Eric Sunshine

Posts as ericsunshine@charter.net.

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2023

first message, Jun 29, 2023

Aug 19, 2025

since the latest message

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The last 24 months

Patch series

Of 12 patch series (re-rolls counted once), 0 landed on master and 12 did not.

not mergedworktree: repair copied repository and linked worktreesSep 23, 2024
not mergedmake chainlint output more newcomer-friendlyv2, Sep 10, 2024
not mergedimprove one-shot variable detection with shell functionv3, Jul 27, 2024
not mergedchainlint.pl: recognize test bodies defined via heredocJul 2, 2024
not mergedimprove chainlint.pl CPU count computationMay 20, 2024
not mergedtest-lib: fix non-functioning GIT_TEST_MAINT_SCHEDULER fallbackMar 29, 2024
not mergedtest-lib-functions: simplify `test_file_not_empty` failure messageMar 1, 2024
not mergeddocs: sort configuration variable groupings alphabeticallyFeb 29, 2024
not mergedmessages: mark some strings with "up-to-date" not to touchJan 12, 2024
not mergedgit-add.txt: add missing short option -A to synopsisDec 15, 2023
not mergedtests: drop dependency on `git diff` in check-chainlintDec 14, 2023
not mergedfsck: avoid misleading variable nameJun 29, 2023

A series is merged when one of its patches matches a commit on master by the same author, by subject. Versions are linked when they share a patch subject. Patches reworded before landing, or applied under someone else's name, count as not merged.

Recent emails

Aug 19, 2025Re: [PATCH 1/4] t5510: make confusing config cleanup more explicit
Sep 23, 2024worktree: repair copied repository and linked worktrees
Sep 10, 2024chainlint: reduce annotation noise-factor
Sep 10, 2024chainlint: don't be fooled by "?!...?!" in test body
Sep 10, 2024make chainlint output more newcomer-friendly
Sep 10, 2024chainlint: make error messages self-explanatory
Aug 29, 2024chainlint: make error messages self-explanatory
Aug 29, 2024chainlint: reduce annotation noise-factor
Aug 29, 2024make chainlint output more newcomer-friendly
Jul 27, 2024check-non-portable-shell: suggest alternative for `VAR=val shell-func`
Jul 27, 2024check-non-portable-shell: improve `VAR=val shell-func` detection
Jul 27, 2024check-non-portable-shell: loosen one-shot assignment error message
Jul 27, 2024t4034: fix use of one-shot variable assignment with shell function
Jul 27, 2024improve one-shot variable detection with shell function
Jul 27, 2024t3430: drop unnecessary one-shot "VAR=val shell-func" invocation
Jul 26, 2024check-non-portable-shell: improve `VAR=val shell-func` detection
Jul 26, 2024check-non-portable-shell: loosen one-shot assignment error message
Jul 26, 2024t4034: fix use of one-shot variable assignment with shell function
Jul 26, 2024improve one-shot variable detection with shell function
Jul 26, 2024t3430: drop unnecessary one-shot "VAR=val shell-func" invocation
Jul 26, 2024check-non-portable-shell: suggest alternative for `VAR=val shell-func`
Jul 22, 2024check-non-portable-shell: suggest alternative for `VAR=val shell-func`
Jul 22, 2024check-non-portable-shell: improve `VAR=val shell-func` detection
Jul 22, 2024t3430: modernize one-shot "VAR=val shell-func" invocation
Jul 22, 2024improve one-shot variable detection with shell function
Jul 22, 2024t4034: fix use of one-shot variable assignment with shell function
Jul 2, 2024chainlint.pl: recognize test bodies defined via heredoc
May 20, 2024chainlint.pl: make CPU count computation more robust
May 20, 2024improve chainlint.pl CPU count computation
May 20, 2024chainlint.pl: latch CPU count directly reported by /proc/cpuinfo