From: ZheNing Hu <adlternative@gmail.com>
To: Christian Couder <christian.couder@gmail.com>
Cc: ZheNing Hu via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>,
git <git@vger.kernel.org>,
"Bradley M. Kuhn" <bkuhn@sfconservancy.org>,
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>,
Brandon Casey <drafnel@gmail.com>,
Shourya Shukla <periperidip@gmail.com>,
Rafael Silva <rafaeloliveira.cs@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7] [GSOC] commit: add --trailer option
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2021 16:35:24 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAOLTT8Q9YX=Yw22xx4GYGf-2fPd6_UfqGCyxOtK4au8000etCQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAP8UFD0+xVTD4t=dgAx0YYxw5G5VinQL1VR+5KW+GypNg1o=Kg@mail.gmail.com>
Christian Couder <christian.couder@gmail.com> 于2021年3月16日周二 下午1:37写道:
> > Thanks for reminding, generally speaking, we will put the trailer at the
> > end of the commit messages.Take trailers in start, this should be
> > something I haven't considered.
>
> In general what I want to say is that `git interpret-trailers` should
> be considered to have sensible defaults, that can possibly be
> overridden using a number of config variables (or the git -c ...
> mechanism) which is a good thing. If something in it doesn't work
> well, it's possible to improve it of course. Otherwise it's better to
> just fully take advantage of it.
>
> > I notice another question:
> > if we commit this again with same trailer (even same email or same commiter)
> > `--trailer` will not work again, because in `interpret_trailers`,
> > "if-exists" default
> > set to "addIfDifferentNeighbor", I addvice enforce use "if-exists="add".
>
> I don't agree with using "--if-exists=add". I think the default to not
> add a trailer line if it would be just above or below the same line is
> better, as doing that wouldn't add much information. It's better to
> encourage people to use trailers in a meaningful way.
>
> And again if we use "--if-exists=add", then people who would want to
> take advantage of `git interpret-trailers` to customize what happens
> when the trailer already exists would not be able to do it.
>
> For example if we don't use "--if-exists=add", then:
>
> - people who want to customize what happens when the trailer already
> exists can do it with for example:
>
> git -c trailer.ifexists=addIfDifferent commit --trailer
> "Signed-off-by:C O Mitter <committer@example.com>"
>
> - which means that people who want the "--if-exists=add" behavior can
> still have it with:
>
> git -c trailer.ifexists=add commit --trailer "Signed-off-by:C O Mitter
> <committer@example.com>"
>
> While if we use "--if-exists=add", then using `git -c
> trailer.ifexists=... commit ...` will not customize anything as the
> "--if-exists=add" command line option will override any config
> customization.
Well, I see what you mean, this will keep git better flexibility,
give users more personalized configuration options.
And this should be more in line with git design philosophy,
I will follow your suggestion.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-03-16 8:36 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 84+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-03-11 7:16 [PATCH] [GSOC] commit: provides multiple common signatures ZheNing Hu via GitGitGadget
2021-03-11 15:03 ` Shourya Shukla
2021-03-12 11:41 ` ZheNing Hu
2021-03-11 17:28 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-12 12:01 ` ZheNing Hu
2021-03-12 13:22 ` ZheNing Hu
2021-03-12 15:54 ` [PATCH v2] [GSOC] commit: add trailer command ZheNing Hu via GitGitGadget
