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From: Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.email>
To: "Jakub Narębski" <jnareb@gmail.com>,
	"Junio C Hamano" <gitster@pobox.com>
Cc: Abhishek Kumar <abhishekkumar8222@gmail.com>,
	git@vger.kernel.org,
	Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>,
	Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>, Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com>
Subject: Re: Extending and updating gitglossary (was: Re: [PATCH v4 06/10] commit-graph: implement corrected commit date)
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2020 17:23:28 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <8d43335d-a0b4-511e-f132-057343234503@iee.email> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <85zh3ujq9c.fsf_-_@gmail.com>

Hi Jakub,

On 06/11/2020 18:26, Jakub Narębski wrote:
> Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
>> Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.email> writes:
>>
>>> This may be not part of the the main project, but could you consider, if
>>> time permits, also adding some entries into the Git Glossary (`git help
>>> glossary`) for the various terms we are using here and elsewhere, e.g.
>>> 'topological levels', 'generation number', 'corrected commit date' (and
>>> its fancy technical name for the use of date heuristics e.g. the
>>> 'chronological ordering';).
>>>
>>> The glossary can provide a reference, once the issues are resolved. The
>>> History Simplification and Commit Ordering section of git-log maybe a
>>> useful guide to some of the terms that would link to the glossary.
>> Ah, I first thought that Documentation/rev-list-options.txt (which
>> is the relevant part of "git log" documentation you mention here)
>> already have references to deep technical terms explained in the
>> glossary and you are suggesting Abhishek to mimic the arrangement by
>> adding new and agreed-upon terms to the glossary and referring to
>> them from the commit-graph documentation updated by this series.
>>
>> But sadly that is not the case.  What you are saying is that you
>> noticed that rev-list-options.txt needs a similar "the terms we use
>> to explain these two sections should be defined and explained in the
>> glossary (if they are not) and new references to glossary should be
>> added there" update.
>>
>> In any case, that is a very good suggestion.  I agree that updating
>> "git log" doc may be outside the scope of Abhishek's theme, but it
>> would be very good to have such an update by anybody ;-)
> The only possible problem I see with this suggestion is that some of
> those terms (like 'topological levels' and 'corrected commit date') are
> technical terms that should be not of concern for Git user, only for
> developers working on Git.  (However one could encounter the term
> "generation number" in `git commit-graph verify` output.)
However we do mention "topolog*"  in a number of the manual pages, and
rather less, as yet, in the technical pages.

"Lexicographic" and "chronological" are in the same group of fancy
technical words ;-)

>
> I don't think adding technical terms that the user won't encounter in
> the documentation or among messages that Git outputs would be not a good
> idea.  It could confuse users, rather than help them.
>
> Conversely, perhaps we should add Documentation/technical/glossary.txt
> to help developers.

I would agree that the Glossary probably ought to be split into the
primary, secondary and background terms so that the core concepts are
separated from the academic/developer style terms.

Git does rip up most of what folks think about version "control",
usually based on the imperfect replication of physical artefacts.
>
> P.S. By the way, when looking at Documentation/glossary-content.txt, I
> have noticed few obsolescent entries, like "Git archive", few that have
> description that soon could be or is obsolete and would need updating,
> like "master" (when default branch switch to "main"), or "object
> identifier" and "SHA-1" (when Git switches away from SHA-1 as hash
> function).
The obsolescent items can be updated. I'm expecting that the 'main' and
'SHA-' changes will eventually be picked up as part of the respective
patch series, hopefully as part of the global replacements.

