Re: [PATCHv5 7/7] builtin/describe.c: describe a blob

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Dec 22, 2017, 23:10 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqbmiqpdeq.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <CAGZ79ka8PRbiHggTADNDwwO_=8rysK3sDP7tV4qerbc8C5yaSQ@mail.gmail.com>

Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com> writes:

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> On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 11:22 AM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
>> I had to squash in the following to make 'pu' pass under
>> gettext-poison build.  Is this ready for 'next' otherwise?
>
> I saw that in pu, thanks for squashing. I should have spoken
> up earlier confirming it.

So is this ready for 'next' if it is squashed?

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>> With the "log --find-object" thing, it may be that this no longer is
>> needed, but then again we haven't done anything with the other
>> Jonathan's idea to unify the --find-object thing into the --pickaxe
>> framework.
>
> I'll look into that after I finish looking at a submodule related bug.

Thanks.

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>> It seems that we tend to open and then abandon new interests without
>> seeing them through completion, leaving too many loose ends untied.
>> This has to stop.
>
> I'll try to find my balance again.

Sorry, but this was not really about you, but was more about me.

I probably should more aggressively drop a topic that stalled and also merge a topic that reached the point of diminishing returns to 'next'.