Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: give us a hand with arch

[Alexander Deruwe]

On Fri, Sep 26, 2003 at 11:10:59AM +0200, Pau Aliagas wrote:
> On Fri, 26 Sep 2003, Paul Hedderly wrote:
> > I prefer that you use the tagline method - and it defaults to explicit
> > if you don't make taglines. That way new files can get taglines and over
> > time things get nicer.
> 
> I cannot but agree with you if for one thing: as the explicit tagging 
> method would be automatic, what would happen to he new files created by 
> Andrea with taglines? It's not easy to skip them. Or is it?

Yes it is.  Plese have a look here:
http://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/gnu-arch-users/2003-09/msg00585.html

> > I don't know what tagging method John used for his tree. I suspect
> > names. I would like to change that so that if his tree became a base
> > that everyone tagged from we wouldn't be stuck with names.
> 
> I think he used names, that's why I suggest to import the entire kernel 
> from CVS using the available toolsthat would automate all the process.

I think it would be better if (whenever such a change would likely be
accepted) taglines are added to the kernel source files even before
many kernel developers start using arch.
They do not harm anyone or anything, and it will greatly reduce possible
merging problems when arch is first used.

The best suggestion so far (or rather the one which I like the most ;)
is to use the output of 'uuidgen', like so:

/* arch-tag: a510a930-ee34-4b0d-9de0-17fb090a6bd5
 */

Alexander