2021-03-14 4:19 ` Christian Couder
2021-03-14 7:09 ` ZheNing Hu
2021-03-14 22:45 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-14 13:02 ` [PATCH v3] [GSOC] commit: add --trailer option ZheNing Hu via GitGitGadget
2021-03-14 13:10 ` Rafael Silva
2021-03-14 14:13 ` ZheNing Hu
2021-03-14 15:58 ` [PATCH v4] " ZheNing Hu via GitGitGadget
2021-03-14 23:52 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-15 1:27 ` ZheNing Hu
2021-03-15 4:42 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-15 5:14 ` ZheNing Hu
2021-03-15 3:24 ` [PATCH v5] " ZheNing Hu via GitGitGadget
2021-03-15 5:33 ` Christian Couder
2021-03-15 5:41 ` Christian Couder
2021-03-15 5:46 ` ZheNing Hu
2021-03-15 6:35 ` [PATCH v6] " ZheNing Hu via GitGitGadget
2021-03-15 8:02 ` Christian Couder
2021-03-15 8:21 ` ZheNing Hu
2021-03-15 9:08 ` [PATCH v7] " ZheNing Hu via GitGitGadget
2021-03-15 10:00 ` Christian Couder
2021-03-15 10:14 ` Christian Couder
2021-03-15 11:32 ` ZheNing Hu
2021-03-16 5:37 ` Christian Couder
2021-03-16 8:35 ` ZheNing Hu [this message]
2021-03-15 13:07 ` [PATCH v8 0/2] " ZheNing Hu via GitGitGadget
2021-03-15 13:07 ` [PATCH v8 1/2] " ZheNing Hu via GitGitGadget
2021-03-16 12:52 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-17 2:01 ` ZheNing Hu
2021-03-17 8:08 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-17 13:54 ` ZheNing Hu
2021-03-15 13:07 ` [PATCH v8 2/2] interpret_trailers: for three options parse add warning ZheNing Hu via GitGitGadget
2021-03-16 5:53 ` Christian Couder
2021-03-16 9:11 ` ZheNing Hu
2021-03-16 10:39 ` [PATCH v9] [GSOC] commit: add --trailer option ZheNing Hu via GitGitGadget
2021-03-17 5:26 ` Shourya Shukla
2021-03-17 6:06 ` ZheNing Hu
2021-03-18 11:15 ` [PATCH v10 0/3] " ZheNing Hu via GitGitGadget
2021-03-18 11:15 ` [PATCH v10 1/3] " ZheNing Hu via GitGitGadget
2021-03-18 16:29 ` Đoàn Trần Công Danh
2021-03-19 7:56 ` ZheNing Hu
2021-03-18 11:15 ` [PATCH v10 2/3] interpret-trailers: add own-identity option ZheNing Hu via GitGitGadget
2021-03-18 16:45 ` Đoàn Trần Công Danh
2021-03-19 8:04 ` ZheNing Hu
2021-03-18 19:20 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-19 9:33 ` ZheNing Hu
2021-03-19 15:36 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-20 2:54 ` ZheNing Hu
2021-03-20 5:06 ` Jeff King
2021-03-20 5:50 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-20 6:16 ` ZheNing Hu
2021-03-20 6:38 ` ZheNing Hu
2021-03-20 6:53 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-20 8:43 ` ZheNing Hu
2021-03-18 11:15 ` [PATCH v10 3/3] commit: " ZheNing Hu via GitGitGadget
2021-03-18 13:47 ` [PATCH v10 0/3] [GSOC] commit: add --trailer option Christian Couder
2021-03-18 15:27 ` ZheNing Hu
2021-03-19 12:05 ` [PATCH v11] " ZheNing Hu via GitGitGadget
2021-03-19 17:48 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-20 13:41 ` [PATCH v12] " ZheNing Hu via GitGitGadget
2021-03-22 4:24 ` [PATCH v13] " ZheNing Hu via GitGitGadget
2021-03-22 7:43 ` Christian Couder
2021-03-22 10:23 ` ZheNing Hu
2021-03-22 21:34 ` Christian Couder
2021-03-23 6:11 ` ZheNing Hu
2021-03-23 6:19 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-23 7:57 ` Christian Couder
2021-03-23 17:11 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-24 5:21 ` ZheNing Hu
2021-03-23 10:35 ` ZheNing Hu
2021-03-23 12:41 ` Christian Couder
2021-03-23 17:12 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-24 5:25 ` ZheNing Hu
2021-03-22 21:55 ` Christian Couder
2021-03-23 6:29 ` ZheNing Hu
2021-03-23 13:55 ` [PATCH v14] " ZheNing Hu via GitGitGadget
2021-03-15 4:38 ` [PATCH v4] " Junio C Hamano
2021-03-15 5:11 ` ZheNing Hu
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