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Re: [PATCH] sequencer: beautify subject of reverts of reverts

From
Kristoffer Haugsbakk <code@khaugsbakk.name>
Date
Mar 28, 2023, 13:43 UTC
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On Tue, Mar 28, 2023, at 15:23, Oswald Buddenhagen wrote:
> i thought about that already, and concluded that it's getting a bit "too
> nerdy" and over-engineered.
I see that point too.
> the main motivation for me is to break the dogmatism with which some
> people are approaching the matter - "$tool did it, so it is _the_ way".
> set an example where the tool does something "humane", and you may
> change some minds.
Good thinking.

Your patch does something “humane” without adding any involved logic. A good default for those who don’t want to change the provided revert message. (Why? I would hope that they at least write something in the body (after the subject) about why they are (reverting a revert)/reapplying.)

-- 
Kristoffer Haugsbakk
Frequent reverter
Previous: Oswald BuddenhagenNext: Junio C Hamano
Message 6 of 8 in “sequencer: beautify subject of reverts of reverts”
  1. sequencer: beautify subject of reverts of revertsOswald Buddenhagen, Mar 23, 2023
  2. Kristoffer HaugsbakkMar 25, 2023
  3. Junio C HamanoMar 27, 2023
  4. Kristoffer HaugsbakkMar 28, 2023
  5. Oswald BuddenhagenMar 28, 2023
  6. Kristoffer HaugsbakkMar 28, 2023
  7. Junio C HamanoMar 28, 2023
  8. Junio C HamanoMar 28, 2023

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