Thank you Mike!

On Thu, Oct 4, 2018 at 8:54 AM Michael Wall <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Carin,
>
> I will take a look at this tonight.  I am not tracking everything, so I
> want to go back and make sure I understand what is being asked.  Then I am
> happy to submit an INFRA ticket.
>
> Mike
>
> On Thu, Oct 4, 2018 at 8:36 AM Carin Meier <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > I just found out that since we are a podling, we should route all our
> Infra
> > tickets through one of our mentors and link the dev list discussion in
> > JIRA.
> >
> > Is there a mentor that is willing to help us navigate this process to get
> > the PR merged?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Carin
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 2, 2018 at 8:42 AM Carin Meier <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > Marco - Thanks for the "dry run" idea. It will give everyone a clear
> idea
> > > of the process and what the expected results will look like.
> > >
> > > - I took my fork of the repo and synced my master branch.
> > > - @iblis17 made a copy of the branch of the Julia import PR and
> submitted
> > > it to my repo
> > > - I merged it with the "Merge" option through the web interface.
> > >
> > > Here is a gif of the process of merging:
> > > http://g.recordit.co/DzBcFtnjmV.gif
> > > Here is the result of the repo:
> > > https://github.com/gigasquid/incubator-mxnet
> > >
> > > Please everyone take a look and validate that this looks ok.
> > >
> > > If there are no objections, Marco - could you please take the lead in
> > > requesting the actions from INFRA?
> > >
> > > It will be great to *finally* get this PR in  :)
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Carin
> > >
> > > <https://github.com/gigasquid/incubator-mxnet/commits?author=iblis17>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sat, Sep 29, 2018 at 10:02 PM Chiyuan Zhang <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >> Sorry, here is the image: https://imgur.com/V5wd2XB
> > >>
> > >> And here is the github document on the 3 different merge options for
> the
> > >> web UI button:
> > >> https://help.github.com/articles/about-pull-request-merges/
> > >>
> > >> On Sat, Sep 29, 2018 at 6:48 PM Marco de Abreu
> > >> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > Could you upload the picture somewhere please? HTML is being
> stripped
> > >> out
> > >> > on email lists.
> > >> >
> > >> > Chiyuan Zhang <[email protected]> schrieb am So., 30. Sep. 2018,
> > 03:44:
> > >> >
> > >> > > There is an option in the repo settings menu to disable or enable
> > >> > > merge-commit for PR, see a screenshot below (from a different
> github
> > >> > > project):
> > >> > >
> > >> > > [image: image.png]
> > >> > >
> > >> > > My guess is that this is disabled for the reason to avoid creating
> > >> > > non-linear history for standard PRs (as oppose to technical
> > problem).
> > >> But
> > >> > > this is only my guess, it would be great if someone could confirm.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Best,
> > >> > > Chiyuan
> > >> > >
> > >> > > On Sat, Sep 29, 2018 at 3:50 AM Carin Meier <[email protected]
> >
> > >> > wrote:
> > >> > >
> > >> > >> I believe so, but if someone wants to confirm it would be great.
> > >> > >> Unfortunately, I just came down with a cold/flu so I will be out
> of
> > >> > >> communication for a bit
> > >> > >>
> > >> > >> On Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 9:51 PM Marco de Abreu
> > >> > >> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >> > >>
> > >> > >> > Are we sure that this is due to lacking permissions and not
> > >> because of
> > >> > >> some
> > >> > >> > technical limitation? If we are certain, we can ask out mentors
> > to
> > >> > >> create a
> > >> > >> > ticket with Apache Infra to make that switch.
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > -Marco
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > Carin Meier <[email protected]> schrieb am Sa., 29. Sep.
> > 2018,
> > >> > >> 01:17:
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > > I made a test regular merge commit into a copy of master. It
> > >> seemed
> > >> > >> to go
> > >> > >> > > fine. Here is a listing of what it will look like for
> everyone.
