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Re: [PATCH 2/5] revert: make commit subjects in insn sheet optional

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Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date
Dec 9, 2011, 19:50 UTC
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Ramkumar Ramachandra wrote:
> Jonathan Nieder wrote:
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>> Not sure what you're talking about.  I was saying that any commit that
>> goes from "git can segfault in such-and-such circumstance" to "git no
>> longer segfaults in that circumstance" should loudly proclaim so!
>
> That's what I'm confused about: how can I make git misbehave (let
> alone segfault) after applying this commit?

You can make git misbehave before applying the commit. Applying the patch fixes it. Unfortunately the patch description does not actually say so, and at least my small mind is not able to read between the lines in a hurry to deduce it.

Sorry for the lack of clarity, Jonathan

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Message 10 of 23 in “Re-roll rr/revert-cherry-pick”
  1. 0/5 Re-roll rr/revert-cherry-pickRamkumar Ramachandra, Dec 7, 2011
  2. 1/5 revert: free msg in format_todo()Ramkumar Ramachandra, Dec 7, 2011
  3. Jonathan NiederDec 7, 2011
  4. 2/5 revert: make commit subjects in insn sheet optionalRamkumar Ramachandra, Dec 7, 2011
  5. Jonathan NiederDec 7, 2011
  6. Ramkumar RamachandraDec 9, 2011
  7. Ramkumar RamachandraDec 9, 2011
  8. Jonathan NiederDec 9, 2011
  9. Ramkumar RamachandraDec 9, 2011
  10. Jonathan NiederDec 9, 2011
  11. Ramkumar RamachandraDec 9, 2011
  12. 3/5 revert: simplify getting commit subject in format_todo()Ramkumar Ramachandra, Dec 7, 2011
  13. Jonathan NiederDec 7, 2011
  14. 4/5 revert: allow mixed pick and revert instructionsRamkumar Ramachandra, Dec 7, 2011
  15. Jonathan NiederDec 7, 2011
  16. Ramkumar RamachandraDec 9, 2011
  17. 5/5 revert: simplify communicating command-line argumentsRamkumar Ramachandra, Dec 7, 2011
  18. Jonathan NiederDec 7, 2011
  19. Jonathan NiederDec 7, 2011
  20. Ramkumar RamachandraDec 7, 2011
  21. Jonathan NiederDec 7, 2011
  22. Jonathan NiederDec 7, 2011
  23. Junio C HamanoDec 8, 2011

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