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0 pointslpghatguy7y ago0 comments

Most popular Git frontends (GitHub and GitLab too, I believe) let you link to commits with just the first 5-6 characters of the hash. I don't think that's much different to remember than a Perfore CL number.

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malkia7y ago

To me the issue is when mentally trying to work with these numbers, P4 & G4's numbers increment, so I can tell which one came before the other - I can't do this with hashes. I'm sure I can get used to the other way, but this cannot easily be ignored.

Conan_Kudo7y ago

Mercurial gives you those incrementing numbers through its revlog, and they map to revisions, so you get that facility there.

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malkia7y ago

Conan_Kudo7y ago

Mercurial gives you those incrementing numbers through its revlog, and they map to revisions, so you get that facility there.

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