> > >> > >> > >
> > >> > >> > >
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >>
> > >> >
> > >>
> >
> https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/commits/test-merge-julia-import
> > >> > >> > >
> > >> > >> > > Although, I would be happy to push the merge button. I think
> > the
> > >> > most
> > >> > >> > > important thing is to get the PR merged, so whatever way is
> the
> > >> best
> > >> > >> to
> > >> > >> > > make that happen, let's do it.
> > >> > >> > >
> > >> > >> > > So - Does the regular merge seem like a good option?
> > >> > >> > > If so, what is the best way to make that happen?
> > >> > >> > >
> > >> > >> > >
> > >> > >> > > On Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 6:05 PM Chiyuan Zhang <
> > [email protected]
> > >> >
> > >> > >> wrote:
> > >> > >> > >
> > >> > >> > > > Agreed with Pedro. Maybe the merge-commit option from the
> > >> github
> > >> > >> > > interface
> > >> > >> > > > was disabled for a reason. But as Pedro said, maybe it is
> > good
> > >> to
> > >> > >> > > > temporarily enable it for this PR and merge using that.
> > >> > >> > > >
> > >> > >> > > >
> > >> > >> > > >    - It should be technically easier than rebasing due to
> the
> > >> > >> > > >    git-subtree-import issue we are currently having
> > >> > >> > > >    - It also avoid stacking a huge commit history on *top*
> of
> > >> > >> current
> > >> > >> > > >    history
> > >> > >> > > >    - The downside is probably the history of the project is
> > not
> > >> > >> linear
> > >> > >> > > >    anymore, but I think this is actually what we would like
> > to
> > >> > have
> > >> > >> for
> > >> > >> > > > this
> > >> > >> > > >    particular case, because the contents of the main repo
> and
> > >> the
> > >> > >> julia
> > >> > >> > > > branch
> > >> > >> > > >    actually does not overlap. So it makes sense to have two
> > >> tails
> > >> > >> with
> > >> > >> > > > their
> > >> > >> > > >    own history.
> > >> > >> > > >
> > >> > >> > > > Carin: I guess if someone with admin permission on the
> github
> > >> > could
> > >> > >> > > > temporarily enable the merge-commit option, then pushing
> the
> > >> > button
> > >> > >> on
> > >> > >> > > the
> > >> > >> > > > web might simply work.
> > >> > >> > > >
> > >> > >> > > > Best,
> > >> > >> > > > Chiyuan
> > >> > >> > > >
> > >> > >> > > > On Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 2:53 PM Carin Meier <
> > >> [email protected]
> > >> > >
> > >> > >> > > wrote:
> > >> > >> > > >
> > >> > >> > > > > Pedro - Maybe a merge commit is a better answer in this
> > >> case. I
> > >> > >> > > > originally
> > >> > >> > > > > ruled it out since it wasn't an option in the github web
> > >> > >> interface,
> > >> > >> > but
> > >> > >> > > > > since this looks like it is going to have to be done
> > outside
> > >> it
> > >> > >> > because
> > >> > >> > > > of
> > >> > >> > > > > the subtrees anyway, it might be a better fit.
> > >> > >> > > > >
> > >> > >> > > > > On Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 5:07 PM Carin Meier <
> > >> > [email protected]
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >> > > > wrote:
> > >> > >> > > > >
> > >> > >> > > > > > We are actually running into troubles with using the
> > >> subtree
> > >> > and
> > >> > >> > the
> > >> > >> > > > > > rebase. Since it looks like this is not going to be a
> > >> simple,
> > >> > >> > "click
> > >> > >> > > > the
> > >> > >> > > > > > button" through the web page merge, I rather hand this
> > task
> > >> > off
> > >> > >> to
> > >> > >> > > > > someone
> > >> > >> > > > > > with more context in making sure it gets in there
> > >> correctly.
> > >> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > >> > > > > > Chiyuan or any others, would you be willing to take
> this
> > >> over?
