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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] "tla commit" generates a patch-set even if there ar
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Robert Widhopf-Fenk |
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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] "tla commit" generates a patch-set even if there are no changes |
Date: |
Thu, 13 May 2004 21:55:32 +0200 |
On Thursday, May 13, 2004 at 14:51:52, James Blackwell wrote:
> In lists.arch.users, you wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > another oddity.
> >
> > When calling "tla commit" without changes in the tree it
> > still will create a patch set.
>
> Correct.
>
> >
> > IMHO it should complain that there are no changes and
> > exit(-1), what it it good for generating an empty
> > patch-set. (o.k. there is a log in the patch-set but
> > nothing else ;-/)
>
> Not so. :)
>
> Here's two reasons:
>
> 1. This provides a mechanism for adding a note to the patchlogs
> without having to make a nonsense patch. (For example, 'blaming')
>
> 2. If you get stuck in a position where you need to
> cacherev, but you don't have any code that you actually
> need to change, you can do an 'empty commit' to push a
> cacherev to a mirror.
O.k. while this sounds reasonable to me I still think those
two are not the default situation and I would prefer being
asked before unless I use a --force switch.
Robert
- [Gnu-arch-users] Re: [BUG] "tla commit" vs. changes, (continued)
- [Gnu-arch-users] Re: [BUG] "tla commit" vs. changes, Samuel Tardieu, 2004/05/24
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] [BUG] "tla commit" vs. changes, Miles Bader, 2004/05/24
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] [BUG] "tla commit" vs. changes, Matthieu Moy, 2004/05/24
- [Gnu-arch-users] Re: [BUG] "tla commit" vs. changes, Julian T. J. Midgley, 2004/05/26
- [Gnu-arch-users] Re: [BUG] "tla commit" vs. changes, Miles Bader, 2004/05/24
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] [BUG] "tla commit" vs. changes, James Blackwell, 2004/05/24
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] [BUG] "tla commit" vs. changes, Robert Widhopf-Fenk, 2004/05/24
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] [BUG] "tla commit" vs. changes, Miles Bader, 2004/05/24
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] [BUG] "tla commit" vs. changes, James Blackwell, 2004/05/24
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] [BUG] "tla commit" vs. changes, Robert Widhopf-Fenk, 2004/05/25
Re: [Gnu-arch-users] "tla commit" generates a patch-set even if there are no changes,
Robert Widhopf-Fenk <=
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] "tla commit" generates a patch-set even if there are no changes, Aaron Bentley, 2004/05/13
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] "tla commit" generates a patch-set even if there are no changes, Robert Widhopf-Fenk, 2004/05/13
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] "tla commit" generates a patch-set even if there are no changes, Aaron Bentley, 2004/05/13
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] "tla commit" generates a patch-set even if there are no changes, Robert Widhopf-Fenk, 2004/05/13
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] "tla commit" generates a patch-set even if there are no changes, Jani Monoses, 2004/05/14
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] "tla commit" generates a patch-set even if there are no changes, Aaron Bentley, 2004/05/14
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] "tla commit" generates a patch-set even if there are no changes, James Blackwell, 2004/05/14
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] "tla commit" generates a patch-set even if there are no changes, Aaron Bentley, 2004/05/14
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] "tla commit" generates a patch-set even if there are no changes, James Blackwell, 2004/05/14
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] "tla commit" generates a patch-set even if there are no changes, Aaron Bentley, 2004/05/14