Re: cgit, ages and chronological order

On Thu, Nov 18, 2021 at 12:46:49PM +0800, Philip Paeps wrote:
> On 2021-11-17 06:32:52 (+0800), Mark Millard via freebsd-git wrote:
> > information being based on local git commit timing (and clocks)
> > vs. when the commits are pushed to FreeBSD servers: The display
> > order is from the timing on the FreeBSD servers but the Age is
> > based on the original commit (before the push). The longer the
> > delay between commit and push, the more noticeable the
> > distinction is.
> 
> Some projects require a "git rebase --ignore-date" (or "git rebase 
> --reset-author-date", which I consider the more obvious spelling) before 
> pushing.  A hook could potentially reject commits with timestamps that 
> are too far off to the server's liking.
> 
> I can't comment on whether we need or want either the policy or the hook 
> or both.  I don't really have a problem with the default Git behaviour 
> here.

I always use --ignore-date when curating pre-commit.  I'd like to at
an absolute minimum enforce that CommitDate be newer than the previous
commit and older than the push time.  There is no good argument for
allowing non-linear CommitDates since the only requirement is that the
committer have their clock set more or less correctly.

-- Brooks