[FFmpeg-devel] Notifications for the new monolithic tool

[Timo Rothenpieler]

On 7/24/2025 5:09 PM, Nicolas George wrote:
> Timo Rothenpieler (HE12025-07-24):
>> If the "was synchronized" notifications could be disabled, it'd be much more
>> reasonable I feel.
>> But that does not seem to be an option, it's all or nothing.
> 
> I am not sure what you mean here.
> 
> If a patch is submitted to the monolithic thing, the patch must be
> mirrored on the mailing-list.

I don't see any need for this, no.
It'll be mentioned here with a link to the PR/issue.

Though for now I have turned it off, to find a solution for the 
"synchronized" spam.

> If a comment on a patch is submitted to the monolithic thing, the
> comment must be mirrored on the mailing-list.

That's what it does, just not as format-patch, but simply as a link.
And the mailing list is "a monolithic thing" as well, so there's no 
point throwing shade like that.

> I personally do not care, but you probably want to have it mirrored the
> other way around too.

Patchwork tries to do that and it only semi-works, so I'd rather not.

> And this:
> 
> # View it on FFmpeg Forgejo ( https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/20031 ) or reply to this email directly.
> 
> is not adequate.

Yes it is, the mailing list just eats the Reply-To address, breaking it.
It probably wouldn't work anyway cause only the list-address can reply, 
since every reply needs to be tied to an account.

>> I do see the issue that splitting the existing developer base off though.
> 
> That would be a catastrophe.
> 
>> So without this, people might get left behind, so it should be left on until
>> at least a significant portion of developers have signed up and gotten added
>> to the Team.
>>
>> I have not received a single request to be added yet.
> 
> You have not documented that it was necessary yet.

It's been mentioned multiple times on the list and on IRC by now, and it 
should be obvious that you can't just give yourself push/merge access on 
your own anyway.