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Re: git todo-list ?

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Apr 24, 2007, 18:29 UTC
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<Pine.LNX.4.64.0704242028350.6954@racer.site>
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<Pine.LNX.4.64.0704241312210.28708@iabervon.org>
Hi,
On Tue, 24 Apr 2007, Daniel Barkalow wrote:
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> On Tue, 24 Apr 2007, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > On Mon, 23 Apr 2007, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> > 
> > > As with any "tracking" list, wanting to have one and starting is the 
> > > easy part.  Unless kept up to date, such a list becomes quickly useless, 
> > > or even worse than not having one, leading to wasted wild goose chase if 
> > > people look at it without knowing how stale it is.
> > 
> > I used to issue `git log -p todo -- TODO` quite a lot; thank you!
> > 
> > And I miss kernel and git cousins, too...
> 
> Why not have the TODO list in the source branches, listing features that 
> ought to be in that version but aren't? That way, people can submit 
> feature requests as patches that add to the todo list (and the requested 
> feature can be discussed in response), and patches that implement 
> features can simultaneously remove them from the todo list. Anyone 
> considering working on adding desired features would need an up-to-date 
> repository anyway.

Like Junio said, it is not starting it, but maintaining. (BTW Andy, I am still waiting for that list...)

Judging from my own failings in updating the documentation when doing patches, I have no doubt I would miss out on the TODO, too.

Ciao, Dscho

Previous: Daniel BarkalowNext: Andy Parkins
Message 11 of 13 in “git todo-list ?”
  1. Yakov LernerApr 23, 2007
  2. Junio C HamanoApr 23, 2007
  3. Jakub NarebskiApr 24, 2007
  4. Junio C HamanoApr 24, 2007
  5. Andy ParkinsApr 24, 2007
  6. Junio C HamanoApr 24, 2007
  7. Andy ParkinsApr 24, 2007
  8. Johannes SchindelinApr 24, 2007
  9. Johannes SchindelinApr 24, 2007
  10. Daniel BarkalowApr 24, 2007
  11. Johannes SchindelinApr 24, 2007
  12. Andy ParkinsApr 24, 2007
  13. Junio C HamanoApr 24, 2007

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