GNU bug report logs - #64055
31.0.50; log-view-modify-change-comment support for Git and Hg

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Message #187 received at 64055 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Sean Whitton <spwhitton <at> spwhitton.name>
Cc: Morgan.J.Smith <at> outlook.com, 64055 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, dgutov <at> yandex.ru
Subject: Re: bug#64055: Implementation of modifying VC change comments for Git
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 08:49:58 +0300

> From: Sean Whitton <spwhitton <at> spwhitton.name>
> Cc: dgutov <at> yandex.ru,  Morgan.J.Smith <at> outlook.com,  64055 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:46:39 +0800
> 
> Hello,
> 
> On Mon 21 Oct 2024 at 08:39am +03, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> 
> > Which aspects of "rewriting history" you consider Git-specific?  I
> > think any dVCS has the same issues with that, and supports similar
> > workflows, so the concept is relevant to all of them.
> 
> Mainly the terminology.

I think both rebasing and non-FF pushes can happen with all dVCSes, so
the issue is indeed more general than only with Git.

> If others think it is fine to go ahead and call the defcustom
> vc-allow-rewriting-history, I am happy to do so.

I think we should indeed rename it, yes.

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