--
Philip

  parent reply	other threads:[~2020-11-08 17:23 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 211+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-07-28  9:13 [PATCH 0/6] [GSoC] Implement Corrected Commit Date Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-07-28  9:13 ` [PATCH 1/6] commit-graph: fix regression when computing bloom filter Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-07-28 15:28   ` Taylor Blau
2020-07-30  5:24     ` Abhishek Kumar
2020-08-04  0:46   ` Jakub Narębski
2020-08-04  0:56     ` Taylor Blau
2020-08-04 10:10       ` Jakub Narębski
2020-08-04  7:55     ` Jakub Narębski
2020-07-28  9:13 ` [PATCH 2/6] revision: parse parent in indegree_walk_step() Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-07-28 13:00   ` Derrick Stolee
2020-07-28 15:30     ` Taylor Blau
2020-08-05 23:16   ` Jakub Narębski
2020-07-28  9:13 ` [PATCH 3/6] commit-graph: consolidate fill_commit_graph_info Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-07-28 13:14   ` Derrick Stolee
2020-07-28 15:19     ` René Scharfe
2020-07-28 15:58       ` Derrick Stolee
2020-07-28 16:01     ` Taylor Blau
2020-07-30  6:07     ` Abhishek Kumar
2020-07-28  9:13 ` [PATCH 4/6] commit-graph: consolidate compare_commits_by_gen Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-07-28 16:03   ` Taylor Blau
2020-07-28  9:13 ` [PATCH 5/6] commit-graph: implement generation data chunk Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-07-28 16:12   ` Taylor Blau
2020-07-30  6:52     ` Abhishek Kumar
2020-07-28  9:13 ` [PATCH 6/6] commit-graph: implement corrected commit date offset Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-07-28 15:55   ` Derrick Stolee
2020-07-28 16:23     ` Taylor Blau
2020-07-30  7:27     ` Abhishek Kumar
2020-07-28 14:54 ` [PATCH 0/6] [GSoC] Implement Corrected Commit Date Taylor Blau
2020-07-30  7:47   ` Abhishek Kumar
2020-07-28 16:35 ` Derrick Stolee
2020-08-09  2:53 ` [PATCH v2 00/10] " Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-08-09  2:53   ` [PATCH v2 01/10] commit-graph: fix regression when computing bloom filter Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-08-09  2:53   ` [PATCH v2 02/10] revision: parse parent in indegree_walk_step() Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-08-09  2:53   ` [PATCH v2 03/10] commit-graph: consolidate fill_commit_graph_info Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-08-09  2:53   ` [PATCH v2 04/10] commit-graph: consolidate compare_commits_by_gen Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-08-09  2:53   ` [PATCH v2 05/10] commit-graph: implement generation data chunk Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-08-10 16:28     ` Derrick Stolee
2020-08-11 11:03       ` Abhishek Kumar
2020-08-11 12:27         ` Derrick Stolee
2020-08-11 18:58           ` Taylor Blau
2020-08-09  2:53   ` [PATCH v2 06/10] commit-graph: return 64-bit generation number Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-08-09  2:53   ` [PATCH v2 07/10] commit-graph: implement corrected commit date Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-08-10 14:23     ` Derrick Stolee
2020-08-14  4:59       ` Abhishek Kumar
2020-08-14 12:24         ` Derrick Stolee
2020-08-09  2:53   ` [PATCH v2 08/10] commit-graph: handle mixed generation commit chains Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-08-10 16:42     ` Derrick Stolee
2020-08-11 11:36       ` Abhishek Kumar
2020-08-11 12:43         ` Derrick Stolee
2020-08-09  2:53   ` [PATCH v2 09/10] commit-reach: use corrected commit dates in paint_down_to_common() Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-08-09  2:53   ` [PATCH v2 10/10] doc: add corrected commit date info Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-08-10 16:47   ` [PATCH v2 00/10] [GSoC] Implement Corrected Commit Date Derrick Stolee
2020-08-15 16:39   ` [PATCH v3 00/11] " Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-08-15 16:39     ` [PATCH v3 01/11] commit-graph: fix regression when computing bloom filter Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-08-17 22:30       ` Jakub Narębski
2020-08-15 16:39     ` [PATCH v3 02/11] revision: parse parent in indegree_walk_step() Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-08-18 14:18       ` Jakub Narębski
