GNU bug report logs - #15322
VC log buffer scrolls itself

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Message #78 received at 15322 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
Cc: rcopley <at> gmail.com, 15322 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#15322: VC log buffer scrolls itself
Date: Sun, 03 May 2015 19:32:00 +0300

> Cc: rcopley <at> gmail.com, 15322 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> From: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
> Date: Sun, 3 May 2015 18:58:35 +0300
> 
> On 05/03/2015 05:34 PM, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> 
> > I don't think it's a good idea to have in the code comments that only
> > mention the bug number, without also trying to explain the reason(s)
> > for what the code does.
> 
> Okay. That exact piece of code should be self-evident, but I've added 
> some words else where, as well as the bug reference anyway.

Thanks.

>  > If it's possible to write a clear and concise> explanation, you don't 
> even need to mention the bug number.
> 
> The surrounding code is pretty hairy, so might be possible to regress by 
> accident. This way, someone changing it would look at the bug first.

Quite.

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