From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from simark.ca by simark.ca with LMTP id CPFuCfcVA2qlezMAWB0awg (envelope-from ) for ; Tue, 12 May 2026 07:58:47 -0400 Authentication-Results: simark.ca; dkim=pass (1024-bit key; secure) header.d=sourceware.org header.i=@sourceware.org header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=default header.b=YLtAXJMD; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by simark.ca (Postfix, from userid 112) id 139231E093; Tue, 12 May 2026 07:58:47 -0400 (EDT) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.1 (2024-03-25) on simark.ca X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.4 required=5.0 tests=ARC_SIGNED,ARC_VALID,BAYES_00, DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED,RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_CERTIFIED_BLOCKED, RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_RPBL_BLOCKED,RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_SAFE_BLOCKED autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=4.0.1 Received: from vm01.sourceware.org (vm01.sourceware.org [38.145.34.32]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange x25519 server-signature ECDSA (prime256v1) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by simark.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 928431E093 for ; Tue, 12 May 2026 07:58:46 -0400 (EDT) Received: from vm01.sourceware.org (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 08DBB4BAE7CF for ; Tue, 12 May 2026 11:58:46 +0000 (GMT) DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 sourceware.org 08DBB4BAE7CF DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=sourceware.org; s=default; t=1778587126; bh=NkPKuAiOjne/MhZBRF3NtOoUzWKx3N1DrtTK/tf/tJM=; h=Date:To:Cc:In-Reply-To:Subject:References:List-Id: List-Unsubscribe:List-Archive:List-Post:List-Help:List-Subscribe: From:Reply-To:From; b=YLtAXJMDosF/ztQw298iRZ4THJbsK5blIb6RxoZMrSxAdfzULxHd/vzc9iVEBHnru tHPlw0/6uK+wB8NLyTiz4OJreP7mdcKuoBsQ3JQQwTLSBp80115qD5DXiV2Uu7pU7o HpUdB7aYFDnawL/42EX2on+z0ouRRt9xZu972OXY= Received: from eggs.gnu.org (eggs.gnu.org [IPv6:2001:470:142:3::10]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id AB5384B99F71 for ; Tue, 12 May 2026 11:57:58 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.2 sourceware.org AB5384B99F71 ARC-Filter: OpenARC Filter v1.0.0 sourceware.org AB5384B99F71 ARC-Seal: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=sourceware.org; s=key; t=1778587078; cv=none; b=Ndjk832PBQMEuz0P1VYX9sknSOfDLyxaQ3K6wTO/0GLFQfXuMRz7UG+LzrJprgZvNxURXae6cuqSWngqe3jCOVoxHsvK4SPXyURHv7odVEniABeENj6izoahtyrIv+FSMt9t/Fxg5+oI4R2/JVoHSDVibHk3gqR0SSVl5laIrkg= ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=sourceware.org; s=key; t=1778587078; c=relaxed/simple; bh=GlS9VoHCNxmqT6Plz1KXaHHRYr1g/VLuwQQXCIpf+Gk=; h=DKIM-Signature:Date:Message-Id:From:To:Subject; b=j+LQ7ugxKnjgYCqdhyNvt6ZikDuoAkf4C2DLaMb5qVslIMTOo/DHm0A1IjDlkoLHGFoxvWvpY5HdPt75NzQdJ/Mp0z/50kKgBW8J7It3UbI30d1jeQ7exwuYrW1wuP6TZBqS7E0ati4a86FBIvFzvhWcFk3bC+BZzKNdJIbpKcY= ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; sourceware.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key, unprotected) header.d=gnu.org header.i=@gnu.org header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=fencepost-gnu-org header.b=rReVsxr5 DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 sourceware.org AB5384B99F71 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1wMlkL-0004wq-CZ; Tue, 12 May 2026 07:57:57 -0400 Date: Tue, 12 May 2026 14:57:53 +0300 Message-Id: <86v7cszvpa.fsf@gnu.org> To: Tom de Vries Cc: gdb@sourceware.org In-Reply-To: <6789f4cc-cc39-4061-8079-195d5ef5a362@suse.de> (message from Tom de Vries via Gdb on Tue, 12 May 2026 10:19:26 +0200) Subject: Re: Fixing commit dates before pushing References: <6789f4cc-cc39-4061-8079-195d5ef5a362@suse.de> X-BeenThere: gdb@sourceware.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.30 Precedence: list List-Id: Gdb mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , From: Eli Zaretskii via Gdb Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii Errors-To: gdb-bounces~public-inbox=simark.ca@sourceware.org Sender: "Gdb" > Date: Tue, 12 May 2026 10:19:26 +0200 > From: Tom de Vries via Gdb > > Hi, > > back in 2014, a requirement was added to the contribution checklist: > fixing commit dates ( > https://sourceware.org/gdb/wiki/ContributionChecklist#Fixing_commit_dates ). > > The related discussion is here ( > https://inbox.sourceware.org/gdb/20140814083231.GA6283@blade.nx/T/#u ). > > Looking at recent commits, this is done by a few people, but not everybody. > > [ FWIW, I'm using a push script (see below) that takes care of this for > me. ] > > If not too many people actually do this, and nobody's complaining about > it, should we drop the requirement? My vote is to drop the requirement. With all the possible cases which Git supports of getting a commit into the upstream repository, I don't think we can guarantee monotonous dates anyway. However, I push commits only rarely, so my opinion's weight is probably not too high.