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-Status: No, score=-2.3 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, DATE_IN_PAST_06_12,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN, FREEMAIL_FROM,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS shortcircuit=no autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 83A6C1F66F for ; Mon, 2 Nov 2020 12:25:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1728611AbgKBMZc (ORCPT ); Mon, 2 Nov 2020 07:25:32 -0500 Received: from mout.gmx.net ([212.227.17.20]:51069 "EHLO mout.gmx.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1728421AbgKBMZc (ORCPT ); Mon, 2 Nov 2020 07:25:32 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=gmx.net; s=badeba3b8450; t=1604319927; bh=9lD3T7Aw7mVG0hDN5W50OwSScK2miwp8LADOSQKozHI=; h=X-UI-Sender-Class:Date:From:To:cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References; b=e+tttQTVoq8okutAHdzyVhXKLmIajQn2ZBNGntY4RPo4Zy2DuAsNe1K7yHMpzD4yl dgBI3HbHOPBX2rqJbiFB7BgcsDBK1pWEFGwU74q6jZeqx7TEJrSl3riJGtWWKksuTC 9SpwcAOKOhyX+lDmzRUvzL5tWJ/1Qlkr9/+n5sf4= X-UI-Sender-Class: 01bb95c1-4bf8-414a-932a-4f6e2808ef9c Received: from [172.26.25.62] ([89.1.214.166]) by mail.gmx.com (mrgmx105 [212.227.17.168]) with ESMTPSA (Nemesis) id 1M5wLT-1kS6ua2dMx-007UOs; Mon, 02 Nov 2020 13:25:27 +0100 Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2020 02:47:49 +0100 (CET) From: Johannes Schindelin X-X-Sender: virtualbox@gitforwindows.org To: Junio C Hamano cc: git@vger.kernel.org Subject: jc/sequencer-stopped-sha-simplify, was Re: What's cooking in git.git (Oct 2020, #04; Tue, 27) In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: User-Agent: Alpine 2.21.1 (DEB 209 2017-03-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Provags-ID: V03:K1:fCpoiV6n4yxVXdGzYh4RYFS14nnxzy+dqMu8nf9RFDGXyMf2lQ9 UgJrmsFFt0rWDDp7CUDRGlpzwawwx8fHg09DT3HuQ06wXR81ZYJ4SDD2+Wxa/5vYZgiGnSo 2pCCiWPwCr7SLUosg+t0AlEl4ptx5cLg4wNaK505CyJ++UvVUtJG8uVNznYWjss0C5HO0I8 GcJDEvSx92W6xmrC6HgjA== X-UI-Out-Filterresults: notjunk:1;V03:K0:B0CwfSgSFok=:+bozCSDYShmGNwXzOG9sQt qOAZjJ9ecrc0cSko9Ond5+bfEc1JI20/OHInmbHwhywMJ1neU9y9ZNqonX0eOpXP9daJ06Vxf aH/8G8uXVLOhZflB36ffAQ8l+PpiKhqVPIY/1v6Wp8lfyZcOSZ2zFSkacwene3xhlXn5drmwG QHFp56dcVci0jZC8S9F8ZRiDgOeXsPUk2S8Q62H2eDAJ6kWPdpLSGJHpt8gQuZbZmpykQRLii eh05mV2QZUnTPkf159exQu4bXZDjcw9a7sKYf03E7w4kcvl9y+lvV9E9KF/NEhpmaO7h3eubQ gMlvJJHZR64ThS0q7BzjhOyZVpuAQqLX2+n8cVaW+ppxihgEK2qHzGT/nCUiHur3LJrJMswo8 okMhztrMmhEgFk2ysFsT0ANvoGpqcpNS3Fi4cKBMHMdlqZ0Qt9O1mSFbdC0NSeinipz3rSTFR Oy51i8veZA95CYYr4q8ya5IexURfFy3QPq9jpu7A+52Ainz4fNEsB00TAV21NOkG+I5D4flzc SX1UX5ElNhLsFtEzbJC9pD3NZ1yPA7EsqhInFoUWG83KqwvyUg4Ru1VstnvHZMjA08+FCCDJb ATV4ZYaKIHaeVgQVdPdL/REC1o5H+J1GPAoGnqEOH8Hj6IZyd24scmFokoD+OJ2NXmdgfG8Um baKuzEkqfJsn42mD07n2neboF7WeytXa5Ml+JlloTpPWB5Nuo3v6QeHh2uVT2LiVgDjRiAvd5 iFHZ8aGMnJlZhvcMGwpQGTEKCV9AoDizaDBm9bTBo2OnqePsJIyxy9UyU5D41Ry55yHpMNif+ UrC4eq4vKhY/6DprX/bcwjCPBxcHRwGKcdJCOmXN+qmSjabf82FURKrrRRVbc4RsLajPiJryE RNH7z/LT92O71BBdDuxYfWtFLV65L+wJLHwazKGMo= Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Hi Junio, On Tue, 27 Oct 2020, Junio C Hamano wrote: > * jc/sequencer-stopped-sha-simplify (2020-10-21) 1 commit > - sequencer: tolerate abbreviated stopped-sha file > > Recently the format of an internal state file "rebase -i" uses has > been tightened up for consistency, which would hurt those who start > "rebase -i" with old git and then continue with new git. Loosen > the reader side a bit (which we may want to tighten again in a year > or so). > > Is this a real issue, or just a theoretical one? > cf. We had a similar situation when we decided to fix the incorrect quoting in the `author-script` file, and we decided that we have to be careful: https://lore.kernel.org/git/nycvar.QRO.7.76.6.1807271415410.10478@tvgsbejv= aqbjf.bet/ In light of that, I think we should go with Jonathan's patch for a couple of versions before tightening the reader side again. Ciao, Dscho