2020-08-15 16:39     ` [PATCH v3 03/11] commit-graph: consolidate fill_commit_graph_info Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-08-19 17:54       ` Jakub Narębski
2020-08-21  4:11         ` Abhishek Kumar
2020-08-25 11:11           ` Jakub Narębski
2020-09-01 11:35             ` Abhishek Kumar
2020-08-15 16:39     ` [PATCH v3 04/11] commit-graph: consolidate compare_commits_by_gen Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-08-17 13:22       ` Derrick Stolee
2020-08-21 11:05       ` Jakub Narębski
2020-08-15 16:39     ` [PATCH v3 05/11] commit-graph: return 64-bit generation number Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-08-21 13:14       ` Jakub Narębski
2020-08-25  5:04         ` Abhishek Kumar
2020-08-25 12:18           ` Jakub Narębski
2020-09-01 12:06             ` Abhishek Kumar
2020-09-03 13:42               ` Jakub Narębski
2020-09-05 17:21                 ` Abhishek Kumar
2020-09-13 15:39                   ` Jakub Narębski
2020-09-28 21:48                     ` Jakub Narębski
2020-10-05  5:25                       ` Abhishek Kumar
2020-08-15 16:39     ` [PATCH v3 06/11] commit-graph: add a slab to store topological levels Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-08-21 18:43       ` Jakub Narębski
2020-08-25  6:14         ` Abhishek Kumar
2020-08-25  7:33           ` Jakub Narębski
2020-08-25  7:56             ` Jakub Narębski
2020-09-01 10:26               ` Abhishek Kumar
2020-09-03  9:25                 ` Jakub Narębski
2020-08-15 16:39     ` [PATCH v3 07/11] commit-graph: implement corrected commit date Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-08-22  0:05       ` Jakub Narębski
2020-08-25  6:49         ` Abhishek Kumar
2020-08-25 10:07           ` Jakub Narębski
2020-09-01 11:01             ` Abhishek Kumar
2020-08-15 16:39     ` [PATCH v3 08/11] commit-graph: implement generation data chunk Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-08-22 13:09       ` Jakub Narębski
2020-08-15 16:39     ` [PATCH v3 09/11] commit-graph: use generation v2 only if entire chain does Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-08-22 17:14       ` Jakub Narębski
2020-08-26  7:15         ` Abhishek Kumar
2020-08-26 10:38           ` Jakub Narębski
2020-08-15 16:39     ` [PATCH v3 10/11] commit-reach: use corrected commit dates in paint_down_to_common() Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-08-22 19:09       ` Jakub Narębski
2020-09-01 10:08         ` Abhishek Kumar
2020-09-03 19:11           ` Jakub Narębski
2020-08-15 16:39     ` [PATCH v3 11/11] doc: add corrected commit date info Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-08-22 22:20       ` Jakub Narębski
2020-08-27  6:39         ` Abhishek Kumar
2020-08-27 12:43           ` Jakub Narębski
2020-08-27 13:15           ` Derrick Stolee
2020-09-01 13:01             ` Abhishek Kumar
2020-08-17  0:13     ` [PATCH v3 00/11] [GSoC] Implement Corrected Commit Date Jakub Narębski
     [not found]       ` <CANQwDwdKp7oKy9BeKdvKhwPUiq0R5MS8TCw-eWGCYCoMGv=G-g@mail.gmail.com>
2020-08-17  1:32         ` Fwd: " Taylor Blau
2020-08-17  7:56           ` Jakub Narębski
2020-08-18  6:12       ` Abhishek Kumar
2020-08-23 15:27       ` Jakub Narębski
2020-08-24  2:49         ` Abhishek Kumar
2020-10-07 14:09     ` [PATCH v4 00/10] " Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-10-07 14:09       ` [PATCH v4 01/10] commit-graph: fix regression when computing Bloom filters Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-10-24 23:16         ` Jakub Narębski
2020-10-25 20:58           ` Taylor Blau
2020-11-03  5:36             ` Abhishek Kumar
2020-10-07 14:09       ` [PATCH v4 02/10] revision: parse parent in indegree_walk_step() Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-10-24 23:41         ` Jakub Narębski
2020-10-07 14:09       ` [PATCH v4 03/10] commit-graph: consolidate fill_commit_graph_info Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-10-25 10:52         ` Jakub Narębski
2020-10-27  6:33           ` Abhishek Kumar
2020-10-07 14:09       ` [PATCH v4 04/10] commit-graph: return 64-bit generation number Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-10-25 13:48         ` Jakub Narębski
2020-11-03  6:40           ` Abhishek Kumar
