Re: [Savannah-help-public] Re: The MH-E repository

[Sylvain Beucler]

On Mon, Oct 03, 2005 at 04:14:50PM -0700, Bill Wohler wrote:
> Sylvain Beucler <address@hidden> wrote:
> > On Fri, Sep 30, 2005 at 03:49:08PM -0700, Bill Wohler wrote:
> > > Sylvain Beucler <address@hidden> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > The FSF set up an anti-spam rule that block mail "from AND to mailing
> > > > lists" :/
> > > > 
> > > > However I/Miles/... should be able to setup an alias at fencepost :)
> > > > Indeed.
> > > > 
> > > > Please tell me what you decide (whether commits should go to both
> > > > mailing lists or only mh-e-devel).
> > > 
> > > It's time to proceed with this. But first, a couple of quick questions.
> > > 
> > > I have not been able to find (your version of) the log_accum.pl script
> > > to confirm, but the following email implies that we might be able to say
> > > -m emacs-commit -m mh-e-devel on the command line:
> > > 
> > >   http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2001-11/msg01079.html
> > 
> > Check
> > http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/administration/administration/infra/commit_prep-log_accum/log_accum.pl?rev=1.4&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup
> > 
> > Apparently it should work there as well, my bad.
> > 
> > > Then there's the question of the -D option as well.
> > 
> > I don't think all combinations will be possible. Activating the diffs
> > globally for all lists should work.
> > 
> > > Also, is there an option to generate unified diffs instead of context
> > > diffs? With large hunks, it's impossible to compare the changes in
> > > context diffs.
> > 
> > Yes.
> 
> Sylvain,
> 
> Thanks for the pointer to the modified script. If I'm reading it
> correctly, I think that the MH-E developers would be happy (the log
> message and unified diffs for every file in the check-in combined within
> a single message) with a loginfo entry of:
> 
>   ^emacs/lisp/mh-e /bin/log_accum -T emacs -C -m address@hidden -m 
> address@hidden -D -u -r "" -s %{sVv}
> 
> However, if you're correct in that your spam filter will deny this, then
> it should be changed to:
> 
>   ^emacs/lisp/mh-e /bin/log_accum -T emacs -C -m address@hidden -D -u -r "" 
> -s %{sVv}
> 
> and an mh-e-commit alias on fencepost should be created that contains
> address@hidden and address@hidden
> 
> Finally, if the emacs-commit community does not like getting the MH-E
> diffs (unified ones at that) in the same message as the log, then
> emacs-commit should be removed from the mailing list and interested
> individuals should subscribe (assuming that the mailing list is set up
> with mailman and rather than in /etc/aliases).
> 
> Can you makes these changes for me please? If so, please let me know
> when I can test this. Thanks!

I setup the first solution (no alias).

There should not be spam issues.

-- 
Sylvain