Re: [boost] git reset and force push

Le 07/10/15 23:35, Daniel James a écrit :

On 7 October 2015 at 08:25, Raffi Enficiaud wrote:

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Ok, this is what I wanted to know. Basically I recreated a develop branch for boost.test release to develop (then to master) on a clean history. I wanted to know if the git bot of the modular boost (the one that commits under the name "Automated Commit ") is able to take just the sha of the develop branch, or if its relying on some linear history.

I'm the maintainer of the bot, so I'll add a quick reply. It just reads new commit hashes from the github api, and pays no attention to module history so it has no problems with force pushes.

This was also my intuition, now I am sure.

But that doesn't mean they're okay, they can cause all sorts of problems for people who have branches, for the history of the super-project, for scripts which assume a linear history, and for developers who aren't fully versed in git techniques. I haven't read all of the thread, but it looks like this has all been discussed.

Indeed, but at least the piece of information you provide on this bot promotes the bot as stable wrt. history rewrite, which was not obvious.

Also, if you have any further questions about the bot, please make it clear in the subject, so that it will get my attention. I don't read most threads.

Sure thanks! Raffi