[gentoo-dev] Re: RFC: Require full $P not just $PN on stable/keyword commit messages

[Michael 'veremitz' Everitt <gentoo@veremit.xyz>]

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On 01/11/19 19:59, Michael 'veremitz' Everitt wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I've noticed a lot of stabilisation commit messages (and a few keywording
> ones too) simply state the package atom and not the relevant
> release/version. I find this a little meaningless, as unless this is the
> first time the package has ever been either stabilised or keyworded, it is
> reasonable to expect that there is/was some transition point for a package
> from when it first entered the Gentoo Repository.
>
> Therefore, it would be much /more/ useful to have the package-version
> tagged in the commit message, so that you could easily grep logs for when a
> given version of a package was stabilised, and/or keyworded. Granted, this
> is more of-use in a historical context compared to a present (future?!)
> one, but I would argue that it conveys more meaning -with- the version than
> without.
>
> Thoughts from outside peanut gallery?
>
> Michael / veremitz.
>
Also, it's particularly helpful if you have an atom feed of a given
package, to see when versions are stabilised (present and future contexts
covered... ;D)


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