From owner-cvs-all Mon Aug 14 0:54: 2 2000 Delivered-To: cvs-all@freebsd.org Received: from netplex.com.au (adsl-63-207-30-186.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net [63.207.30.186]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7F12137B56B; Mon, 14 Aug 2000 00:53:53 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from peter@netplex.com.au) Received: from netplex.com.au (peter@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by netplex.com.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id AAA08038; Mon, 14 Aug 2000 00:53:44 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from peter@netplex.com.au) Message-Id: <200008140753.AAA08038@netplex.com.au> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.1.1 10/15/1999 To: Josef Karthauser Cc: Doug Barton , Warner Losh , Ade Lovett , Jonathan Lemon , cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/games/fortune/datfiles fortunes In-Reply-To: <20000814003636.A74639@pavilion.net> Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 00:53:44 -0700 From: Peter Wemm Sender: owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Josef Karthauser wrote: > On Sun, Aug 13, 2000 at 01:05:49PM -0700, Doug Barton wrote: > > I think the better question is, why is it bad? Sure, it adds some volume to > > the mail, but it's not the end of the world. Those mega-commits don't > > happen very often, so you're really talking about an edge case. > > > > > I favour the unique commit id idea instead, and teaching cvsweb or > > > something about how to use these to determine a set of related > > > commits. It would then make sense to add a single link to the email > > > message that evokes cvsweb to show the commit set. > > > > That seems like a lot of work for very little benefit to me. > > I've had many requests for this the cvsweb links, and no request to leave > it out, so consider it on the list. I am *UTTERLY* against putting cvsweb links in the commit mail. We have been through this many times before. Cheers, -Peter -- Peter Wemm - peter@FreeBSD.org; peter@yahoo-inc.com; peter@netplex.com.au "All of this is for nothing if we don't go to the stars" - JMS/B5 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message