but have a paper

More informative SVN subject line (Re: svn commit: r76284 - apr/apr/trunk)

2004-11-19 Thread Brad Nicholes
I'm sure that last thing that you want to hear is another complaint after all of the work you have gone to, but I'm not sure just listing directories is a better compromise. At least before I could see the difference between CHANGES and STATUS, now I just see trunk which could be any one of a

Re: More informative SVN subject line (Re: svn commit: r76284 - apr/apr/trunk)

2004-11-19 Thread Justin Erenkrantz
--On Friday, November 19, 2004 2:41 PM -0700 Brad Nicholes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: listings to keep the subject line shorter and more informative. I also don't need to see svn commit: r at the front of every message. I already know it is an SVN commit based on the mailing list it came

Re: More informative SVN subject line (Re: svn commit: r76284 - apr/apr/trunk)

2004-11-19 Thread Brad Nicholes
I understand about the revision numbers and I agree that it is an important piece of information, but unnecessary on the subject line. The subject line needs to include information that allows one to quickly sort and prioritize the commits. IMHO, the revision number isn't a piece of

Re: More informative SVN subject line (Re: svn commit: r76284 - apr/apr/trunk)

2004-11-19 Thread Stas Bekman
Brad Nicholes wrote: I'm sure that last thing that you want to hear is another complaint after all of the work you have gone to, but I'm not sure just listing directories is a better compromise. At least before I could see the difference between CHANGES and STATUS, now I just see trunk which