Re: What's cooking in git.git (Sep 2025, #02; Wed, 3)

From: Kristoffer Haugsbakk <kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com>
Date: Sep 4, 2025, 06:55 UTC
Message-ID: <01554a3d-886a-4f0d-b174-1dffab0b924f@app.fastmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqplc6byai.fsf@gitster.g>

On Thu, Sep 4, 2025, at 07:07, Junio C Hamano wrote:

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> * kh/you-still-use-whatchanged-fix (2025-08-29) 4 commits
>  - BreakingChanges: remove claim about whatchanged reports
>  - whatchanged: remove not-even-shorter clause
>  - whatchanged: tell users the git-log(1) equivalent
>  - you-still-use-that??: help the user help themselves
>
>  Update "do you still use it?" message given by a command that is
>  deeply deprecated and allow us to suggest alternatives.
>
>  Will merge to 'next'?
>  source: <cover.1756480827.git.code@khaugsbakk.name>

Given the alias-hint point[1] I have some thoughts about a potential next version (v3):

• Incorporate Peff’s patch[2] if I’m up to the task
• Then mention on the whatchanged *hint* that they can make an alias to
  shadow it

Alternatively this could also be a follow-up series.

🔗 1: https://lore.kernel.org/git/CAPig+cSL=-gD5+WomF7-hYjVJ_PH0m+0i8g3F=E_U3k=QNHr8Q@mail.gmail.com/ 🔗 2: https://lore.kernel.org/git/20250830022718.GB567900@coredump.intra.peff.net/