The Wiert Corner – irregular stream of stuff

Good job PlasticSCM! Imposing limits on what you can write. Not!

It is not actually the comment size, but the commit message length (naming things consistently is hard).

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Error
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Comment size is too long. Its current length is 2397, whereas the maximum allowed length is 1000
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OK
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This after I had a big fight where the PlasticSCM “Undo Unchanged” action is unreliable: after that, if you refresh, then diff some of the files they show as “idental”, nor nothing at all happens (Beyond Compare is if big help showing “files are binary the same”).

After the commit (which is actually called “Checkin” in the UI button, so far for naming things consistently), I cannot even request for a code review:

Finally I need to find out the cause of the below message when I click on “Checkin” (i.e. not Checkout):

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Error
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Can't perform a checkout in an edited xlink.
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OK
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/rant

–jeroen

Twitter threads:

https://twitter.com/TheRealMig_El/status/1017813424078802950

Er… we don't impose limits. That's a server property that can be configured. It's the server telling you "the changeset comment column in the database has this maximum length, you can't go any further". If you want longer comments, change the setting and manually alter the DB.

— That obnoxious guy (@TheRealMig_El) July 13, 2018

Hi Jeroen, I would appreciate if you open a ticket: support@codicesoftware.com so we can review the issues details and assist you as soon as possible.

— Carlos. (@albazamanillo) July 16, 2018

Because of https://t.co/On4CHtNsrq I started with a new workspace. That solved the problem.

Since the PlasticSCM GUI cannot edit workspaces, I have renamed the directory for the slim occasion that the team over here allows me to invest time for further investigation.

— Jeroen Pluimers (@jpluimers) July 17, 2018

The error message says "Comment size too long", but I can't see the word 'commit' anywhere ☹️

— That obnoxious guy (@TheRealMig_El) July 17, 2018