Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2020 16:01:59 -0700 From: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> To: Alan Somers <asomers@freebsd.org> Cc: Rick Macklem <rmacklem@uoguelph.ca>, FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: referencing one commit in another for git Message-ID: <CANCZdfp0WDqM_f01JZgScyeDh_tBgYSrWSzk4ruQb526B9y2vw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAOtMX2gsYVeN1NZVjtGX7EDNFnL2qKV%2Bg3GtSS-YFyn1A6_wLg@mail.gmail.com> References: <YQXPR0101MB0968535A875FF1D2C32352E8DDDE0@YQXPR0101MB0968.CANPRD01.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM> <CAOtMX2gsYVeN1NZVjtGX7EDNFnL2qKV%2Bg3GtSS-YFyn1A6_wLg@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, Dec 23, 2020, 3:21 PM Alan Somers <asomers@freebsd.org> wrote: > On Wed, Dec 23, 2020 at 3:16 PM Rick Macklem <rmacklem@uoguelph.ca> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > So I just did my first git commit. Pretty scary, but it looks ok. > > > > Now, how do I reference one commit in another related > > commit's log? > > > > By the long winded hash or ?? > > > > I'm not sure if I should ask here or on the git mailing list, > > but I figured this isn't a technical git question... > > > > Thanks for any help with this, rick > > > > Yeah, you should use the full hash. For temporary references, like during > a code review, you can use the first "several" digits of the hash. For a > project of FreeBSD's size, "several" is probably 11-13. But in permanent > contexts, like commit logs, you should use the full hash. When somebody > views the commit on a platform like Github, Github will automatically turn > it into a hyperlink, and display only the first "several" digits. > For MFCs we are recommending the first 11. I think this will likely suffice and matches the git client behavior. Warner -Alan > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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