From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Andrea Corallo Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: scratch/igc as feature branch Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2024 15:01:04 -0400 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="12881"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Gerd =?utf-8?Q?M=C3=B6llmann?= Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Wed Jul 03 21:01:53 2024 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1sP5Em-00037y-RU for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Wed, 03 Jul 2024 21:01:52 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1sP5E8-0003cA-Os; Wed, 03 Jul 2024 15:01:12 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1sP5E3-0003bg-2C for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 03 Jul 2024 15:01:08 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1sP5E1-0004kl-HX; Wed, 03 Jul 2024 15:01:06 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gnu.org; s=fencepost-gnu-org; h=MIME-Version:Date:References:In-Reply-To:Subject:To: From; bh=ESbYELvcvOmOeBGvAi4c0l1earFm234iJXKdV6IjGjI=; b=roqt789Msj3A+Rlv70f3 Mhn8BlybVzeyqZSDyOWm3dKHZy4o/6u3LHMS36vK4GQXEJkHsMEeMpP3Ny61GumTigKVkaSkyQ9Ax ViQcfLOqzDmtfB2KJ8ummuEFB3Mz84MNkFqI1fRxmKgGZxXwtPT8czv3cx1tz1Xexs7dT6J4VjDiX KymTClCyvozanB4zxziqmeUjIGYb0dE7WRJ3iW8doPnMJ16bpp6rW1xot+ZcNoaENjO8GjL7csai7 5dOQ+Rk8YRC0LdJeHfEnsszKxvwnQYQcjAuGr7nZTui35r9wqhqUu8th/fmc/rxkvdS6FPmkAyYMK WOgI59lMFRlyqQ==; Original-Received: from acorallo by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1sP5E0-0005s1-Jz; Wed, 03 Jul 2024 15:01:04 -0400 In-Reply-To: ("Gerd =?utf-8?Q?M=C3=B6llman?= =?utf-8?Q?n=22's?= message of "Wed, 03 Jul 2024 19:44:55 +0200") X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:321276 Archived-At: Gerd M=C3=B6llmann writes: > Andrea Corallo writes: > >> Hi all, >> >> given a number of developers here are tracking and working cooperatively >> on scratch/igc and the aim is to hopefully reach a mergable status, >> shouldn't we move the development to a feature branch (read >> feature/igc)? >> >> Typically feature branch are supposed to be tracked by other people >> (read no force push allowed) and commit messages are already in the >> format suggested by CONTRIBUTE. > > Can't speak for Helmut or Pip, but I find it too early to put > restictions on developers :-). > > BTW, what's in for the developers when it becomes a feature branch? - Tipically the guarantee that the branch is not force pushed (a PITA for other developers tracking and working on the branch). - It gives more visibility externally, so overt time more users can find it, try it, and report issues. - The fact that the branch is already worked with commits that will be directly mergable without having to do a mega rebase afterward. Also the mega rebase would cancel all or part of the history which I find a serious disadvantage. It's indeed up to the developers of the branch, I'd personally find it advantageous therefore my proposal but it's just me :)