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Re: [PATCH v4] tag: generate useful reflog message

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CWCornelius Weig <cornelius.weig@tngtech.com>
Date
Feb 8, 2017, 22:28 UTC
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On 02/08/2017 10:28 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> cornelius.weig@tngtech.com writes:
> 
>> From: Cornelius Weig <cornelius.weig@tngtech.com>
>>
>> When tags are created with `--create-reflog` or with the option
>> `core.logAllRefUpdates` set to 'always', a reflog is created for them.
>> So far, the description of reflog entries for tags was empty, making the
>> reflog hard to understand. For example:
>> 6e3a7b3 refs/tags/test@{0}:
>>
>> Now, a reflog message is generated when creating a tag, following the
>> pattern "tag: tagging <short-sha1> (<description>)". If
>> GIT_REFLOG_ACTION is set, the message becomes "$GIT_REFLOG_ACTION
>> (<description>)" instead. If the tag references a commit object, the
>> description is set to the subject line of the commit, followed by its
>> commit date. For example:
>> 6e3a7b3 refs/tags/test@{0}: tag: tagging 6e3a7b3398 (Git 2.12-rc0, 2017-02-03)
>>
>> If the tag points to a tree/blob/tag objects, the following static
>> strings are taken as description:
>>
>>  - "tree object"
>>  - "blob object"
>>  - "other tag object"
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Cornelius Weig <cornelius.weig@tngtech.com>
>> Reviewed-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
> 
> This last line is inappropriate, as I didn't review _THIS_ version,
> which is different from the previous one, and I haven't checked if
> the way the comments on the previous review were addressed in this
> version is agreeable.

Sorry for that confusion. I'm still not used to when adding what sign-off is appropriate. I thought that adding you as reviewer is also a question of courtesy.

A version with revised tests will follow.
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  1. tag: generate useful reflog messagecornelius.weig@tngtech.com, Feb 5, 2017
  2. tag: generate useful reflog messagecornelius.weig@tngtech.com, Feb 5, 2017
  3. Junio C HamanoFeb 5, 2017
  4. tag: generate useful reflog messagecornelius.weig@tngtech.com, Feb 6, 2017
  5. Junio C HamanoFeb 6, 2017
  6. tag: generate useful reflog messagecornelius.weig@tngtech.com, Feb 6, 2017
  7. tag: generate useful reflog messagecornelius.weig@tngtech.com, Feb 6, 2017
  8. Junio C HamanoFeb 8, 2017
  9. Cornelius WeigFeb 8, 2017
  10. Junio C HamanoFeb 8, 2017
  11. tag: generate useful reflog messagecornelius.weig@tngtech.com, Feb 8, 2017
  12. Cornelius WeigFeb 6, 2017

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