From: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:02:43 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] Add keyword unexpansion support to convert.c
Message-ID: <7vps62lfbw.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
In-Reply-To: <20070417235649.GE31488@curie-int.orbis-terrarum.net>

"Robin H. Johnson" <robbat2@gentoo.org> writes:

> As for a usage case:
> - J.PEBKAC.User gets a a tree (from a tarball or GIT, we should gain the
>   same output)
> - Copies some file outside of the tree (the user is NOT smart enough,
>   and resists all reasonable attempts at edumacation)
> - Modifies said file outside of tree.
> - Contacts maintainer with entire changed file.
> - User vanishes off the internet.
>
> The entire file he sent if it's CVS, contains a $Header$ that uniquely
> identifies the file (path and revision), and the maintainer can simply
> drop the file in, and 'cvs diff -r$OLDREV $FILE'.
> If it's git, the maintainer drops the file in, and does 'git diff
> $OLDSHA1 $FILE'.

I personally hope that the maintainer drops such a non-patch
that originates from a PEBKAC.  At least I hope the tools that I
personally use are not maintained by such a maintainer ;-)