From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.3 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_BL_SPAMCOP_NET,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4468F1F97E for ; Thu, 22 Nov 2018 02:08:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1730719AbeKVMp3 (ORCPT ); Thu, 22 Nov 2018 07:45:29 -0500 Received: from fed1rmfepo101.cox.net ([68.230.241.143]:34060 "EHLO fed1rmfepo101.cox.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726919AbeKVMp3 (ORCPT ); Thu, 22 Nov 2018 07:45:29 -0500 Received: from fed1rmimpo306.cox.net ([68.230.241.174]) by fed1rmfepo101.cox.net (InterMail vM.8.01.05.28 201-2260-151-171-20160122) with ESMTP id <20181122020821.RKGX4101.fed1rmfepo101.cox.net@fed1rmimpo306.cox.net> for ; Wed, 21 Nov 2018 21:08:21 -0500 Received: from thunderbird.smith.home ([68.2.114.239]) by fed1rmimpo306.cox.net with cox id 2q8M1z00C59yGBo01q8MG0; Wed, 21 Nov 2018 21:08:21 -0500 X-CT-Class: Clean X-CT-Score: 0.00 X-CT-RefID: str=0001.0A090205.5BF60F95.0039,ss=1,re=0.000,recu=0.000,reip=0.000,cl=1,cld=1,fgs=0 X-CT-Spam: 0 X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.3 cv=d81BNirE c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=BlDZPKRk22kUaIvSBqmi8w==:117 a=BlDZPKRk22kUaIvSBqmi8w==:17 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=JHtHm7312UAA:10 a=kviXuzpPAAAA:8 a=uW1bbcl1R1420tC0X4MA:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=qrIFiuKZe2vaD64auk6j:22 X-CM-Score: 0.00 Authentication-Results: cox.net; auth=pass (LOGIN) smtp.auth=ischis2@cox.net Received: from thunderbird.localnet (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by thunderbird.smith.home (Postfix) with ESMTP id 22F55860067; Wed, 21 Nov 2018 19:08:21 -0700 (MST) From: "Stephen P. Smith" To: Junio C Hamano Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, Linus Torvalds Subject: Re: What's cooking in git.git (Nov 2018, #06; Wed, 21) Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2018 19:08:21 -0700 Message-ID: <2775489.rJSdpldxyu@thunderbird> In-Reply-To: References: <1965413.u7ZHvrJggb@thunderbird> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org On Wednesday, November 21, 2018 6:06:13 PM MST Junio C Hamano wrote: > "Stephen P. Smith" writes: > > On Wednesday, November 21, 2018 2:00:16 AM MST Junio C Hamano wrote: > >> [Stalled] > >> > >> * lt/date-human (2018-07-09) 1 commit > >> > >> - Add 'human' date format > >> > >> A new date format "--date=human" that morphs its output depending > >> on how far the time is from the current time has been introduced. > >> "--date=auto" can be used to use this new format when the output is > >> goint to the pager or to the terminal and otherwise the default > >> format. > > > > What needs to be done with this patch to move it along? > > In a random order as they come to my mind: > > - Support by people other than the original author; I was trying to decide if you were wanting someone besides Linus to carry this through (knowing that he was unlikely to do so). The idea seems reasonable to me. I don't mind doing so if neither of you object. > > - Deciding what to call this (i.e. Linus's personal preference > would not be the only 'human' style, but we may declare it is > good enough as "a" human format, not "the" human format); > > - Some mechanism (either technical or documentation) to prevent > endless stream of "I like human output, but I'd tweak it slightly > this way" updates in the future; > > - Doc; > > - Command line completion; > > - Tests; > > - Waiting for the end of feature freeze before the upcoming > release. > > There may be others, but without all of the above, I'd feel a bit > uncomfortable. > I wouldn't think this would go in now since the patch has been stalled for months. It is also on the pu branch. > > I see that both Linus and Junio have signed the patch. > > That does not assert that the code is desirable thing to add. It > just says we made sure that we legally have rights to include it, if > we want to. Picking up someones stalled patch is one thing, picking up Linus' patch is in a different league.