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Re: [RFH] revision limiting sometimes ignored

From
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date
Feb 6, 2008, 19:26 UTC
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<alpine.LFD.1.00.0802061124550.2967@woody.linux-foundation.org>
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On Wed, 6 Feb 2008, Tilman Sauerbeck wrote:
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> 
> I'm not sure whether this repository was import from another SCM, but I
> doubt it. I'm fairly sure that 3a7340af2bd57488f832d7070b0ce96c4baa6b54
> was created using git commit though. I guess the committer's clock just
> was a little late at that point.

Heh. I thought it was imported from the outside because the commit log looks so damn nasty. I'm used to projects with good and readable logs, so I associate "native" git repos with logs that actually explain what's going on.

But yeah, it looks like your repo is a perfectly native git repo, it just has really sucky log messages. I guess you can create crap logs in any SCM, even if the system is written to encourage good logs ;)

		Linus
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Message 25 of 34 in “[BUG?] git log picks up bad commit”
  1. Tilman SauerbeckFeb 2, 2008
  2. Jeff KingFeb 3, 2008
  3. [RFH] revision limiting sometimes ignoredJeff King, Feb 3, 2008
  4. Junio C HamanoFeb 3, 2008
  5. Junio C HamanoFeb 3, 2008
  6. Jeff KingFeb 3, 2008
  7. Jeff KingFeb 3, 2008
  8. Junio C HamanoFeb 3, 2008
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  11. Linus TorvaldsFeb 4, 2008
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  17. Junio C HamanoFeb 5, 2008
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  20. Linus TorvaldsFeb 5, 2008
  21. Tilman SauerbeckFeb 6, 2008
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  23. Linus TorvaldsFeb 6, 2008
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  27. Junio C HamanoFeb 6, 2008
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  30. Junio C HamanoFeb 5, 2008
  31. Linus TorvaldsFeb 6, 2008
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  33. Karl HasselströmFeb 6, 2008
  34. Linus TorvaldsFeb 6, 2008

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