Re: [PATCH 0/5] scalar: implement the subcommand "diagnose"

From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Feb 6, 2022, 21:13 UTC
Message-ID: <nycvar.QRO.7.76.6.2202062213030.347@tvgsbejvaqbjf.bet>
In-Reply-To: <dda1b3c8-afc6-d9d5-1bfb-4a48ac87ca54@gmail.com>

Hi Stolee & Emily,

On Thu, 27 Jan 2022, Derrick Stolee wrote:

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> On 1/26/2022 3:41 AM, Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget wrote:
> > Over the course of the years, we developed a sub-command that gathers
> > diagnostic data into a .zip file that can then be attached to bug reports.
> > This sub-command turned out to be very useful in helping Scalar developers
> > identify and fix issues.
>
> For historical context: The 'diagnose' command was implemented in VFS for
> Git and ported to the C# version of Scalar before 'git bugreport' existed,
> but they serve very similar purposes.
>
> I wonder if 'scalar diagnose' could include some of the information
> captured by 'git bugreport' or whether this implementation of 'diagnose'
> could help inform 'git bugreport' in any way.

Indeed, I think that the `bugreport` command could easily benefit from at least the number of pack files and loose objects.

Ciao, Dscho

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>
> CC'ing Emily for thoughts.
>
> Thanks,
> -Stolee
>