> > >> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > >> > > > > > Thanks,
> > >> > >> > > > > > Carin
> > >> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > >> > > > > > On Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 5:00 PM Naveen Swamy <
> > >> > >> [email protected]>
> > >> > >> > > > wrote:
> > >> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > >> > > > > >> Should we try to first being into a branch and then
> try
> > >> merge
> > >> > >> that
> > >> > >> > > > > >> branch?
> > >> > >> > > > > >>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> > On Sep 28, 2018, at 4:40 PM, Pedro Larroy <
> > >> > >> > > > > [email protected]>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> wrote:
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >
> > >> > >> > > > > >> > I'm not familiar with the specifics of this
> > >> contribution,
> > >> > as
> > >> > >> a
> > >> > >> > > > general
> > >> > >> > > > > >> > approach my understanding is that if the list of
> > >> commits is
> > >> > >> big
> > >> > >> > > and
> > >> > >> > > > > you
> > >> > >> > > > > >> > want to preserve history, usually merging is better
> so
> > >> you
> > >> > >> keep
> > >> > >> > > > > history
> > >> > >> > > > > >> and
> > >> > >> > > > > >> > causality, if you rebase all the commits on top of
> > >> master
> > >> > you
> > >> > >> > are
> > >> > >> > > > > >> changing
> > >> > >> > > > > >> > the history of these commits which can't be
> > individually
> > >> > >> > reverted
> > >> > >> > > as
> > >> > >> > > > > >> some
> > >> > >> > > > > >> > have suggested before. Maybe is because I come from
> a
> > >> > >> mercurial
> > >> > >> > > > > >> background,
> > >> > >> > > > > >> > but my initial impression would be either to:
> > >> > >> > > > > >> > 1. squash everything and rebase
> > >> > >> > > > > >> > 2. or merge without rebasing or squashing.
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >
> > >> > >> > > > > >> > Pedro.
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >> On Thu, Sep 27, 2018 at 3:10 PM Carin Meier <
> > >> > >> > > [email protected]>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> wrote:
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >> Thanks everyone for the input. I'll try to
> summarize
> > >> the
> > >> > >> > feedback
> > >> > >> > > > > from
> > >> > >> > > > > >> the
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >> responses:
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >> Using Squash-Merge is the project standard for very
> > >> good
> > >> > >> > reasons.
> > >> > >> > > > > >> However,
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >> in the case of this PR to bring in the Julia
> language
> > >> from
> > >> > >> its
> > >> > >> > > > > sibling
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >> repo, we want to preserve all the individual
> commits
> > of
> > >> > the
> > >> > >> > many
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >> contributors that have worked over multiple years
> to
> > >> make
> > >> > >> this
> > >> > >> > a
> > >> > >> > > > > great
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >> language binding. We will use Rebase-Merge for it.
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >> Chiyuan - thanks for the suggestion of using a
> tag. I
> > >> > think
> > >> > >> we
> > >> > >> > > can
> > >> > >> > > > > try
> > >> > >> > > > > >> it
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >> initially without it since there are other ways to
> > >> browse
> > >> > >> the
> > >> > >> > > > commit
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >> history, like looking at the PRs. But, we can add
> the
> > >> tag
> > >> > >> > > > > >> retroactively if
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >> people start having trouble.
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >> If there no objections, I will merge the PR using
> the
> > >> > above
> > >> > >> > > method
> > >> > >> > > > in
> > >> > >> > > > > >> my
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >> morning (EST).
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >> Thanks everyone! I'm looking forward to having the
> > >> Julia
> > >> > >> > > community
> > >> > >> > > > > >> join the
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >> main repo and increasing our collaboration with
> them.
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >> Best,
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >> Carin
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>> On Thu, Sep 27, 2018 at 1:37 PM Chiyuan Zhang <
> > >> > >> > > [email protected]>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> wrote:
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>> +1 for rebase and merge. As a workaround for the
> > >> > >> > aforementioned
> > >> > >> > > > > issue,
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>> maybe we can create a tag for the commit before
> the
> > >> > merge,
> > >> > >> so
> > >> > >> > > that
> > >> > >> > > > > in
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >> case
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>> people want to browse the recent main-repo commits
> > by
> > >> > >> skipping
> > >> > >> > > > this
> > >> > >> > > > > >> big
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>> chunk of rebased commits, there is a pointer to
> take
> > >> his
> > >> > or
> > >> > >> > her
> > >> > >> > > > hand
> > >> > >> > > > > >> on.
