Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:35:16 +0100 | | From | Stefan Richter <> | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Remove errors caught by checkpatch.pl in kernel/kallsyms.c |
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Julia Lawall wrote: > Is everything below the --- preserved in what is available via git log?
No, none of it (if the patch is mechanically applied with e.g. git-am).
Sometimes, useful information does indeed get lost because an author didn't consider it "above ---"-worthy.
... > I think the how information has some value, > both to make people aware of what tools are useful for what kinds of > tasks, and to help one understand what criteria were used in making the > patch.
That information is perfect for conservation mailing list archives.
The source repository metadata (commit logs) have other purposes: Keep book about what happened to the source code and why.
> This can sometimes be conveyed more precisely using code than > English text.
If the scope of a change is better captured that way, then OK.
> I agree that the how information is not always relevant for > the person who just wants to scan a changelog to see what is new in the > current Linux release.
The changelog is not only to learn what's new (i.e. a source of release notes), it's also to learn what's old. :-) I go through old changelogs all the time because I deal with code with history older than my involvement or too old for me to remember the circumstances. -- Stefan Richter -=====-==--= --=- =---- http://arcgraph.de/sr/
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