[U-Boot] [GIT PULL] Pull request: u-boot-staging

Igor Grinberg
2011-11-24T12:15:38Z

On 11/24/11 13:51, Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> Dear Igor Grinberg,
>
> In message <4ECDEAE4.5030100@compulab.co.il> you wrote:
>>
>> For my understanding, the delivery ends with *unique commit id*
>> in some repository, which then can get pulled, but has history intact.
>
> But depending on the process, the initial commit id may or may not be
> the final one. Think for example about rebases that happen every now
> and then, even in custodian trees. And a commit ID in "some tree"
> is worth nothing if you cannot guarantee that this tree is publicly
> accessable guaranteed to exist forever.

That's why in Linux rebasing branches that are intended for pulling
is discouraged. Also, for that meter, some maintainers predefine
and guarantee that some of their branches will never be rebased
(e.g. Russell King - stable branches [1])

>
>> Nevertheless, it is a meter of choice, that should be made.
>> I'm fine with any choice we will make.
>
> Me too. But it has to make sense.

I think both variants do.

[1] http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/developer/git-arm.php

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Regards,
Igor.