Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: reminder: winning smallish project

[Robert Collins]

On Sat, 2003-09-20 at 13:58, Miles Bader wrote:

> I agree that these aren't all that great either.  My (vague) idea was
> that `replay --reverse' removes an earlier patch from the set of applied
> patches, putting it back into the `pending' pool (from the point of view
> of `whats-missing' et al).  The suggested operation, on the other hand
> says `_omit_ the given patch from the patch stream completely, don't
> even put it back into the pending pool.'  It's as if it never happened
> at all except for the historical note included in the patch logs.

Thats a misleading analogy.

'it's as if it never happened except for the record that it happened'
!!!

Reread Tom's previous message about the difference, it's right on the
nail.

Rob
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