GNU bug report logs - #38044
27.0.50; There should be an easier way to look at a specific vc commit

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From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
Cc: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>, Stephen Berman <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net>, 38044 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#38044: 27.0.50; There should be an easier way to look at a specific vc commit
Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2019 23:20:17 +0200

> But I don't think it's a good idea to mix the results of two different
> searches. I think there should be two of them. But there could be an
> extra -dwim- command

I agree than dwim would be better.  But what a hint to use for deciding
on showing a commit by sha instead of matching it in the commit messages?

> that makes the choice based on the word under point
> (and whether it's hexinumeric).

Making the choice whether the word is hexinumeric doesn't look too
unambiguous.  What if the user wants to search a hexinumeric word
in the text of commit messages?  For example, searching for "5761a1a393"
to find messages that contain "Revert commit 5761a1a393 ..."

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