Re: [RFC] [PATCH 0/5] Implement 'prior' commit object links (and other commit links ideas)

From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Date: Apr 25, 2006, 18:26 UTC
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0604251125010.3701@g5.osdl.org>
In-Reply-To: <BAYC1-PASMTP04D82622D9D5DA7E352079AEBF0@CEZ.ICE>

On Tue, 25 Apr 2006, sean wrote:

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> On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 11:08:31 -0700 (PDT)
> Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> wrote:
> 
> > Which is exactly what I told you to do. Just don't make it a git header. 
> 
> Well I just don't see how making it a header, or plopping it at the
> end of a commit message makes an iota of difference to git, while it 
> can help porcelain.

It can't help porcelain.

If we have undefined or bad semantics for it, the only thing it can do is _hurt_ porcelain, because it will cause confusion down the line.

Semantics for data objects are _the_ most important part of a SCM. Pretty much any project, in fact.

And bad or weakly defined semantics will invariably cause problems later.

> But that's exactly the point, it's no different than extending git to be
> able to store more than one comment.

So why argue for it?

Just use the existing comment field.

		Linus