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>> Best,
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>> Chiyuan
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>> On Thu, Sep 27, 2018 at 7:34 AM Jason Dai <
> > >> > >> > [email protected]
> > >> > >> > > >
> > >> > >> > > > > >> wrote:
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>> +1 to rebase and merge to preserve and track the
> > >> > >> > contributions.
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>> Thanks,
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>> -Jason
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>> On Thu, Sep 27, 2018 at 12:27 PM Aaron Markham <
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>> [email protected]>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>> wrote:
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>> +1 to rebase and merge to retain the efforts of
> > all
> > >> of
> > >> > >> the
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>> contributors.
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>> If
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>> there's some git maintenance that can trim it
> down
> > >> from
> > >> > >> 700+
> > >> > >> > > > > commits
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>> then
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>> maybe that's a compromise.
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>> On Wed, Sep 26, 2018, 21:23 Naveen Swamy <
> > >> > >> > [email protected]
> > >> > >> > > >
> > >> > >> > > > > >> wrote:
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>> this PR comes from more than 1 individual, if
> we
> > >> > squash
> > >> > >> > merge
> > >> > >> > > > > we'll
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>> not
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>> be
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>> able to attribute the contribution of those
> > >> > individuals.
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>> +1 to rebase merge to preserve history
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>> On Thu, Sep 27, 2018 at 12:04 AM, Tianqi Chen <
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>> [email protected]>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>> wrote:
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> One of the main reason for a rebase merge is
> > that
> > >> it
> > >> > >> > > preserves
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >> the
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>> commit
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> history of the MXNet.jl package contributors,
> > and
> > >> > given
> > >> > >> > that
> > >> > >> > > > the
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>> project
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> has been evolved since 2015 and has always
> been
> > a
> > >> > >> > > high-quality
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>> language
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> module for MXNet.
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> I think we should take an exception here to
> > >> preserve
> > >> > >> the
> > >> > >> > > > commit
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>> history
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>> of
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> each individual contributors to the Julia
> > binding
> > >> and
> > >> > >> > > welcome
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >> them
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>> to
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>> the
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> community.
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> Tianqi
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 8:55 PM Tianqi Chen <
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>> [email protected]>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>> In this particular case, I would suggest
> rebase
> > >> and
> > >> > >> > merge.
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>> The main reasoning is that the commit log of
> > the
> > >> > Julia
> > >> > >> > > > binding
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >> is
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>> not
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>> simple WIP commits, every commit there has
> been
> > >> done
> > >> > >> > > through
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>> testcases
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> and
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>> it is important for us to respect the
> developer
> > >> of
> > >> > the
> > >> > >> > > > effort.
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >> It
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>> is
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>> also
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>> good to trace back the history of the commits
> > >> more
> > >> > >> > easily.
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>> Tianqi
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>> Tianqi
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>> On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 5:34 PM Carin Meier <
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>> [email protected]>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> Chiyuan,
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> Thanks for the prompt to find some clarity
> of
> > >> the
> > >> > >> pros
> > >> > >> > and
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >> cons
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>> of
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> each. I
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> think that will help drive us to the right
> > >> > decision.
> > >> > >> I
> > >> > >> > > think
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>> some
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>> of
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> those
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> reasons are the ones you listed. I will
> take a
> > >> stab
> > >> > >> > below
> > >> > >> > > at
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>> outlining
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> what
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> I see. Feel free to chime in if I missed
> any.
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> *Squash and Merge*
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>  *Pros* - It is the project standard
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>          - It will provide one commit for
> the
> > >> > feature
> > >> > >> > and
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>> lessen
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>> the
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> need
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> for 700+ commits rebased on top of master.
