Re: Guix Days: Patch flow discussion

["Clément Lassieur" <clement@lassieur.org>]

On Thu, Feb 15 2024, Simon Tournier wrote:

> Hi Clément,
>
> On jeu., 15 févr. 2024 at 12:45, Clément Lassieur <clement@lassieur.org> wrote:
>
>>>> 'b4 shazam' is probably the most trouble-free way to apply patches;
>>>
>>> I agree*!
>>
>> I don't agree (both Gwene + Gnus or Emacs Debbugs work perfectly too and
>> allow to apply a range of n patches at once) but I don't think there is
>> a need for competition here, it's good that we have several tools.
>
> Yes for sure it is good to have several tools.  And the ones you like. :-)
>
> No one is advocating to make ’b4 shazam’ THE only one tool.
>
> Instead, I agree with Maxim that exposing Message-ID and relying on ’b4
> shazam’ is the most trouble-free and config-less way to apply patches.

I know ;)

>>>                  What appears to me “difficult” is that most of the
>>> tools as Email client are poorly supporting Message-ID.
>>>
>>> For instance, debbugs.el (Gnus).  To my knowledge, there is not easy way
>>> to get the Message-ID when reading an article (bug/patch) from Debbugs.
>>> There is other means for applying patches.  But still each time appears
>>> to me weird. :-)
>>
>> It's
>>
>> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
>> (with-current-buffer gnus-original-article-buffer
>>   (message-fetch-field "Message-ID"))
>> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> [...]
>
>> May I add too, that you can add "Message-ID" in gnus-visible-headers.
>
> And what about Summary buffer?

You add '%M' in gnus-summary-line-format.

> Well, it makes my point, no? :-)

No, it doesn't :-)

> For sure the Message-ID is there and for sure it is possible to extract
> it.  However, it appears to me weird that it is not built-in.  I mean
> Message-ID is one of the heart of Emails, and Debbugs is just Emails,
> but debbugs.el does not provide a built-in access to it.

Yes it does provide a built-in access, as I showed you.  Just search for
"Message-id" in `C-h v gnus-summary-line-format`.

Cheers,
Clément