Re: Commit fest queue

Tom Lane wrote:
> Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com> writes:
> > (I wonder what should happen if a message is posted to more than one
> > list.)
> 
> That's a good question.  I suppose there are actually multiple archive
> entries in that case --- which one is the message-id link taking me to?

The one on the list which was first processed :-(  They are processed in
alphabetical order, so pgsql-hackers wins over pgsql-patches.

However, there is an additional consideration: sometimes, Mhonarc
rewrite message pages (for example because it needs to fix the
hyperlinks which go to the thread index, when the thread index grows and
the current message goes to a later page).  If the link in pgsql-patches
moves but the one in pgsql-hackers does not, then the pass over
pgsql-patches would take precedence.  (I don't really know if this
actually happens or not -- it's pure speculation).

> I guess whichever list appears first in the To/Cc fields would be the
> best choice.  This is a bit of a problem though, since if discussion
> ensued on the other list(s) you'd not see any link to it on that page.

I don't see any way to solve this problem with the current
implementation.  I'm thinking we should ditch it and implement the one
using the database.

> One of the things that would have to happen with any tracker system
> is that we'd need links to each of the related threads when a discussion
> gets fragmented like that.  Is that a candidate for automation, or
> will it have to be done manually?

Perhaps it could be done with the message-id on the search database.

> (Another thing that really, really, really needs to get fixed is the
> archives' inability to link threads across month boundaries.)

Agreed.  I examined Mhonarc to see if I could do it, but I don't think
it's anywhere near its possibilities.  I'm afraid we would have to
switch to something completely different.

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