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On 06/03/2011 17:05, Antoine Pitrou wrote:
> On Sun, 06 Mar 2011 16:52:54 +0000
> Michael Foord<fuzzyman at voidspace.org.uk>  wrote:
>
>> On 06/03/2011 13:14, Antoine Pitrou wrote:
>>> On Sun, 6 Mar 2011 21:58:24 +1000
>>> Nick Coghlan<ncoghlan at gmail.com>   wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 7:37 PM, ned.deily<python-checkins at python.org>   wrote:
>>>>> http://hg.python.org/devguide/rev/ad3278cfc5f6
>>>>> changeset:   376:ad3278cfc5f6
>>>>> user:        Ned Deily<nad at acm.org>
>>>>> date:        Sun Mar 06 01:37:13 2011 -0800
>>>>> summary:
>>>>>    More miscellaneous review comments.
>>>>>
>>>>> files:
>>>>>    committing.rst
>>>>>    communication.rst
>>>>>    coredev.rst
>>>>>    faq.rst
>>>>>    stdlibchanges.rst
>>>>>
>>>>> diff --git a/committing.rst b/committing.rst
>>>>> --- a/committing.rst
>>>>> +++ b/committing.rst
>>>>> @@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
>>>>>    Committing and Pushing Changes
>>>>>    ==============================
>>>>>
>>>>> +.. TODO: include a checklist of items to be included in a commit?
>>>>> +   e.g updated Misc/NEWS entry, tests, doc
>>>> For non-Windows, get people to run "make patchcheck". Windows devs
>>>> will need a manual checklist, though.
>>> I find "make patchcheck" to be a poor tool and I would rather see
>>> a manual checklist than a suggestion to use "make patchcheck" (which I
>>> never use).
>> I find it helpful. Why do you say it is a "poor tool"?
> Because of the following:
>
>>> At least a manual checklist is able to explain you why
>>> the items are recommended.
> ... which make patchcheck's very terse output doesn't provide.
> That said I admit it can be useful to newcomers.

So both are useful. I find the automated one very handy.

Michael

> Regards
>
> Antoine.
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