On Fri, 14 Aug 2015 02:11:09 -0700 Daniel Campbell (zlg) wrote: > I honestly don't see the point of this when `git log` or even `git > diff` or standard `diff` will tell you if what's in your overlay > differs from the source. With some bash magic it could even be > automated. The point of that 'feature' is to see what, if anything, > has changed between one's overlay and Gentoo's running tree. A diff > would not only be able to tell you *if* anything changed, but also > *what*, without adding around 5-7 extra bytes per ebuild. Sure, it's > only bytes, but when multiplied against the number of ebuilds we have, > it can make a few hundred KB difference. When expanded, that number > multiplies. Is it worth adding this extra bloat to something that a > standard utility can expose better than a hash?
Agree here. Also I don't like the idea of post-modifying content of signed commits: files developers committed to the tree should be the same users get. As a side effect this will simplify tree consistency checks and forensics. Best regards, Andrew Savchenko
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