Re: cvs commit mailing list

[Richard Frith-Macdonald]

On Saturday, July 19, 2003, at 10:31 PM, Alexander Malmberg wrote:

> Hi,
>
> In order to make it easier to keep track of new stuff in cvs, and to
> make code review easier (more eyes => less bugs, and running "cvs diff"
> all the time is cumbersome), I think it would be a good idea to create  
> a
> cvs commit mailing list.
>
> Basically, each time something is committed to cvs, a mail would be  
> sent
> to this list with the log message and the diff against the previous
> version (or, if size is an issue, a link to the diff, eg.:
>
> http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/gnustep/gnustep/core/back/ 
> Source/art/ftfont.m.diff?r1=1.34&r2=1.35&diff_format=h
>
> ). I've seen and used this in other projects, and in my experience,
> having such a mailing list is a Good Thing. Comments? Thoughts?

Good idea ... I set up something similar where I work, and it's been  
quite
useful for me.