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Re: [PATCH 11/14] revert: Introduce a layer of indirection over pick_commits

From
Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date
Jul 6, 2011, 11:39 UTC
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Ramkumar Ramachandra wrote:
> Jonathan Nieder writes:
>> In that case, I'd be mildly tempted to call it something crazy like
>> start_or_continue_replay()
[...]
> Why? Is introducing new terminology so bad?  Should I explain what I
> mean by "continuation" in the commit message/ a comment?

If "process_continuation" means "parse .git/sequencer state, which we are pretending is a serialized continuation object, and either (a) call it, (b) throw it away, or (c) modify it and then call it", then yes, how do you expect anyone to know what you are talking about?

Less importantly, starting a cherry-pick (which is what pick_commits() already does) doesn't seem to fit in that picture.

A simpler jargon-filled description of this model is checkpoint/ restart. But it is an incomplete analogy and still not a great name. With a goal of making future writers' lives happier and more productive in mind, I do not think it is often worth confusing them by choosing a clever presentation of ideas instead of a clear one.

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Message 35 of 55 in “[GSoC update] Sequencer: The insn sheet format”
  1. Ramkumar RamachandraJul 6, 2011
  2. 01/14 advice: Introduce error_resolve_conflictRamkumar Ramachandra, Jul 6, 2011
  3. Jonathan NiederJul 6, 2011
  4. Ramkumar RamachandraJul 6, 2011
  5. Jonathan NiederJul 6, 2011
  6. 02/14 revert: Inline add_message_to_msg functionRamkumar Ramachandra, Jul 6, 2011
  7. 03/14 revert: Don't check lone argument in get_encodingRamkumar Ramachandra, Jul 6, 2011
  8. 04/14 revert: Rename no_replay to record_originRamkumar Ramachandra, Jul 6, 2011
  9. 05/14 revert: Propogate errors upwards from do_pick_commitRamkumar Ramachandra, Jul 6, 2011
  10. Jonathan NiederJul 6, 2011
  11. Ramkumar RamachandraJul 6, 2011
  12. 06/14 revert: Eliminate global "commit" variableRamkumar Ramachandra, Jul 6, 2011
  13. Jonathan NiederJul 6, 2011
  14. Ramkumar RamachandraJul 6, 2011
  15. 07/14 revert: Introduce struct to keep command-line optionsRamkumar Ramachandra, Jul 6, 2011
  16. Jonathan NiederJul 6, 2011
  17. Ramkumar RamachandraJul 6, 2011
  18. Jonathan NiederJul 6, 2011
  19. Ramkumar RamachandraJul 12, 2011
  20. Junio C HamanoJul 6, 2011
  21. Ramkumar RamachandraJul 12, 2011
  22. Jonathan NiederJul 12, 2011
  23. 08/14 revert: Separate cmdline parsing from functional codeRamkumar Ramachandra, Jul 6, 2011
  24. Jonathan NiederJul 6, 2011
  25. Ramkumar RamachandraJul 6, 2011
  26. 09/14 revert: Don't create invalid replay_opts in parse_argsRamkumar Ramachandra, Jul 6, 2011
  27. Jonathan NiederJul 6, 2011
  28. 10/14 revert: Persist data for continuationRamkumar Ramachandra, Jul 6, 2011
  29. Jonathan NiederJul 6, 2011
  30. Ramkumar RamachandraJul 6, 2011
  31. Junio C HamanoJul 6, 2011
  32. 11/14 revert: Introduce a layer of indirection over pick_commitsRamkumar Ramachandra, Jul 6, 2011
  33. Jonathan NiederJul 6, 2011
  34. Ramkumar RamachandraJul 6, 2011
  35. Jonathan NiederJul 6, 2011
  36. Ramkumar RamachandraJul 6, 2011
  37. Jonathan NiederJul 6, 2011
  38. Junio C HamanoJul 6, 2011
  39. Ramkumar RamachandraJul 7, 2011
  40. 12/14 revert: Introduce --reset to cleanup sequencer dataRamkumar Ramachandra, Jul 6, 2011
  41. Jonathan NiederJul 6, 2011
  42. Ramkumar RamachandraJul 6, 2011
  43. Ramkumar RamachandraJul 6, 2011
  44. Jonathan NiederJul 6, 2011
  45. Jonathan NiederJul 6, 2011
  46. Ramkumar RamachandraJul 7, 2011
  47. 13/14 revert: Introduce --continue to continue the operationRamkumar Ramachandra, Jul 6, 2011
  48. Jonathan NiederJul 6, 2011
  49. Junio C HamanoJul 6, 2011
  50. Drew NorthupJul 6, 2011
  51. Ramkumar RamachandraJul 7, 2011
  52. 14/14 revert: Change insn sheet formatRamkumar Ramachandra, Jul 6, 2011
  53. Jonathan NiederJul 6, 2011
  54. Ramkumar RamachandraJul 6, 2011
  55. Jonathan NiederJul 6, 2011

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