Re: ‘core-updates’ merge is a squashed commit

[Mathieu Lirzin <mthl@gnu.org>]

Hi,

Andreas Enge <andreas@enge.fr> writes:

> On Thu, Aug 04, 2016 at 09:23:50AM -0400, Mark H Weaver wrote:
>> I just did this.  Huge thanks to Lisa Marie Maginnis, GNU sysadmin
>> extraordinaire, for promptly responding to my plea for help :)
>
> Thanks to both of you!
>
>> However, we should take steps to avoid this problem in the future.  The
>> most recent unsigned commit on 'core-updates' was from only 3 days ago,
>> by Andreas.  "gnu: unison: Add input ghostscript".  I'm fairly sure this
>> was after we added the commit hook, so I guess the hook only applies to
>> 'master'.
>> So, if I understand correctly, we're currently in a state where unsigned
>> commits can accidentally get pushed to other branches, making those
>> branches unmergeable into 'master'.
>
> Sorry for that! I did not think it would be possible, and working locally
> without signing every private commit is much more convenient.

With gpg-agent and git properly setup, signing every local commit is not
that inconvenient IME.

I recommend you to give a try.  ;)

-- 
Mathieu Lirzin