Re: git: 5cfcccf76730 - main - Revert "Import tzdata 2026b"

From: John Baldwin <jhb_at_FreeBSD.org>
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:04:47 UTC
On 4/23/26 11:45, Philip Paeps wrote:
> On 2026-04-23 08:42:35 (-0700), Cy Schubert wrote:
>> In message <69ea3ab7.36284.125e6d40@gitrepo.freebsd.org>, Philip Paeps
>> writes:
>>> The branch main has been updated by philip:
>>>
>>> URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=5cfcccf767304b874c98b8c991ed3db2
>>> 221407ec
>>>
>>> commit 5cfcccf767304b874c98b8c991ed3db2221407ec
>>> Author:     Philip Paeps <philip@FreeBSD.org>
>>> AuthorDate: 2026-04-23 15:26:56 +0000
>>> Commit:     Philip Paeps <philip@FreeBSD.org>
>>> CommitDate: 2026-04-23 15:26:56 +0000
>>>
>>>      Revert "Import tzdata 2026b"
>>>
>>>      This reverts commit 5417f0bbde91c148b3c3982eb2ab23a675b5e8d1.
>>
>> Why?
> 
> Because Git ate the merge commit this was meant to be and turned it into
> a mess.  I did something stupid.  I'll commit what I meant to commit
> shortly.  Just doing another build test to make sure I don't make a mess
> twice. :)

To Cy's point, though, it is helpful to include some note along these lines
in revert commits that includes the "why" for the commit.  In general when
doing a git revert <foo>, please amend the commit log to add a note for why
the change is being reverted as it isn't always obvious from the diff itself.

-- 
John Baldwin