On Tue, Feb 13, 2024, at 20:57, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Linus Arver <linusa@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> This sounds fine to me. IIRC this means for the 2nd, 3rd+ series I have >> to remember to say "this series builds on top of the other topic >> branches '...'" in the cover letter. Now that I've written this out I >> will hopefully not forget to do this... >> >> Or, I suppose I could just introduce the 1st sub-series, wait for that >> to get queued to next, then (re)introduce the 2nd sub-series, etc, in >> order. Hmm. I think this will be simpler. > > FWIW, which was how the recent flurry of topics related to the > reftable backend were done by Patrick, which was quite nice. People > certainly need the feel of larger picture to get motivated to review > an earlier part of the series, but now that they saw the projected > end-game, splitting these into 4 series, each with materials in 7 or > so patches in v4, and presenting in not-so-quick succession one by > one, would make it less distracting and less daunting. I feel like I’m learning some things about how version control programs (and accompanying review software (here email)) can be vital—not just helpful, not just a nice-to-have—for structuring reviews of large changes from observing these conversations. Thanks to both/all. -- Kristoffer Haugsbakk
