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Re: [servlet-dev] Removing restrictions on direct commits

On Wed, 3 Nov 2021 at 11:02, Greg Wilkins <gregw@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I kind of like having it, as we should very rarely be in a situation where a PR must be committed ASAP.  
If a PR really needs to be committed ASAP, then I think project admins have the power to override on a case by case basis anyway.

None of us are admins though AFAIK. Personally I would prefer that Mark be made an admin and the 'Include Administrators' box be unticked. It would mean that Mark could merge if he really needs something for the release, but it is a big red button with a warning.
 

As a committer to many projects, I have often self determined that my changes were ready to be committed... only to be surprised by some silly omission, accidental inclusion or plain stupid mistake.      We are all fallible and even if not, then does the extra few hours required to wait for a review really hurt?

cheers

P.S. If you do turn it off, I'm still going to pester others for review of any of my PRs, as I for one have broken too many builds to have any delusions of infallibility.

The process should remain the same either way, and we should definitely keep the 'Require a pull request before merging' protection even if you are allowed to merge your own PR's, just to prevent accidental pushes.

Stuart
 




On Wed, 3 Nov 2021 at 03:30, Mark Thomas <markt@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
All,

In approx 24 hours time I intend to request that the branch restrictions
that prevent committers committing directly to the master branch and
those that require every PR to be reviewed before merge are removed.

My reasoning is as follows:
- I have seen the benefits of these restrictions not being present in EL
- I'm expecting a number of non-substantive changes will be required to
   successfully complete the release process and PR + review for all of
   them will significantly slow us down
- Committers are perfectly capable of determining which changes need a
   PR and review and which can be made directly - and if they get it
   wrong changes can easily be reverted

I was intending to propose this change after the Jakarta 10 release but
on reflection, I think the sooner, the better.

Thoughts? Comments? Objections?

Mark
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