From: Dragan Simic <dsimic@manjaro.org>
To: Kristoffer Haugsbakk <code@khaugsbakk.name>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] format-patch: fix a bug in option exclusivity and add a test to t4014
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 13:48:22 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <0ade0ce2348ab24617e19bc60e648b64@manjaro.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <675e2dec-a80e-4b5d-84ab-75ec5604a1be@app.fastmail.com>
On 2024-04-17 13:38, Kristoffer Haugsbakk wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 17, 2024, at 09:11, Dragan Simic wrote:
>>> I had the same question but left it unwritten since I noticed that
>>> this new test is modelled after the test immediately following it in
>>> the script, and the existing test also redirects to "patch"
>>> unnecessarily. So, if it's done this way for consistency with
>>> existing
>>> tests, I don't mind letting it slide.
>>
>> Yes, I also wasn't super happy with this new test, as I already noted
>> in one of my replies, but improving this and the other similar tests
>> is most probably something best left for a follow-up series.
>
> I don’t see the point in writing the test in mimic-neighbors way only
> to
> improve it shortly after.
Well, the logic is quite simple: let me get this patch accepted,
and we'll deal with the improvements later. Though, don't get me
wrong, I'd always prefer to see things done the right way, but the
time, just like the other resources, is limited.
> If the test can be written in a better way then the other tests can be
> improved later. Or now. I think I’ve seen other discussions were a less
> good pattern wasn’t accepted in new tests even though they were used in
> existing ones. The reviewer then pointed out that the other tests
> should
> be updated later.
>
> That’s just my opinion and recollection.
I see, but this makes me wonder how often the other tests actually
get improved later?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2024-04-17 11:48 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 51+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-04-17 3:32 [PATCH 0/4] format-patch: fix an option coexistence bug and add new --resend option Dragan Simic
2024-04-17 3:32 ` [PATCH 1/4] format-patch docs: avoid use of parentheses to improve readability Dragan Simic
2024-04-17 3:32 ` [PATCH 2/4] format-patch: fix a bug in option exclusivity and add a test to t4014 Dragan Simic
2024-04-17 6:15 ` Eric Sunshine
2024-04-17 6:29 ` Dragan Simic
2024-04-17 6:27 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-04-17 6:56 ` Dragan Simic
2024-04-18 9:12 ` Dragan Simic
2024-04-17 6:33 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2024-04-17 6:40 ` Eric Sunshine
2024-04-17 7:11 ` Dragan Simic
2024-04-17 11:38 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2024-04-17 11:48 ` Dragan Simic [this message]
2024-04-17 6:54 ` Dragan Simic
2024-04-17 12:00 ` Dragan Simic
2024-04-17 3:32 ` [PATCH 3/4] format-patch: new --resend option for adding "RESEND" to patch subjects Dragan Simic
2024-04-17 6:14 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2024-04-17 6:36 ` Dragan Simic
2024-04-17 6:43 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2024-04-17 7:16 ` Dragan Simic
2024-04-17 6:35 ` Eric Sunshine
2024-04-17 7:05 ` Dragan Simic
2024-04-17 7:17 ` Eric Sunshine
2024-04-17 7:25 ` Dragan Simic
2024-04-18 20:04 ` Dragan Simic
2024-04-17 10:02 ` Phillip Wood
2024-04-17 10:52 ` Dragan Simic
2024-04-17 11:31 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2024-04-17 11:34 ` Dragan Simic
2024-04-17 11:40 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2024-04-17 11:43 ` Dragan Simic
2024-04-17 15:27 ` Junio C Hamano
2024-04-17 17:34 ` Dragan Simic
2024-04-17 21:03 ` Junio C Hamano
2024-04-17 21:09 ` Dragan Simic
2024-04-18 3:12 ` Dragan Simic
2024-04-18 22:34 ` Junio C Hamano
2024-04-19 0:08 ` Dragan Simic
2024-04-19 0:15 ` Eric Sunshine
2024-04-19 0:45 ` Dragan Simic
2024-04-19 3:05 ` Eric Sunshine
2024-04-19 2:13 ` Junio C Hamano
2024-04-19 3:07 ` Eric Sunshine
2024-04-19 16:21 ` Junio C Hamano
2024-04-17 3:32 ` [PATCH 4/4] t4014: add tests to cover --resend option and its exclusivity Dragan Simic
2024-04-17 6:48 ` Eric Sunshine
2024-04-17 7:20 ` Dragan Simic
2024-04-17 6:02 ` [PATCH 0/4] format-patch: fix an option coexistence bug and add new --resend option Eric Sunshine
2024-04-17 6:07 ` Dragan Simic
2024-04-17 6:23 ` Eric Sunshine
2024-04-17 6:43 ` Dragan Simic
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