From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.comp.version-control.arch.user,gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: cvs <-> arch mirroring scripts Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 18:29:12 -0400 Sender: gnu-arch-users-bounces+gcvau-arch-users=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <20030818222912.GC6940@fencepost> References: <1060744673.2522.27.camel@columbia> <1060803518.28891.27.camel@columbia> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1061246078 26139 80.91.224.253 (18 Aug 2003 22:34:38 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 22:34:38 +0000 (UTC) Cc: gnu-arch-users@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: gnu-arch-users-bounces+gcvau-arch-users=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Aug 19 00:34:36 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19osaC-0002vj-00 for ; Tue, 19 Aug 2003 00:34:36 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.20) id 19osZ0-0002f2-2t for gcvau-arch-users@m.gmane.org; Mon, 18 Aug 2003 18:33:22 -0400 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.20) id 19osYD-0001nH-Ve for gnu-arch-users@gnu.org; Mon, 18 Aug 2003 18:32:33 -0400 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.20) id 19osXa-0000OE-S4 for gnu-arch-users@gnu.org; Mon, 18 Aug 2003 18:32:26 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.164] (helo=fencepost.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.20) id 19osXW-0008Vs-0j; Mon, 18 Aug 2003 18:31:50 -0400 Original-Received: from miles by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.20) id 19osUy-0002zW-0h; Mon, 18 Aug 2003 18:29:12 -0400 Original-To: Richard Stallman Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i Blat: Foop X-BeenThere: gnu-arch-users@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: a discussion list for all things arch-ish List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: gnu-arch-users-bounces+gcvau-arch-users=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.comp.version-control.arch.user:3255 gmane.emacs.devel:16012 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:16012 On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 03:16:06PM -0400, Richard Stallman wrote: > Revision: Identifies the arch changeset the change came from; > I think this is very useful information and should be > kept. > > How is that useful to CVS users like me? Because (1) it identifies which arch revision the change came from, which allows you to go back to the arch changeset to get more info if you need it, (2) it helps identify the change as part of a changeset along with other files, which is a generally useful concept even if not supported by the mechanics of CVS. You may not immediately need this info in your everyday log browsing, but that doesnt mean it's not useful. However, it does suggest that maybe the idea of adding output-filtering to vc.el's C-v l command is good. That way you can strip out this stuff that may interfere with casual browsing, but it's available in case you ever _do_ want it. > Creator: This is redundant in this case, but since CVS checkins > from arch probably will occur from a single `gateway user' > so that it's necessary to record the _actual_ author > somewhere. > > 1. We should think of this person as the one who checked in the > change. If so, the info is useful but the CVS checkin user info is > useless. This name should go in the CVS checkin user name, not in a > separate "Creator" field. This is true. I think modifying the `cvs' client to do such a substitution would be a pain, but maybe this is another thing that vc.el could easily do. [Also note that this field could be used in other non-arch-related cases, when for some reason one person checks in a change for another] It looks to me like the best solution is simply to hack vc.el a bit as previously described. -Miles -- Occam's razor split hairs so well, I bought the whole argument! _______________________________________________ Gnu-arch-users mailing list Gnu-arch-users@gnu.org http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-arch-users GNU arch home page: http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gnu-arch/