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Re: [PATCH] gitweb: tree view: hash_base and hash are now context sensitive

From
Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>
Date
Oct 1, 2006, 22:27 UTC
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Luben Tuikov wrote:
> What this patch does is simply set "h" and/or "hb" to
> the string "HEAD" instead of the string "<SHA1 of HEAD>" when
> h/hb is not defined.

I guess there it is a good idea, but we should always think over if we want "constant" link, always showing the same thing, or a "variable" (or "news") link, showing current version.

Explicit sha1 hash as 'h'/'hb' gives persistent, cacheable link, while e.g. "HEAD" gives "variable" link.

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Jakub Narebski
Warsaw, Poland
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  5. Luben TuikovSep 27, 2006
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  7. Junio C HamanoSep 29, 2006
  8. Luben TuikovSep 29, 2006
  9. Jakub NarebskiSep 29, 2006
  10. Luben TuikovSep 29, 2006
  11. Jakub NarebskiOct 1, 2006
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