2020-10-07 14:09       ` [PATCH v4 05/10] commit-graph: add a slab to store topological levels Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-10-25 22:17         ` Jakub Narębski
2020-10-07 14:09       ` [PATCH v4 06/10] commit-graph: implement corrected commit date Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-10-27 18:53         ` Jakub Narębski
2020-11-03 11:44           ` Abhishek Kumar
2020-11-04 16:45             ` Jakub Narębski
2020-11-05 14:05               ` Philip Oakley
2020-11-05 18:22                 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-11-06 18:26                   ` Extending and updating gitglossary (was: Re: [PATCH v4 06/10] commit-graph: implement corrected commit date) Jakub Narębski
2020-11-06 19:33                     ` Extending and updating gitglossary Junio C Hamano
2020-11-08 17:23                     ` Philip Oakley [this message]
2020-11-10  1:35                       ` Jakub Narębski
2020-11-10 14:04                         ` Philip Oakley
2020-11-10 23:52                           ` Jakub Narębski
2020-10-07 14:09       ` [PATCH v4 07/10] commit-graph: implement generation data chunk Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-10-30 12:45         ` Jakub Narębski
2020-11-06 11:25           ` Abhishek Kumar
2020-11-06 17:56             ` Jakub Narębski
2020-10-07 14:09       ` [PATCH v4 08/10] commit-graph: use generation v2 only if entire chain does Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-11-01  0:55         ` Jakub Narębski
2020-11-12 10:01           ` Abhishek Kumar
2020-11-13  9:59             ` Jakub Narębski
2020-10-07 14:09       ` [PATCH v4 09/10] commit-reach: use corrected commit dates in paint_down_to_common() Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-11-03 17:59         ` Jakub Narębski
2020-11-03 18:19           ` Junio C Hamano
2020-11-20 10:33           ` Abhishek Kumar
2020-10-07 14:09       ` [PATCH v4 10/10] doc: add corrected commit date info Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-11-04  1:37         ` Jakub Narębski
2020-11-21  6:30           ` Abhishek Kumar
2020-11-04 23:37       ` [PATCH v4 00/10] [GSoC] Implement Corrected Commit Date Jakub Narębski
2020-11-22  5:31         ` Abhishek Kumar
2020-12-28 11:15       ` [PATCH v5 00/11] " Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-12-28 11:15         ` [PATCH v5 01/11] commit-graph: fix regression when computing Bloom filters Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-12-30  1:35           ` Derrick Stolee
2021-01-08  5:45             ` Abhishek Kumar
2021-01-05  9:45           ` SZEDER Gábor
2021-01-05  9:47             ` SZEDER Gábor
2021-01-08  5:51             ` Abhishek Kumar
2020-12-28 11:15         ` [PATCH v5 02/11] revision: parse parent in indegree_walk_step() Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-12-28 11:16         ` [PATCH v5 03/11] commit-graph: consolidate fill_commit_graph_info Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-12-28 11:16         ` [PATCH v5 04/11] t6600-test-reach: generalize *_three_modes Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-12-28 11:16         ` [PATCH v5 05/11] commit-graph: add a slab to store topological levels Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-12-28 11:16         ` [PATCH v5 06/11] commit-graph: return 64-bit generation number Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-12-28 11:16         ` [PATCH v5 07/11] commit-graph: implement corrected commit date Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-12-30  1:53           ` Derrick Stolee
2021-01-10 12:21             ` Abhishek Kumar
2020-12-28 11:16         ` [PATCH v5 08/11] commit-graph: implement generation data chunk Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-12-28 11:16         ` [PATCH v5 09/11] commit-graph: use generation v2 only if entire chain does Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-12-30  3:23           ` Derrick Stolee
2021-01-10 13:13             ` Abhishek Kumar
2021-01-11 12:43               ` Derrick Stolee
2020-12-28 11:16         ` [PATCH v5 10/11] commit-reach: use corrected commit dates in paint_down_to_common() Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-12-28 11:16         ` [PATCH v5 11/11] doc: add corrected commit date info Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2020-12-30  4:35         ` [PATCH v5 00/11] [GSoC] Implement Corrected Commit Date Derrick Stolee
