From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.1 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,RCVD_IN_BL_SPAMCOP_NET,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI, RCVD_IN_SBL_CSS,RCVD_IN_SORBS_SPAM,RP_MATCHES_RCVD shortcircuit=no autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0ED1920899 for ; Wed, 2 Aug 2017 12:31:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753117AbdHBMbf (ORCPT ); Wed, 2 Aug 2017 08:31:35 -0400 Received: from mail-it0-f68.google.com ([209.85.214.68]:36730 "EHLO mail-it0-f68.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752370AbdHBMbf (ORCPT ); Wed, 2 Aug 2017 08:31:35 -0400 Received: by mail-it0-f68.google.com with SMTP id r9so3755279ita.3 for ; Wed, 02 Aug 2017 05:31:34 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=message-id:subject:from:to:cc:in-reply-to:references:date :mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=DDA1IRjeyEcu7pFoY3J3mDEUFvgZ9P3N7xgxrwuFS8k=; b=PTXkQGUHjHESYNbJtTDl3/ikG+Xa6J3Arp5N0aOOjJTZGkI08iigF5cf9q2Ij3di2H FQhEectR8Bzn52w2SvSz5SgCL7W47hRdDnpDeRNw8atqMblzXnXvXfNywDkoOQsdoNr+ iRilELGOkqVegIFyHOAHNQEB3n/tSrQO46MWDFWYZYMewOxkubmp2AweVr1VTqDvUY+q C8EV1uFz8my9FdNEVIAhnyjf/G7UiyKRFLzZFEGYV37AIrd5588vt41GSYoQJSiQVJo/ U0Djm4GZhPdJkqpJBX/zfyGGDv7WpVe0s/4ZhCcDolAu5v7TH9dXKtW3vat6D8gPHkrc Ewvg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:in-reply-to :references:date:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=DDA1IRjeyEcu7pFoY3J3mDEUFvgZ9P3N7xgxrwuFS8k=; b=Cz+9fBmYkXMlaZoXbjQZOMKdQt/s5G2ck2IX/sqxcAc8z98mbKGWXEKEifHYZbCcZE VO+JzDN2s2ZnTQp683a//QemwIw6ozVayW+9eofkaH839SpT1xIl4afIt8nW2KW1e5kc ayJzNvR0s8wFtbrez9jX1OqS9gbHD35xyWu5SmNSqbE6BCTVD9ShnqK4bJwVv3qHiG65 MUN5mzVm0KI3/HTFiNSCl58BD7YlhSQ20hjAMZXcn19CzHmG+KoJmlIobiZeSJ098P5C p8r39Mr2eT0IAfnoas0uEh0Dd1/6lMRhrl8fuRDmx+WymYQ2KAS0iBtLpi9+acFmDEQ/ M+EA== X-Gm-Message-State: AIVw113QhFLppfujhaCxIM2nBCZTbftnX5p9z4ivwWHt3nkmk27j3S37 0b5Vw/aJ6uslWA== X-Received: by 10.36.160.72 with SMTP id o69mr5403569ite.150.1501677094472; Wed, 02 Aug 2017 05:31:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: from unique-pc ([182.73.109.146]) by smtp.googlemail.com with ESMTPSA id l193sm1978826itl.13.2017.08.02.05.31.29 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128/128); Wed, 02 Aug 2017 05:31:33 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <1501677122.1957.8.camel@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] doc: add another way to identify if a patch has been merged From: Kaartic Sivaraam To: Stefan Beller Cc: Junio C Hamano , "git@vger.kernel.org" In-Reply-To: References: <20170801160539.5587-1-kaarticsivaraam91196@gmail.com> <20170801160539.5587-2-kaarticsivaraam91196@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-15" Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2017 18:02:02 +0530 Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 3.22.6-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Cyberoam-smtpxy-version: 1.0.6.3 X-Cyberoam-AV-Policy: default X-CTCH-Error: Unable to connect local ctasd Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org On Tue, 2017-08-01 at 10:46 -0700, Stefan Beller wrote: > Actually I am slightly negative on this one, because of > occurrences like [1]. > > Our SubmittingPatches is already considered *too long* for most people > who just want to drop a drive-by patch. > > Adding more knowledge (which btw is about general git usage and not > specific to our development workflow; you'd find the same tip in the > kernel community). > > I wonder if we need a document that describes workflows. > (Oh, look we have 'man gitworkflows'! I did not know) > > So maybe we want to cut a lot of workflow related commendatory from > the SubmitingPatches and then encourage to read such man page? > That's right. Maybe Documentation/SubmittingPatches needs a revamp to be one-time contributor friendly? Maybe introducing a "gist" for people who do not have the time to read the whole document, might be of help? > [1 ]https://public-inbox.org/git/CA+dzEB=cDvp7ZS8x+p+U-5NbK3SNd0FPyj_wP=gvi8mJi6D2ag@mail.gmail.com/ > > > > > -- > > 2.14.0.rc1.434.g6eded367a > > -- Kaartic