Re: [Mesa3d-dev] git commit messages
Donnie Berkholz wrote: Keith Whitwell wrote: It's a lot to ask, and I'm not able to do the work myself (too busy generating stealth changes above the magic 40k moderator threshold...), but is anyone willing/able to take this on? The Linux kernel uses a script that splits each commit into a separate mail. That ensures each diff+changelog will be at the top of a message. If you want their script, I'm sure any number of people could get it for you. However, it doesn't solve the issue with a single huge commit -- if that's an issue at all. I liked the old cvs commit messages which had the commit log message and a URL pointing to the changes via the cvs web interface. For git, how about we remove the diff info from the commit messages and include this URL which lists the most-recent check-ins: http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=mesa/mesa.git;a=summary With a little more work, it might be possible to include a URL pointing to the specific commitdiff. I might take a quick look into this... -Brian - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ Mesa3d-dev mailing list Mesa3d-dev@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mesa3d-dev
Re: [Mesa3d-dev] git commit messages
Sounds good to me. Keith - Original Message From: Brian Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MESA-Devel mesa3d-dev@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 6:08:26 PM Subject: Re: [Mesa3d-dev] git commit messages Donnie Berkholz wrote: Keith Whitwell wrote: It's a lot to ask, and I'm not able to do the work myself (too busy generating stealth changes above the magic 40k moderator threshold...), but is anyone willing/able to take this on? The Linux kernel uses a script that splits each commit into a separate mail. That ensures each diff+changelog will be at the top of a message. If you want their script, I'm sure any number of people could get it for you. However, it doesn't solve the issue with a single huge commit -- if that's an issue at all. I liked the old cvs commit messages which had the commit log message and a URL pointing to the changes via the cvs web interface. For git, how about we remove the diff info from the commit messages and include this URL which lists the most-recent check-ins: http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=mesa/mesa.git;a=summary With a little more work, it might be possible to include a URL pointing to the specific commitdiff. I might take a quick look into this... -Brian - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ Mesa3d-dev mailing list Mesa3d-dev@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mesa3d-dev - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ Mesa3d-dev mailing list Mesa3d-dev@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mesa3d-dev
Re: [Mesa3d-dev] git commit messages
Keith Whitwell wrote: It's a lot to ask, and I'm not able to do the work myself (too busy generating stealth changes above the magic 40k moderator threshold...), but is anyone willing/able to take this on? The Linux kernel uses a script that splits each commit into a separate mail. That ensures each diff+changelog will be at the top of a message. If you want their script, I'm sure any number of people could get it for you. However, it doesn't solve the issue with a single huge commit -- if that's an issue at all. Thanks, Donnie - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ Mesa3d-dev mailing list Mesa3d-dev@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mesa3d-dev
