Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2020 02:22:11 +0100 From: Jan Beich <jbeich@FreeBSD.org> To: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> Cc: Alan Somers <asomers@freebsd.org>, Rick Macklem <rmacklem@uoguelph.ca>, FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: referencing one commit in another for git Message-ID: <k0t8-q9q4-wny@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <CANCZdfp0WDqM_f01JZgScyeDh_tBgYSrWSzk4ruQb526B9y2vw@mail.gmail.com> (Warner Losh's message of "Wed, 23 Dec 2020 16:01:59 -0700") References: <YQXPR0101MB0968535A875FF1D2C32352E8DDDE0@YQXPR0101MB0968.CANPRD01.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM> <CAOtMX2gsYVeN1NZVjtGX7EDNFnL2qKV%2Bg3GtSS-YFyn1A6_wLg@mail.gmail.com> <CANCZdfp0WDqM_f01JZgScyeDh_tBgYSrWSzk4ruQb526B9y2vw@mail.gmail.com>
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Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> writes: > On Wed, Dec 23, 2020, 3:21 PM Alan Somers <asomers@freebsd.org> wrote: > >> On Wed, Dec 23, 2020 at 3:16 PM Rick Macklem <rmacklem@uoguelph.ca> wrote: >> >> > Hi, >> > >> > So I just did my first git commit. Pretty scary, but it looks ok. >> > >> > Now, how do I reference one commit in another related >> > commit's log? >> > >> > By the long winded hash or ?? >> > >> > I'm not sure if I should ask here or on the git mailing list, >> > but I figured this isn't a technical git question... >> > >> > Thanks for any help with this, rick >> > >> >> Yeah, you should use the full hash. For temporary references, like during >> a code review, you can use the first "several" digits of the hash. For a >> project of FreeBSD's size, "several" is probably 11-13. But in permanent >> contexts, like commit logs, you should use the full hash. When somebody >> views the commit on a platform like Github, Github will automatically turn >> it into a hyperlink, and display only the first "several" digits. >> > > > For MFCs we are recommending the first 11. I think this will likely suffice > and matches the git client behavior. Mercurial defaults to 12 digit abbreviation. Git abbreviates linux, freebsd-legacy, freebsd-ports repos on GitHub to 12 digit.
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