2013-11-16 14:45:48 -05:00
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Before reporting a bug, you should try stripping down your Vim configuration
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and removing other plugins. The sad truth about VimScript is that it is
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fraught with incompatibilities waiting to happen. I'm happy to work around
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them where I can, but it's up to you to isolate the conflict.
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2014-03-11 16:10:50 -04:00
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Fugitive is particularly prone to regressions due to Git version issues,
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platform issues, and interactions with other plugins. I end up bisecting a
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lot more than other projects, and thus I'm especially meticulous here about
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maintaining a clean, readable, history. Squash and force push any requested
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changes to a pull request. And if your [commit message
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2018-03-31 10:56:26 -04:00
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sucks](https://commit.style), I'm not going to accept it. Period.
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If your contribution involves adding a configuration option, you are going to
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need a very compelling justification for it. Options add a maintenance
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burden, support burden, and documentation bloat, and oftentimes can be
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achieved much more simply with a custom map or autocommand. If your option
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controls an underlying Git command, ask yourself why Git itself does not offer
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such configuration.
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2013-11-16 14:45:48 -05:00
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Beyond that, don't be shy about asking before patching. What takes you hours
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might take me minutes simply because I have both domain knowledge and a
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perverse knowledge of VimScript so vast that many would consider it a symptom
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of mental illness. On the flip side, some ideas I'll reject no matter how
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good the implementation is. "Send a patch" is an edge case answer in my book.
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