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From: Olof Johansson <olof@lixom.net>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix compilation of powerpc asm-offsets.c with old gcc
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On Fri, Feb 08, 2008 at 12:06:23PM -0600, Paul Jackson wrote:
> Linus wrote:
> > Please, when mentioning hex numbers, also do the one-liner shortlog.
> > ...
> > without _requiring_ people to be git users to get the gist of the 
> > matter, ok?
> 
> 
> Thanks for sticking up for us git-challenged contributors.
> 
> Can anyone point me at instructions providing the shortest
> path for getting from one of those git hex numbers to the
> log or change it represents, for non-git users?
> 
> Or do those instructions begin with a first step of:
> 
>   1. become a git user
>   2. ...

Does this count?

1. Go to http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git
2. Enter the SHA string in the 'search' field at the top right


-Olo