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

[Mark A. Flacy]

>>>>> "Tom" == Tom Lord <address@hidden> writes:
Tom> 
>> From: "Mark A. Flacy" <address@hidden>
>>
>> You could also add a pre-commit hook to ~/.arch-params/hook that checks
>> the return code from arch_run_hook() that allows you to return an error
>> code that aborts the commit operation.  Pass at least the log file name
>> to the hook[1], and Bob's your uncle.
Tom> 
Tom> That's true but mostly beside the point -- wouldn't such a hook be
Tom> more for some form of acceptance testing than for log editting?

I believe that would be the heaviest use of such a hook.

I would also imagine that at least one implementation of such a hook would
provide a way to edit the log file so that it could pass inspection.  A
non-existent or effectively blank log file would not pass inspection, would
it?  I guess that you can provide that edit logic as well as anyone else.

To me, the entire edit loop problem seems to fit better into the
maybe-never-to-be-written overarch layer rather than the core.  That's
about all I've got to say on the subject, so you can drive a stake into
this thread AFAIC.


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