Re: [boost] [Git] Boost Filesystem now has public GitHub repository

Subject: Re: [boost] [Git] Boost Filesystem now has public GitHub repository
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-02-13 14:46:09

AMDG

On 2/13/2011 10:42 AM, Bryce Lelbach (wash) wrote:
> So you're just going to squash git commits and apply them at once :(?
> It is in bad form in the Boost world to commit multiple changes at once, as
> this makes it harder to track down breaking changes.
>
> It seems clear to me that this is a violation of our Boost SVN policies and
> culture. Where is the list discussion about this change?
>

It's Beman's library, so he's free to manage it
in any way he wants as long as it doesn't go
against the release process.

> Commits should be made atomically. And you should not squash commits together -
> if there is a problem with a change you make, it becomes harder for others (or
> yourself) to revert it.

Yes, but...
If there's a problem, then Beman gets to fix it.
If he's willing to deal with this, then I don't
have a problem with it.

> This is a mistake that I myself have made in the
> past. Steven was reverting changes that I made to Boost.Config - other, valid
> changes to Boost configuration were also changed in the same commit.
>

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe