Re: [PATCH v2 0/9] ci: make Git's GitHub workflow output much more helpful

From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Mar 7, 2022, 15:57 UTC
Message-ID: <nycvar.QRO.7.76.6.2203071655070.11118@tvgsbejvaqbjf.bet>
In-Reply-To: <220302.86mti87cj2.gmgdl@evledraar.gmail.com>

Hi Ævar,

On Wed, 2 Mar 2022, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote:

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> On Tue, Mar 01 2022, Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget wrote:
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> > Changes since v1:
> >
> >  * In the patch that removed MAKE_TARGETS, a stale comment about that
> >    variable is also removed.
> >  * The comment about set -x has been adjusted because it no longer applies
> >    as-is.
> >  * The commit message of "ci: make it easier to find failed tests' logs in
> >    the GitHub workflow" has been adjusted to motivate the improvement
> >    better.
>
> Just briefly: Much of the feedback I had on v1 is still unanswered,

Yes, because I got the sense that your feedback ignores the goal of making it easier to diagnose test failures.

> or in the case of the performance issues I think just saying that this
> output is aimed at non-long-time-contributors doesn't really justify the
> large observed slowdowns.

What good is a quickly-loading web site when it is less than useful?

I'd much rather have a slow-loading web site that gets me to where I need to be than a fast-loading one that leaves me as puzzled as before.

Ciao, Johannes