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=-2.7 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,RCVD_IN_SORBS_SPAM, RP_MATCHES_RCVD,T_DKIM_INVALID 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 6D2D91F661 for ; Wed, 12 Jul 2017 20:44:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752840AbdGLUou (ORCPT ); Wed, 12 Jul 2017 16:44:50 -0400 Received: from mail-pf0-f196.google.com ([209.85.192.196]:34914 "EHLO mail-pf0-f196.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751957AbdGLUot (ORCPT ); Wed, 12 Jul 2017 16:44:49 -0400 Received: by mail-pf0-f196.google.com with SMTP id q85so4494257pfq.2 for ; Wed, 12 Jul 2017 13:44:49 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=sender:from:to:cc:subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id :user-agent:mime-version; bh=8rT6p94AaYufmljRbRtKYUhL75ez+VId/SLThJbNJ5U=; b=SilIhF48QPa9wuaSYlDXtxX/jcg1XaP5vmm3EzkKFAIbPTS3wDVxqySW9eXfnxqX51 YthYjKTztkPM5LZczjxGgLjdg8RVE8JGSbX4/vFYiQnDxZoXWNT18tB4LW1YRouM9r9r WUCXRFxHf69puJu3N08sVwGZAEP1Ckf//MzEahTdLNyeWKT73GiBeMvGxM1iQ0YMyyXx Q16X5fhvFG6/EjRLtH/gT+v9JYYFR+7h8pyl4bgWxn6+XWKwF1sniHwhGy9w8iHB3ugN 5z9G78I4L8//8q8z5JoOsrCWUcEKqfaQjznfwdYsIVZ/90nf2s1q3lhiVNhIoM0B1i1W stnQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:sender:from:to:cc:subject:references:date :in-reply-to:message-id:user-agent:mime-version; bh=8rT6p94AaYufmljRbRtKYUhL75ez+VId/SLThJbNJ5U=; b=Uxnhjrm9cRAVTTwxX5FFRLFD5gEDTbVaqGGJvG/E4RK36HU4G9tf7UAmnR7sXfsIRj xyENRWjCl8gLdyvpyE9JgQ2Yxi9evtynuXmoqSXiZP12I74kQaJinNtvYWa9rTk59Alt tN8MhOqA+HgdgsFUmL7WNsfanVvQ6rbk/ZiBAa/D9ZZWJphnExt4wSh9zaHGWoYG5MzM j//fQSJZJP9DKiq3XFpdv2MENCtghnajhkgxxJ+9EMp1Qi1g4yO70xtDGZLhzah3FzQ7 Ptu3nnm9CjF7Ac5iHNkimT2XgcpJVAgkeNkOOV5jWSBkKPuNs0IBc0Ji/XKhrRaHYxsC PoIQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AIVw112Mdk53EFd3P9QsWaMgmz6ViWos5o7swiQ7tzkJ7hR2hnGF5ioE SpqkEeMGXjzI0A== X-Received: by 10.84.231.131 with SMTP id g3mr6239703plk.176.1499892288712; Wed, 12 Jul 2017 13:44:48 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost ([2620:0:1000:8622:8c0d:cddc:dbb9:7a95]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id m79sm7158415pfk.35.2017.07.12.13.44.47 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128/128); Wed, 12 Jul 2017 13:44:47 -0700 (PDT) From: Junio C Hamano To: Stefan Beller Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, jonathantanmy@google.com Subject: Re: [PATCH] RFC: Introduce '.gitorderfile' References: <20170711233827.23486-1-sbeller@google.com> Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2017 13:44:46 -0700 In-Reply-To: <20170711233827.23486-1-sbeller@google.com> (Stefan Beller's message of "Tue, 11 Jul 2017 16:38:27 -0700") Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.2 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Stefan Beller writes: > I want to force myself to think about the design before pointing out > memory leaks and coding style, so the least I would wish for is: > *.h > *.c > but as we have more to look at, I would want to have the most abstract > thing to come first. And most abstract from the actual code is the > user interaction, the documentation. This is exactly why I invented the orderfile in the first place. But such a "policy" is not something a project would want to enforce its users all the time; it is left to personal preference of the participants. Just set diff.orderFile to suit your taste without bothering other people, I would say.