[Python-Dev] rXXX links in the bug tracker after the migration to Mercurial

[Georg Brandl]

On 04.03.2011 18:33, "Martin v. Löwis" wrote:
> Am 04.03.2011 18:17, schrieb Georg Brandl:
>> On 04.03.2011 13:59, Victor Stinner wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Does the bug tracker will continue to support rXXXXX links after the
>>> migration to Mercurial? 
>> 
>> Yes.  They will link to http://hg.python.org/lookup/rXXXXX, which uses
>> the conversion metadata to find the correct hg revision.
>> 
>> The syntax for changeset hash links from now on is [hash], e.g.
>> [1a1ed76a6ae2].
> 
> Is it really necessary to have the square brackets? ISTM that
> the syntax of the short or long hash is unambiguous enough.

It's not really needed; but since it works with 6+ hex digits there might
be false positives.

Also, since the hashes can look deceptively like words to the eye I find
that they read better when marked clearly.

But of course this is not set in stone yet.

Georg