Re: Commit log for reverts

[Bengt Richter]

On +2020-01-04 23:19:52 +0100, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
> Hola!
> 
> address@hidden skribis:
> 
> > commit a06a4f918243dc784f9089d60690559b72a4e308
> > Author: Brett Gilio <address@hidden>
> > Date:   Fri Jan 3 20:15:44 2020 -0600
> >
> >     Revert "gnu: Add swi-prolog."
> >     
> >     This reverts commit 3f37f3909712eb7269b6e8184c0d61bfc61b67f9.
> 
> When reverting changes, I think we should always add a sentence possibly
> with a link explaining the revert, to make it easier to those of us
> reading guix-commits and to our future selves looking at the commit log
> and wondering what was going on back then.  :-)
> 
> Thoughts?

Wondering what log syntax might support writing a graph tool[1]
that would produce a chart of commits and reversions
with boxes of synopses connected by arrows.

[1] With output options for utf8 console output as well as
pdf, png, etc (via tex?) 

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Regards,
Bengt Richter