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>         - It is easier for a user to do git
> > log
> > >> to
> > >> > >> > browse
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>> commits
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>> and
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> see
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> what was features were added.
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>  *Cons* - I don't know how github would
> handle
> > >> > >> squashing
> > >> > >> > > all
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>> those
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> commit
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> messages into one. Will it be too much?
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>            - You lose the granularity of the
> > >> > features
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>> individual
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> commits
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> *Rebase and Merge*
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> * Pros *- You don't have a huge commit
> message
> > >> with
> > >> > >> one
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >> commit
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>          -  You do have the granularity of
> the
> > >> > >> > individual
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>> features
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>> of
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> the
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> commit
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> * Cons *- It is not the project standard
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>           - You have 700+ commits on top of
> > >> master
> > >> > >> that
> > >> > >> > > > might
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>> be
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>> harder
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> to
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> see the ones that went in right before.
> (like
> > >> > someone
> > >> > >> > > > browsing
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>> commits)
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 8:12 PM Chiyuan
> Zhang
> > <
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>> [email protected]>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Carin,
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Can you clarify the pros and cons of the
> two
> > >> > >> > approaches?
> > >> > >> > > Is
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>> the
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>> main
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> concern here about logistics (e.g.
> preserving
> > >> the
> > >> > >> > history
> > >> > >> > > > of
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>> the
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> original
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> repo and developments) or technical issue
> > (e.g.
> > >> > >> using
> > >> > >> > > > squash
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>> might
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>> end
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> up
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> with a huuuuge commit message that might be
> > >> > >> difficult
> > >> > >> > or
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >> hard
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>> to
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> handle)?
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> I think it might not be very likely that
> > >> someone
> > >> > is
> > >> > >> > going
> > >> > >> > > > to
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>> cherry
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> pick
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> revert some of the commits. But preserving
> > the
> > >> > >> commit
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >> history
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>> is
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>> still
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> useful in case one need to trace the change
> > or
> > >> > >> bisect
> > >> > >> > for
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >> some
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> regression
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> bugs, etc.
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Just to provide some context: the PR
> actually
> > >> > >> contains
> > >> > >> > > 700+
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>> commits,
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> and it
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> dates back to 2015. The development of the
> > >> Julia
> > >> > >> > binding
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>> started
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>> in
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> the
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> early stage of MXNet. We started with a
> > >> separate
> > >> > >> repo
> > >> > >> > due
> > >> > >> > > > to
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>> the
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> requirement of the package system of julia.
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Best,
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> Chiyuan
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 3:41 PM Carin
> Meier <
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>> [email protected]
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>> The Import Julia binding PR ,(
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > >> https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/pull/10149
> > >> > >> > ),
> > >> > >> > > is
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>> getting
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> very
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>> close to being merged. Because of the
> large
> > >> > number
> > >> > >> of
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>> commits
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>> there
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> was a
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>> suggestion not to use the usual "Squash
> and
> > >> > Merge".
> > >> > >> > The
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>> only
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>> option
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> would
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>> be "Rebase and Merge" since merging with a
> > >> merge
> > >> > >> > commit
> > >> > >> > > is
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>> not
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> enabled
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> for
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>> the project.
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>> *Squash and Merge* - The commits from this
> > >> branch
> > >> > >> will
> > >> > >> > > be
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>> combined
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>> into
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> one
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>> commit in the base branch (With all the
> > commit
> > >> > >> > messages
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>> combined)
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>> *Rebase and Merge* - The commits from this
> > >> branch
> > >> > >> will
> > >> > >> > > be
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>> rebased
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>> and
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>> added
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>> to the base branch
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>> The PR is over 250+ commits (Github won't
> > show
> > >> > all
> > >> > >> of
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >> them)
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>> Thoughts about how we should handle the
> > merge?
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>> Carin
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>>
> > >> > >> > > > > >> >>
> > >> > >> > > > > >>
> > >> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > >> > > > >
> > >> > >> > > >
> > >> > >> > >
> > >> > >> >
> > >> > >>
> > >> > >
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >
> >
>

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