[Python-Dev] cpython: PyUnicode_FromKindAndData() raises a ValueError if the kind is unknown (original) (raw)

Stephen J. Turnbull stephen at xemacs.org
Tue Oct 4 04:59:17 CEST 2011

"Martin v. Löwis" writes: [Terry Reedy wrote:]

Is it both technically possible (with hg) and socially permissible (with us) to edit another's commit message?

It's not technically possible,

Currently, in hg. git has a mechanism for adding notes which are automatically displayed along with the original commit message, and bzr is considering introducing such a mechanism. I'm not familiar with the hg dev process (I use hg a lot, but so far it Just Works for me :), but I would imagine they will move in that direction as well.

but it would be socially permissible to fix spelling mistakes.

The notes mechanism is not useful for fixing spelling mistakes unless they make the message unintelligible, but I suppose it might expand the range of socially permissible additions.

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