On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 09:01, Dmitry Timoshkov <dmi...@baikal.ru> wrote: > Damjan Jovanovic <damjan....@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Moreover, often users get asked 'does reverting commit xxxx' help? Without >> > performing a proper regression test it's impossible to asnwer that >> > question. >> > >> > >> Reverting a commit in the latest git is just 1 round of >> patch+configure+make+run, and reverting to the commit before it in the >> binary repository is just one git command. Why would you need a "proper >> regression test"? > > Reverting a patch in latest git is not always possible, instead it's > a very useful test to revert the patch at the suspected regression point > and see if that really helps.
That still doesn't require a full regression test, just: $ git checkout -f $SHA1SUM $ ./configure && make -j4 # test $ git show $SHA1SUM | patch -p1 -R $ ./configure && make -j4 # retest -- -Austin
