Re: [PATCH 2/2] Add keyword unexpansion support to convert.c

Hi,

On Tue, 17 Apr 2007, Junio C Hamano wrote:

"Robin H. Johnson" [off-list ref] writes:

quoted

As for a usage case:
- J.PEBKAC.User gets a a tree (from a tarball or GIT, we should gain the
  same output)
- Copies some file outside of the tree (the user is NOT smart enough,
  and resists all reasonable attempts at edumacation)
- Modifies said file outside of tree.
- Contacts maintainer with entire changed file.
- User vanishes off the internet.

The entire file he sent if it's CVS, contains a $Header$ that uniquely
identifies the file (path and revision), and the maintainer can simply
drop the file in, and 'cvs diff -r$OLDREV $FILE'.
If it's git, the maintainer drops the file in, and does 'git diff
$OLDSHA1 $FILE'.

I personally hope that the maintainer drops such a non-patch
that originates from a PEBKAC.

Me, too. Although people really believe strange things. When I asked such 
a guy on another list, if he could send me a patch instead of a complete 
file, he shouted loudly at me that patches were obsolete. Yes. Really. I 
begged to differ, but I guess he still believes that.

Ciao,
Dscho