Re: cvs commit: src/usr.bin/whois whois.c

[David Rhodus <sdrhodus@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 13:19:36 +0100, Devon H. O'Dell
<dodell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Thu, 2005-02-17 at 03:53 -0800, Liam J. Foy wrote:
> > liamfoy     2005/02/17 03:53:33 PST
> >
> > DragonFly src repository
> >
> >   Modified files:
> >     usr.bin/whois        whois.c
> >   Log:
> >   - Better handling of a given(-p) invalid port number.
> >
> >   From: OpenBSD
> 
> Don't mean to be picky, but should we start citing revision numbers when
> we pick something out of another tree?
> 
> --Devon
> 
> Whoops, forgot to send this to the list. I notice that lately revisions
> aren't being cited, and it is helpful when you want to know where
> they're from.
> 
> It'd be cool if the revisions could also include a link to the CVS cross
> reference eventually, where we could give a "hint" that a revision comes
> from another tree.
> 
> --Devon
> 
> 

I'm not sure I like that idea.  I think the commit emails are already
too messy with the http:// links to all the diffs.  Personally when
ever I look at pervious revision history I use cvs on the command
line.  How many people use the http:// links in these commit emails ? 
Perhaps we could remove them.

-- 
                                            -David
                                            Steven David Rhodus
                                            <drhodus@xxxxxxxxxxx>