[xmonad] New DarcsWatch features

[Spencer Janssen]

On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 05:27:45PM +0100, Joachim Breitner wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Am Sonntag, den 29.11.2009, 23:22 +0100 schrieb Joachim Breitner:
> > Am Samstag, den 28.11.2009, 13:35 -0600 schrieb Spencer Janssen:
> > > On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 07:25:26PM +0100, Joachim Breitner wrote:
> > > >  1. DarcsWatch could send bundle-applied-mails to the mailing list.
> > > > Since patch submissions are on the list, this would we useful for people
> > > > just following development. Also the submitter is likely happy to hear
> > > > that his patch has been applied, without checking the repository or
> > > > DarcsWatch. OTOH it would slightly increase the noise level on the list.
> > > 
> > > At the very least I would find this useful.  We already reply "Patch applied"
> > > to every patch, it would be nice to automate that.
> > 
> > Implemented. The last mail from darcswatch is an example how these might
> > look like. They have proper threading headers, and the subject is taking
> > from the submitting mail (if available). For some older patches, these
> > might not be stored, but it will be for any patches since two weeks ago.
> 
> this has been running for a while now and I’d like to hear if this is
> found useful/annoying/improvable/don’t care by you.
> 
> Thanks,
> Joachim

I've found this useful so far.  The one thing I find myself wondering is how
often DarcsWatch checks the repository and sends out emails.  It would be nice
to know when to expect the "patch applied" messages.


Cheers,
Spencer Janssen