From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Junio C Hamano Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] Add keyword unexpansion support to convert.c Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:02:43 -0700 Message-ID: <7vps62lfbw.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> References: <200704171041.46176.andyparkins@gmail.com> <46250175.4020300@dawes.za.net> <20070417235649.GE31488@curie-int.orbis-terrarum.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: Linus Torvalds , Git Mailing List , Rogan Dawes , Andy Parkins To: "Robin H. Johnson" X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Wed Apr 18 02:02:49 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git@gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1HdxdI-0001it-EE for gcvg-git@gmane.org; Wed, 18 Apr 2007 02:02:48 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1031338AbXDRACp (ORCPT ); Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:02:45 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1031339AbXDRACp (ORCPT ); Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:02:45 -0400 Received: from fed1rmmtao106.cox.net ([68.230.241.40]:56773 "EHLO fed1rmmtao106.cox.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1031338AbXDRACo (ORCPT ); Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:02:44 -0400 Received: from fed1rmimpo01.cox.net ([70.169.32.71]) by fed1rmmtao106.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.05.02.00 201-2174-114-20060621) with ESMTP id <20070418000244.MMLH1218.fed1rmmtao106.cox.net@fed1rmimpo01.cox.net>; Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:02:44 -0400 Received: from assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net ([68.5.247.80]) by fed1rmimpo01.cox.net with bizsmtp id oQ2i1W00w1kojtg0000000; Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:02:43 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20070417235649.GE31488@curie-int.orbis-terrarum.net> (Robin H. Johnson's message of "Tue, 17 Apr 2007 16:56:49 -0700") User-Agent: Gnus/5.110006 (No Gnus v0.6) Emacs/21.4 (gnu/linux) Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: "Robin H. Johnson" writes: > As for a usage case: > - J.PEBKAC.User gets a a tree (from a tarball or GIT, we should gain the > same output) > - Copies some file outside of the tree (the user is NOT smart enough, > and resists all reasonable attempts at edumacation) > - Modifies said file outside of tree. > - Contacts maintainer with entire changed file. > - User vanishes off the internet. > > The entire file he sent if it's CVS, contains a $Header$ that uniquely > identifies the file (path and revision), and the maintainer can simply > drop the file in, and 'cvs diff -r$OLDREV $FILE'. > If it's git, the maintainer drops the file in, and does 'git diff > $OLDSHA1 $FILE'. I personally hope that the maintainer drops such a non-patch that originates from a PEBKAC. At least I hope the tools that I personally use are not maintained by such a maintainer ;-)