From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Johannes Schindelin Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] Add keyword unexpansion support to convert.c Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:32:06 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: References: <200704171041.46176.andyparkins@gmail.com> <46250175.4020300@dawes.za.net> <20070417235649.GE31488@curie-int.orbis-terrarum.net> <7vps62lfbw.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Cc: "Robin H. Johnson" , Linus Torvalds , Git Mailing List , Rogan Dawes , Andy Parkins To: Junio C Hamano X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Wed Apr 18 13:32:38 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 1He8Os-0006OH-2W for gcvg-git@gmane.org; Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:32:38 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1422862AbXDRLcb (ORCPT ); Wed, 18 Apr 2007 07:32:31 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1422876AbXDRLcb (ORCPT ); Wed, 18 Apr 2007 07:32:31 -0400 Received: from mail.gmx.net ([213.165.64.20]:33157 "HELO mail.gmx.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1422862AbXDRLcQ (ORCPT ); Wed, 18 Apr 2007 07:32:16 -0400 Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 18 Apr 2007 11:32:14 -0000 Received: from unknown (EHLO [138.251.11.74]) [138.251.11.74] by mail.gmx.net (mp052) with SMTP; 18 Apr 2007 13:32:14 +0200 X-Authenticated: #1490710 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX1/w7qIaNevwAsHEwHTXdB5SMvglDRQWAy6ppskpVC fzFmood0qRP3zH X-X-Sender: gene099@racer.site In-Reply-To: <7vps62lfbw.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: Hi, On Tue, 17 Apr 2007, Junio C Hamano wrote: > "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. Me, too. Although people really believe strange things. When I asked such a guy on another list, if he could send me a patch instead of a complete file, he shouted loudly at me that patches were obsolete. Yes. Really. I begged to differ, but I guess he still believes that. Ciao, Dscho