From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:27:03 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] Add a 'source' decorator for commits
Message-ID: <20081028202702.GA1876@sigill.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To: <20081028200901.GA2894@artemis.mtv.corp.google.com>

On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 09:09:02PM +0100, Pierre Habouzit wrote:

> > 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,
> 
> it serves the purpose to not walk the graph twice actually, but indeed
> twice is not _that_ bad.

Sure, and that is reasonable. But I think the real goal is "give this
information in a not-painfully slow manner". So if we can do it by
walking a smaller graph twice, I think that is OK, too.

> Well, I was just thinking quickly during jetlag-induced insomnia. I
> don't really care about the issue that much actually.

Heh. I have to admit I don't care enough to work on this personally,
either. I just _thought_ Linus was working on it, but I think what he is
doing is subtly different, and our discussion has diverged to something
that, if it ever came to pass, would be a separate feature.

-Peff