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On Jul 18, 2007, at 2:19 PM, Antti Kantee wrote:

> On Wed Jul 18 2007 at 13:10:59 +0100, David Brownlee wrote:
>> On Wed, 18 Jul 2007, Zafer Aydogan wrote:
>>
>>> 2007/7/18, Bernd Ernesti <veego@netbsd.org>:
>>>> On Tue, Jul 17, 2007 at 06:38:37PM -0400, Blair Sadewitz wrote:
>>>>> I often read source-changes/pkgsrc-changes and would find it =20
>>>>> useful if
>>>>> the messages contained a link to the diff as it appears on
>>>>> cvsweb.netbsd.org--especially when I am using a browser like =20
>>>>> elinks.
>>>>> It doesn't even have to be proper HTML (I don't want it to make =20=

>>>>> things
>>>>> ugly for those not using web browsers, etc.),  just a URL.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any comments/opinions on this?
>>>>
>>>> I don't like it. This way we will increase the size of the =20
>>>> commit mail
>>>> and it will be not easier to get the real cvs command, depending =20=

>>>> on where
>>>> you place the html urls.
>>>> Think about many changes where this would increase the size by a =20=

>>>> 1/3 or
>>>> even more.
>>>>
>>>> Bernd
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I would like it very much. I wanted to request this feature myself a
>>> long time ago.
>>> I've subscribed to source-changes and it would be a real benefit to
>>> see what has changed via cvsweb, by clicking on the link in the =20
>>> commit
>>> log. It is even useful for browsing by web in mail-index.
>>
I like this idea pretty much, too. It would be great and much quicker =20=

to see source-changes in web without cvs rdiff commands:)

>> 	If people are really dead set against adding this to the email
>> 	an alternative would be to provide an <input> box on
>> 	cvsweb.netbsd.org into which you could paste one the the
>> 	cvs rdiff lines from the commit message to see the relevant
>> 	change
>
> I support adding them.  Having to paste the lines around takes away =20=

> the
> convenience, e.g. opening multiple diffs to tabs.  The size argument
> is silly and if you add the links to the end, it doesn't even disturb
> people who want to get to the cvs rdiff links.
>
> The only downside I see is that cvsweb doesn't (IIRC) update quite as
> fast as anoncvs, so there'll be delay before the link works.
>
> --=20
> Antti Kantee <pooka@iki.fi>                     Of course he runs =20
> NetBSD
> http://www.iki.fi/pooka/                          http://=20
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>     "la qualit=E9 la plus indispensable du cuisinier est l'exactitude"

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