2021-01-10 14:06           ` Abhishek Kumar
2021-01-16 18:11         ` [PATCH v6 " Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2021-01-16 18:11           ` [PATCH v6 01/11] commit-graph: fix regression when computing Bloom filters Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2021-01-16 18:11           ` [PATCH v6 02/11] revision: parse parent in indegree_walk_step() Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2021-01-16 18:11           ` [PATCH v6 03/11] commit-graph: consolidate fill_commit_graph_info Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2021-01-16 18:11           ` [PATCH v6 04/11] t6600-test-reach: generalize *_three_modes Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2021-01-16 18:11           ` [PATCH v6 05/11] commit-graph: add a slab to store topological levels Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2021-01-16 18:11           ` [PATCH v6 06/11] commit-graph: return 64-bit generation number Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2021-01-16 18:11           ` [PATCH v6 07/11] commit-graph: implement corrected commit date Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2021-01-16 18:11           ` [PATCH v6 08/11] commit-graph: implement generation data chunk Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2021-01-16 18:11           ` [PATCH v6 09/11] commit-graph: use generation v2 only if entire chain does Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2021-01-16 18:11           ` [PATCH v6 10/11] commit-reach: use corrected commit dates in paint_down_to_common() Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2021-01-16 18:11           ` [PATCH v6 11/11] doc: add corrected commit date info Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2021-01-27  0:04             ` SZEDER Gábor
2021-01-30  5:29               ` Abhishek Kumar
2021-01-31  1:45                 ` Taylor Blau
2021-01-18 21:04           ` [PATCH v6 00/11] [GSoC] Implement Corrected Commit Date Derrick Stolee
2021-01-18 22:00             ` Taylor Blau
2021-01-23 12:11               ` Abhishek Kumar
2021-01-19  0:02             ` Junio C Hamano
2021-01-23 12:07             ` Abhishek Kumar
2021-02-01  6:58           ` [PATCH v7 " Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2021-02-01  6:58             ` [PATCH v7 01/11] commit-graph: fix regression when computing Bloom filters Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2021-02-01  6:58             ` [PATCH v7 02/11] revision: parse parent in indegree_walk_step() Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2021-02-01  6:58             ` [PATCH v7 03/11] commit-graph: consolidate fill_commit_graph_info Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2021-02-01  6:58             ` [PATCH v7 04/11] t6600-test-reach: generalize *_three_modes Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2021-02-01  6:58             ` [PATCH v7 05/11] commit-graph: add a slab to store topological levels Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2021-02-01  6:58             ` [PATCH v7 06/11] commit-graph: return 64-bit generation number Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2021-02-01  6:58             ` [PATCH v7 07/11] commit-graph: document generation number v2 Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2021-02-01  6:58             ` [PATCH v7 08/11] commit-graph: implement corrected commit date Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2021-02-01  6:58             ` [PATCH v7 09/11] commit-graph: implement generation data chunk Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2021-02-01  6:58             ` [PATCH v7 10/11] commit-graph: use generation v2 only if entire chain does Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2021-02-01  6:58             ` [PATCH v7 11/11] commit-reach: use corrected commit dates in paint_down_to_common() Abhishek Kumar via GitGitGadget
2021-02-01 13:14             ` [PATCH v7 00/11] [GSoC] Implement Corrected Commit Date Derrick Stolee
2021-02-01 18:26               ` Junio C Hamano

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