Re: git based code review

[raingloom]

On 2024-06-24 16:18, Ekaitz Zarraga wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On 2024-06-24 11:31, raingloom@riseup.net wrote:
>> Since the email based workflow has put off quite a few potential
>> contributors, maybe this could be a good distributed alternative:
>> https://github.com/google/git-appraise
>> 
>> Disclaimer: haven't tried it myself, also haven't tried packaging it.
>> The Go and Rust dependencies could be hard to package with Guix's
>> current tools.
>> 
> 
> Arun is also developing a similar thing but it's not based on the git-notes 
> for the issue system. I don't remember the name, maybe he can talk more about 
> it.
> 
> Also `fossil` does all this but "better" integrated.
> 
> It's a very interesting thing to test but also our repo is already kind of 
> huge. If we merge all the issues and stuff in it... It might become even 
> gigantic.
> 
> Also, the Mumi based workflow described here:
> https://guix.gnu.org/manual/devel/en/html_node/Debbugs-User-Interfaces.html#Command_002dline-interface
> 
> ...is probably way better than using `git send-email` raw. WDYT?
> 
> I started with `git send-email` not that long ago, and *I* didn't find the 
> workflow hard to follow. In fact, *I* think it's even easier than the PR 
> based thing that is widespread right now.
> 
> I'm not saying it isn't true that there is people that was put off by the 
> email based workflow, but I'd like to know how many.
> 
> In any case, it's a very interesting link! Thanks for sharing!
> 
> Cheers!


This is specifically for code *review*, not issue tracking or simply
sending patches.  PR review was one of the major problems with the email
tools that I've seen mentioned.