Re: [math][git] newbie question: best way to backport?

2015-03-08 Thread Phil Steitz
On 3/8/15 3:34 PM, Peter Ansell wrote: > Hi Phil, > > In the past I have used something like "git checkout -b temp-backport > && git rebase -i" to squash multiple backportable commits into a > single commit, and then it sometimes applies better (less conflicts in > some cases) than using cherry-pic

Re: [math][git] newbie question: best way to backport?

2015-03-08 Thread Peter Ansell
Hi Phil, In the past I have used something like "git checkout -b temp-backport && git rebase -i" to squash multiple backportable commits into a single commit, and then it sometimes applies better (less conflicts in some cases) than using cherry-pick on all of the individual commits. However, that

[math][git] newbie question: best way to backport?

2015-03-08 Thread Phil Steitz
cherry-pick barfs because paths have changed due to package rename. What is the best way to backport fixes to 3_X or the other way? Phil - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org For additional commands, e-mai

Re: svn commit: r1661762 - in /commons/proper/lang/trunk/src: changes/ main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/concurrent/ test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/concurrent/

2015-03-08 Thread Oliver Heger
Hi Arthur, many thanks for this detailed analysis! Your conclusion is to the point: your proposal is certainly valuable, but it is hard to explain it to users and give them sound recommendations. So I am on the fence. If we add this class, the pros and cons you listed should in any case become par