[Python-Dev] Re: [Python-checkins] CVS log messages with diffs

[Barry A. Warsaw]

>>>>> "BAW" == Barry A Warsaw <bwarsaw@cnri.reston.va.us> writes:

    BAW> There was a suggestion to start augmenting the checkin emails
    BAW> to include the diffs of the checkin.  This would let you keep
    BAW> a current snapshot of the tree without having to do a direct
    BAW> `cvs update'.

The voting has stopped, with the "yeah" vote slightly head of the
"nay" vote.  We'll go with context diffs, and we'll be implementing
Greg Stein's approach with the xml-checkins list: truncating diffs to
H number of lines at the top and T number of lines at the bottom, so
as not to overwhelm incoming email.

I'll try to get this going sometime today (no promises).  You'll
likely see a number of tests coming through python-checkins in the
meantime.  I'll send a message out when it's done.

-Barry