[vtk-developers] cvs suggestion

[David Doria]

On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 11:10 AM, Bill Lorensen <bill.lorensen at gmail.com> wrote:
> David,
>
> This is part of your learning experience. Now you know. Actually, you
> should have been checking the continuous dashboard:
> You would have noticed ai 16:10 that your changes introduced new warnings:
> http://www.cdash.org/CDash/viewBuildError.php?type=1&buildid=499723
>
> There is a cdash mechanism to send you e-mail if you have committed
> something and there are warnings/errors/failing tests. Unfortunately,
> since vtk seems to always have some failures, you will get bombarded
> with e-mails. You can sign up on the vtk cdash page. Your mentor can
> walk you through it if you can't figure it out.
>
> Bill

I am signed up on cdash, and I indeed get bombarded. However, this
still sounds like an reasonable suggestion to add this message upon
commit. Or maybe even at any time, the message could say "your changes
will take effect at Xpm on Y date".

Thanks,

David