[Gnu-arch-users] [BUG] Patchlog Removed-files mentions explicit id-tags

[David Allouche]

On Mon, Aug 16, 2004 at 11:54:44AM -0700, Tom Lord wrote:
> 
>     > From: David Allouche <address@hidden>
> 
>     > I have just found that when explicit id-tags are used, the patchlog
>     > header "New-files" does not mention explicit id-tags, but the
>     > "Removed-files" headers does mention them.
> 
>     > I _can_ write a workaround for the inconsistence if the correct
>     > behaviour would be not to show explicit id-tags ever in patchlogs, so I
>     > would like to know what _is_ the correct behaviour.
> 
> These headers are not heavily used.  Their primary use is, for human
> consumption (e.g., grep for a filename).
> 
> Therefore, I think, the explicit id files can be safely omitted from
> the headers.

Patchlog headers (especially Removed-files, but there might be other) SHOULD
not mention explicit id-tag files.

I'll implement a workaround in PyArch to filter-out explicit id tags in
Removed-files listing.

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