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Re: [PATCH 2/2] Add a 'source' decorator for commits

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Oct 28, 2008, 19:53 UTC
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<20081028195304.GC752@sigill.intra.peff.net>
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On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 03:46:43PM -0400, Jeff King wrote:
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> 
> Hmm. Why a date-based hack to see what's on the topic branch? Why not
> just give an option to walk the graph twice, giving name-rev style
> annotations, and just let it be slow. People will mostly look at it by
> specifying just their topic branches anyway. IOW:
> 
>   git log ^origin/master my/topic1 my/topic2 my/topic3

And obviously you could split the "these are the commits to annotate" specification from "these are the commits to show". But I actually think in practice most users would want those to be the same.

-Peff
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  1. 0/2 Random patches from my treeLinus Torvalds, Oct 27, 2008
  2. 1/2 Add file delete/create info when we overflow rename_limitLinus Torvalds, Oct 27, 2008
  3. 2/2 Add a 'source' decorator for commitsLinus Torvalds, Oct 27, 2008
  4. Jeff KingOct 28, 2008
  5. Pierre HabouzitOct 28, 2008
  6. Pierre HabouzitOct 28, 2008
  7. Jeff KingOct 28, 2008
  8. Jeff KingOct 28, 2008
  9. Pierre HabouzitOct 28, 2008
  10. Jeff KingOct 28, 2008
  11. Linus TorvaldsOct 28, 2008
  12. Linus TorvaldsOct 28, 2008
  13. Jeff KingOct 28, 2008
  14. Linus TorvaldsOct 27, 2008

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