[cfe-dev] [llvm-dev] Phabricator -> GitHub PRs?

[Hubert Tong via cfe-dev]

On Sun, Sep 13, 2020 at 3:34 PM Renato Golin <rengolin at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sun, 13 Sep 2020 at 15:51, Hubert Tong <
> hubert.reinterpretcast at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> If you mean "amend" the message in the Web UI before merging, then yes,
>>> they let you change the message, but it's very easy to forget to do
>>> that.
>>
>>
> That's what I meant, yes. "Easy to forget" generally goes away when you
> repeat it enough times.
>
> Also, occasionally forgetting to edit the commit message is not an
> egregious thing. It's not like the default message is wrong or anything.
>
> You could even remember, but GitHub's web application (at least when used
>> with Firefox) could, after failing due to transient connection problems,
>> revert your message changes. This is in addition to the annoyance of GitHub
>> pages reloading with outdated state and previously-submitted messages
>> appearing as being under draft.
>>
>
> Right, I think this is more of a browser issue than a git issue, but I
> agree it does have an effect on the commit message.
>
> I don't think the web page would directly have that effect, so perhaps
> when using unstable connections, reverting to use the plain website for
> merges would help.
>
As far as I know, I am using the web interface GitHub provides for
(squash+)merging approved PRs. As in, yes, the web page causes me the issue
I described. Maybe there's a command line tool that does a better job with
the GitHub APIs.
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