[dev] [commits] Horde-Hatchery branch master updated.

[Michael Rubinsky]

Quoting Michael M Slusarz <slusarz at horde.org>:

> Quoting Jan Schneider <jan at horde.org>:
>
>> Zitat von Jan Schneider <jan at horde.org>:
>>
>>> Zitat von Chuck Hagenbuch <chuck at horde.org>:
>>>
>>>> Quoting Jan Schneider <jan at horde.org>:
>>>>
>>>>> The point is that revision/commit numbers are the only means to
>>>>> determine what has changed between my current config file and the
>>>>> .dist version. It makes developers' lifes easier because we have to
>>>>> update configuration files regularly.
>>>>
>>>> Maybe this is embarrassing, but I've never used them for that. I
>>>> just diff my conf files.
>>>
>>> Which is quite annoying if you have many changes in your config
>>> files, unless you diff *all* of them *before* updating, which is no
>>> less annoying.
>>
>> Since I have a pretty strong opinion about this, does anybody veto if
>> I'm going to revert this?
>
> Yes - because I feel strongly in the opposite direction.  Ease of  
> reading for admins is much more important.
>
> Comparing config files to dist files is something that can be easily  
> done via a small script.  Would have the added bonus of allowing  
> scanning all config dirs at the same time.

I think the point is that the revision numbers allow us to know  
exactly which version of the config file we are comparing against.   
This becomes especially useful/important if there are lots of changes  
from the default.  i.e. I just want to know if there were any new  
options added (or removed) between the time I last updated my config  
file and the latest *.dist file in the repository...and know the  
difference between those changes and the changes that I introduced to  
a default value. Otherwise, there is no way of knowing which version  
of the *.dist file the current *.php file is based on.  Put another  
way, I can look at my *.php file, then go to cvs.horde.org and see  
what has been changed between my version and the latest.


Thanks,
mike

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