By the way, we should also start a new ML thread when we change subject (this thread was about "Build Failure", not about modifying a previous PR).
Thanks, Gilles Le mer. 5 janv. 2022 à 17:50, Gilles Sadowski <gillese...@gmail.com> a écrit : > > On GH, the "feature" branch referred to below is at > > https://github.com/apache/commons-math/tree/feature__MATH-1563__genetic_algorithm > > Le mer. 5 janv. 2022 à 17:45, Gilles Sadowski <gillese...@gmail.com> a écrit : > > > > Hello. > > > > Le mer. 5 janv. 2022 à 09:26, Avijit Basak <avijit.ba...@gmail.com> a écrit > > : > > > > > > Hi All > > > > > > I have identified a few *protected* methods which could be made > > > *private*. Those are mostly validation methods of input arguments and used > > > internally. Keeping them as protected won't add much value considering > > > future extension. > > > > This is the crux of the above (long) discussion. > > Everything that "could" be private, must be private. > > Anything that does not need to be public should be private > > by default, until a use-case is demonstrated for enhancing > > its visibility status. > > > > > I would like to do the modification. > > > It would be helpful if anyone can confirm the process of checking > > > in > > > new code now. Will it be as part of the same PR(#200) with a new commit? > > > > No. The state of PR #200 as of two days ago is in the > > feature__MATH-1563__genetic_algorithm > > branch.[1] > > From now on, modifications should come as new PRs based against > > that branch (i.e. *not* the "master" branch). > > > > > Would the commit message remain the same as earlier? > > > > No; please describe concisely, but fully, what the commit does. > > [For major changes, it may be useful to also file a JIRA report.] > > If there are several trivial changes, it is preferable that they be > > collected as a single commit (per PR). > > In this instance, the commit message could just be > > ---CUT--- > > Changed "protected" to "private". > > ---CUT--- > > without much more details, since it is in line with the general > > consensus that more "privacy" is better. ;-) > > However, please be careful to not mix several types of changes > > (e.g. visibility level changes and formatting changes) within the > > same commit. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Gilles > > > > [1] > > https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf?p=commons-math.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/feature__MATH-1563__genetic_algorithm > > > > > > > > Thanks & Regards > > > --Avijit Basak > > > > > > On Sun, 2 Jan 2022 at 19:05, Avijit Basak <avijit.ba...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi All > > > > > > > > I have created a new *PR*(*#200*) with all changes under a > > > > single > > > > commit message. Kindly review the same and let me know if any further > > > > change is required. > > > > > > > > Thanks & Regards > > > > --Avijit Basak > > > > > > > > > [...] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org