Re: What's cooking in git.git (Dec 2016, #04; Fri, 16)

> Hello,
> 
>>
>> * kn/ref-filter-branch-list (2016-12-08) 20 commits
>>  - branch: implement '--format' option
>>  - branch: use ref-filter printing APIs
>>  - branch, tag: use porcelain output
>>  - ref-filter: allow porcelain to translate messages in the output
>>  - ref-filter: add an 'rstrip=<N>' option to atoms which deal with refnames
>>  - ref-filter: modify the 'lstrip=<N>' option to work with negative '<N>'
>>  - ref-filter: rename the 'strip' option to 'lstrip'
>>  - ref-filter: make remote_ref_atom_parser() use refname_atom_parser_internal()
>>  - ref-filter: introduce refname_atom_parser()
>>  - ref-filter: introduce refname_atom_parser_internal()
>>  - ref-filter: make "%(symref)" atom work with the ':short' modifier
>>  - ref-filter: add support for %(upstream:track,nobracket)
>>  - ref-filter: make %(upstream:track) prints "[gone]" for invalid upstreams
>>  - ref-filter: introduce format_ref_array_item()
>>  - ref-filter: move get_head_description() from branch.c
>>  - ref-filter: modify "%(objectname:short)" to take length
>>  - ref-filter: implement %(if:equals=<string>) and %(if:notequals=<string>)
>>  - ref-filter: include reference to 'used_atom' within 'atom_value'
>>  - ref-filter: implement %(if), %(then), and %(else) atoms
>>  - for-each-ref: do not segv with %(HEAD) on an unborn branch
>>
>>  The code to list branches in "git branch" has been consolidated
>>  with the more generic ref-filter API.
>>
>>  What's the doneness of the topic?  I recall discussing die vs empty
>>  and also saw a "squash this in when you reroll", but I lost track.
>>
> 
> I was waiting for more reviews, if any.
> For now we need to come to a conclusion on the die vs empty discussion
> (http://marc.info/?l=git&m=148112502029302&w=2) I'll start working on returning
> empty rather than die.
> 
> Also Jeff suggested some changes, which I've incorporated into my local branch.
> (http://marc.info/?t=148112503600001&r=1&w=2). I'll reroll if no
> further changes are
> suggested soon :)