From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: jidanni@jidanni.org Subject: Re: log-tree.c: date hardwired Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2009 07:27:29 +0800 Message-ID: <87fxjhcy3i.fsf@jidanni.org> References: <87r637oq41.fsf@jidanni.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii To: git@vger.kernel.org X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Sun Jan 18 00:28:58 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1LOKb2-0001ez-TI for gcvg-git-2@gmane.org; Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:28:57 +0100 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1761593AbZAQX1d (ORCPT ); Sat, 17 Jan 2009 18:27:33 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1761530AbZAQX1d (ORCPT ); Sat, 17 Jan 2009 18:27:33 -0500 Received: from sd-green-bigip-145.dreamhost.com ([208.97.132.145]:42918 "EHLO homiemail-a1.g.dreamhost.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1761201AbZAQX1c (ORCPT ); Sat, 17 Jan 2009 18:27:32 -0500 Received: from jidanni.org (122-127-32-36.dynamic.hinet.net [122.127.32.36]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by homiemail-a1.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF833119DC7 for ; Sat, 17 Jan 2009 15:27:31 -0800 (PST) Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: Can I get a go-ahead from somebody for me to begin work on implementing a fix? (Yes, trivial.) >>>>> "j" == jidanni writes: j> In log-tree.c: printf("From %s Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001\n", name); j> Wouldn't it be more aesthetically pleasing to use current local or UTC time? j> Or at least comment in the code that the date is hardwired like that j> in the fear that otherwise people will think it is the actual commit time. j> No, I can't think of any other tool that hardwires the From separators j> they produce.