From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Tue, 19 May 2015 22:10:50 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] pull: handle --log=<n>
Message-ID: <xmqqmw10p6ad.fsf@gitster.dls.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <1432072167.14498.12.camel@kaarsemaker.net>

Dennis Kaarsemaker <dennis@kaarsemaker.net> writes:

> I've actually done it differently while implementing:
>
> 1) Make test_commit recognize --tags and stop creating tags unless
>    specified
> 2) while ! prove --state=save,failed {
>        Find and fix tests that now need --tags
>    }

That was what I feared.  The result of that process is the hardest
to reason about and review.

> For the actual patch series I'll add -p the changes slightly
> differently:
>
> 1/N: Make test_commit recognize a --tags parameter but not change
> behaviour.

Make test will pass after this one.

> 2/N - N-1/N: Add --tags where necesary (or other fixes as appropriate)
> N/N: Only write tags when --tags is passed to test_commit.

And untouched ones will continue passing.

Only when you remove --tags from ones that need (i.e. the caller
needs to create the necessary tags), we will see a patch and unless
there is mistake in the conversion, the result should pass.