From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Sebastian Rose Subject: Re: Development setup (was: Org-mode release 7.01) Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:00:34 +0200 Message-ID: <871vax7o8d.fsf@gmx.de> References: <87zkxnja2h.fsf@gmx.de> <4C058B7B-F6E9-490B-9467-4A6B77B1EDAC@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=55172 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1ObLna-0001Dp-CI for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:00:31 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1ObLnY-0003NA-Qu for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:00:30 -0400 Received: from mailout-de.gmx.net ([213.165.64.22]:55400 helo=mail.gmx.net) by eggs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1ObLnY-0003Mo-Gl for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:00:28 -0400 In-Reply-To: <4C058B7B-F6E9-490B-9467-4A6B77B1EDAC@gmail.com> (Carsten Dominik's message of "Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:26:18 +0200") List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Carsten Dominik Cc: Emacs-orgmode mailing list Carsten Dominik writes: > Hi Sebastian, > > I would like to fix this as well but have not yet had the time to > do so and I am being hampered by my limited knowledge of python > and of the patchwork server. > > This will change, but I don't know how fast. > > - Carsten Ok. Good to hear! Tanks Sebastian > On Jul 20, 2010, at 2:01 AM, Sebastian Rose wrote: > >> Hi Carsten and John, >> >> >>> Also, I need to shout out my gratitude to the increasing number of >>> volunteers in the project. >>> >>> John Wiegley's patchwork server has done wonders for streamlining the >>> process of reviewing and applying patches. I have applied dozens of >>> patches though this process, just in the last week. >>> >>> The issue tracker by David Maus has finally brought some structure >>> into the stream of ideas and reports on this mailing list, at a >>> moment when I was about to falter under the amount of work >>> maintaining this project means for me. Frankly, right now I >>> don't know how I would do things without David's competent and >>> efficient help - he has effectively and silently become >>> co-maintainer of this project. >> >> >> The new technique drives me crazy. To me, it feels frustrating compared >> to the direct means of "the good old times". >> >> >> Now, that the release is done, it's time to speak about the next decade >> of Org mode developing ;) >> >> >> >> A minute ago I got 5 mails like this one here: >> >> >> Subject: >> >> "Patchwork: Patch 150 Accepted" >> >> Body: >> >> Patch 145 (http://patchwork.newartisans.com/patch/145/) is now Accepted. >> >> This relates to the following submission: >> >> http://mid.gmane.org/%3C1279347713-29950-1-git-send-email-dmaus%40ictsoc.de%3E >> >> >> >> >> This current mechanism might help the maintainers as it's automated, but >> for me it's hard to follow. >> >> I often delete mails suggesting patches I don't apprehend. I then get >> those dangling "Patchwork: ..." messages. I simply don't want to gather >> all those mails from this high traffic list, just to now to which >> issue the accepted patches belong. >> >> I don't want to click the link(s) in those mails and wait for my browser >> to load either. >> >> >> Suggestions: >> >> 1.) Could the original mail (the one including the actual patch, even if >> modified) be attached to the autogenerated email, please? >> This should be at the very bottom of the mail, because of length and >> priority. >> >> 2.) And how about the subject? The OP's subject is what I read on the >> patchwork server. Why can't that be (part of) the subject of the >> "Accepted" message? E.g.: >> >> [Orgmode] [ACCEPTED] org-capture with LISP function template >> >> Maybe something that works on gmane et al, too. >> >> 3.) If there are annotations to the patch, would it be possible to >> include that comment in that automated message? I don't now how the >> patch is switched to accepted on the patchwork server. But a simple >> textarea field and appropriate POST variable would do, wouldn't it? >> >> >> >> This is all information available on the patchwork server. So I hope >> it's just changing a few lines of code? >> >> I sometimes receive mails from bugzilla servers, concerning bug reports >> I wrote years ago. I never had that problem to understand what those >> mails were trying to tell me. >> >> >> Thanks for considering this. >> >> >> Best wishes >> >> Sebastian >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Emacs-orgmode mailing list >> Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. >> Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org >> http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode > > - Carsten