Re: suggested feature: completely expunge a file (or just a delta) a la rebase

"Mike Coleman" [off-list ref] writes:

Here's an idea for a git feature.  (Or perhaps this is already
possible and I just don't see it.)
...
Anyway, I realized that hacking the archive this way isn't very
elegant, but maybe others would find it useful.  It seems like the
basic technique of git-rebase could be applied here.

There have been talks about polishing cg-rewritehist into a
shape suitable for inclusion in core git.git, now Cogito is not
actively developed anymore.

I think the first thing to fix is its name "rewritehist", which
may technically be correct, feels a bit too ugly ;-)

On 4/26/07, Junio C Hamano [off-list ref] wrote:

There have been talks about polishing cg-rewritehist into a
shape suitable for inclusion in core git.git, now Cogito is not
actively developed anymore.

Ah, that looks like it'd fit the bill.  I may see if it'll still work
for my simple case.  Thanks for the pointer.

I think the first thing to fix is its name "rewritehist", which
may technically be correct, feels a bit too ugly ;-)

Naming is very important.  I seem to recall hearing (from PE) that one
of the early Unix guys was later asked if there was anything they'd
change in hindsight.  Their response: they'd spell "creat" with an
'e'.

Hi,

On Thu, 26 Apr 2007, Mike Coleman wrote:

On 4/26/07, Junio C Hamano [off-list ref] wrote:

quoted

There have been talks about polishing cg-rewritehist into a
shape suitable for inclusion in core git.git, now Cogito is not
actively developed anymore.

Ah, that looks like it'd fit the bill.  I may see if it'll still work
for my simple case.  Thanks for the pointer.

quoted

I think the first thing to fix is its name "rewritehist", which
may technically be correct, feels a bit too ugly ;-)

Naming is very important.

Maybe git-rewrite-commits?

I seem to recall hearing (from PE) that one of the early Unix guys was 
later asked if there was anything they'd change in hindsight.  Their 
response: they'd spell "creat" with an 'e'.

In related news: there is really no question that bike sheds should be 
painted red. Really.

Ciao,
Dscho

I have no idea why bike sheds should be painted red (though this does
sound very vaguely familiar).  I did get a chance to try out
cg-admin-rewritehist last night, and it worked like a charm.  Even got
rid of my graft point (my project has previously lived in RCS, CVS,
and Subversion).

Anyway, it'd definitely be useful, I think, especially as a means to
unroll newby mistakes such as mine.

Mike


On 4/26/07, Johannes Schindelin [off-list ref] wrote:

Hi,

On Thu, 26 Apr 2007, Mike Coleman wrote:

quoted

On 4/26/07, Junio C Hamano [off-list ref] wrote:

quoted

There have been talks about polishing cg-rewritehist into a
shape suitable for inclusion in core git.git, now Cogito is not
actively developed anymore.

Ah, that looks like it'd fit the bill.  I may see if it'll still work
for my simple case.  Thanks for the pointer.

quoted

I think the first thing to fix is its name "rewritehist", which
may technically be correct, feels a bit too ugly ;-)

Naming is very important.

Maybe git-rewrite-commits?

quoted

I seem to recall hearing (from PE) that one of the early Unix guys was
later asked if there was anything they'd change in hindsight.  Their
response: they'd spell "creat" with an 'e'.

In related news: there is really no question that bike sheds should be
painted red. Really.

Ciao,
Dscho