Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2021 00:26:23 +0200 From: Torsten Zuehlsdorff <freebsd@toco-domains.de> To: Matthias Andree <matthias.andree@tu-dortmund.de>, Mathieu Arnold <mat@freebsd.org>, Gerald Pfeifer <gerald@pfeifer.com> Cc: Rene Ladan <rene@freebsd.org>, ports-committers@freebsd.org, dev-commits-ports-all@freebsd.org, dev-commits-ports-main@freebsd.org Subject: Re: git: a4c3b6f622b8 - main - Remove two tools that are no longer useful with Git. Message-ID: <9bf24e4c-6543-eda5-1e3d-3cf8bdf95dc3@toco-domains.de> In-Reply-To: <0c47579d-9221-4bb4-4298-fac4cff3c543@tu-dortmund.de> References: <202104061040.136Ae3MR086471@gitrepo.freebsd.org> <8cde99cd-c64a-a85e-68dd-94bcf1d6999b@pfeifer.com> <20210412120941.ro5rv7vaokglgt7l@aching.in.mat.cc> <0c47579d-9221-4bb4-4298-fac4cff3c543@tu-dortmund.de>
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On 12.04.21 23:55, Matthias Andree wrote: > Am 12.04.21 um 14:09 schrieb Mathieu Arnold: >> On Sat, Apr 10, 2021 at 10:57:20PM +0200, Gerald Pfeifer wrote: >>> On Tue, 6 Apr 2021, Rene Ladan wrote: >>>> Remove two tools that are no longer useful with Git. >>>> >>>> - mfh: this is replaced by 'git cherry-pick -x HASH' >>> >>> I believe it would be useful to still have such a tool that one simply >>> invokes as "mfh $COMMITID" for the quarterly branch as in the past. >>> >>> https://docs.freebsd.org/en/articles/committers-guide/#ports-qa-misc-commit-mfh >>> has instructions on how to do this manually, alas that is quite not >>> as convenient - and hence likely to be used - as the nice original >>> mfh tool. >> >> Well, with Git, mfh would end up being: >> >> git checkout 2021Q2 >> git cherry-pick -x $COMMITID >> git push origin 2021Q2 >> >> I would rather committers learn how to use git (it is, after all, what >> they are here for) and then, they can magically now test before pushing. >> > > This is a fundamental misunderstanding of the purpose. > Committers/developers are not here to learn Git, > but they are here to develop. Git is a tool, not an end in itself. > > I also ask to revive the tool. If it's so simple then there is no need > to kill it. Also beside saving some time you can add some benefits. Like adding a check if you are actually pushing into the correct quarterly branch. Lets bring back some of the easy checks! Best, Torsten
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