[darcs-users] interactive trackdown
Michael Hendricks
michael at ndrix.org
Fri Mar 9 21:05:37 UTC 2012
When locating a bug in the repository history, I don't always have a
failing test script available (or can't easily write one). For
example, if the regression is a visual glitch in some particular web
browser. In these scenarios, it's often easier for the user to
pretend to be the test script himself.
I propose that 'trackdown --interactive' pause for each patch and ask
the user "Does this version work correctly? [yn]" If the user answers
'y', it's treated the same as the test passing. If he answers 'n',
it's treated as a test failure. Darcs would also have to indicate the
temporary directory where the code resides, so the user knows where to
test. There would also be a 'q' command to stop the trackdown early.
Does this sound useful to others? If so, I'll create an issue for it.
Would I be correct to assign this a ProbablyEasy tag?
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Michael
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