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Re: serial lines -- a proposal
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Filippo Giunchedi |
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Re: serial lines -- a proposal |
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Sat, 6 Feb 2010 14:25:20 +0100 |
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On Fri, Feb 05, 2010 at 05:20:35PM -0600, Dustin J. Mitchell wrote:
> I assume it's optional to add that hook? It poses problems when
> following the workflow of creating a lot of small patches and then
> rebasing them down before pushing - the serial changes will cause lots
> spurious conflicts on just about every rebase.
ah, very true!
On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 03:45:28PM -0600, Dustin J. Mitchell wrote:
> I think that the first option is probably the ideal, but as has been
> discussed we'll forget, a lot. The latter two options could form a
> "backstop" against forgotten set-serial runs, though. Alternately, a
> post-hook that *checks* but does not *change* serials, and rejects
> commits that do not adequately update the serial, would also keep us
> forgetful kids in line. But it's more work.
I would definitely go for the hook that checks and rejects the push if serials
are not updated then.
filippo
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