Re: [Plplot-devel] PLplot 6 and git

2015-05-24 Thread Phil Rosenberg
Hi Alan and Dave Some specific comments first, then some general ones after. >Fundamentally, the git world is split on the rebase-only >versus merge-only question As it happens I fall in the merge camp. But for the work we have been doing up to now I don't feel there has been much difference eith

Re: [Plplot-devel] PLplot 6 and git

2015-05-24 Thread David MacMahon
On May 23, 2015, at 1:14 PM, Alan W. Irwin wrote: > I think we just have to agree to disagree on this issue. I agree! :-) > Fundamentally, the git world is split on the rebase-only > versus merge-only question, and we just happen to fall in different > camps. To be honest, this prompte

Re: [Plplot-devel] PLplot 6 and git

2015-05-24 Thread David MacMahon
Hi, Phil, On May 24, 2015, at 1:37 AM, Phil Rosenberg wrote: > I'm not sure this is right, but I would assume that if we apply a bug > fix to the v5 branch then create a patch of this commit and apply that > to the v6 branch then if we ever merge (or rebase) the branches then > git is clever enou

Re: [Plplot-devel] PLplot 6 and git

2015-05-24 Thread Alan W. Irwin
Hi Phil: This is long, but you have given me lots to respond to. :-) On 2015-05-24 09:37+0100 Phil Rosenberg wrote: > Hi Alan and Dave > > Some specific comments first, then some general ones after. > >> Fundamentally, the git world is split on the rebase-only >> versus merge-only question > As