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[PATCH 0/2] Clarify semantics of git attribute macros

From
Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
Date
Aug 3, 2011, 13:41 UTC
Message-ID
<1312378890-31703-1-git-send-email-mhagger@alum.mit.edu>

Make it clearer that attribute macros do not only affect other attributes, but are attributes themselves.

The second patch changes the nomenclature in gitattributes(5) from "attribute macro" to "macro attribute", which I think makes the point a tiny bit clearer. But it is definitely optional.

Michael Haggerty (2):
  gitattributes: Clarify discussion of attribute macros
  gitattributes: Reword "attribute macro" to "macro attribute"
 Documentation/gitattributes.txt |   25 ++++++++++++++-----------
 1 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
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1.7.6.8.gd2879
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Message 1 of 7 in “Clarify semantics of git attribute macros”
  1. 0/2 Clarify semantics of git attribute macrosMichael Haggerty, Aug 3, 2011
  2. 1/2 gitattributes: Clarify discussion of attribute macrosMichael Haggerty, Aug 3, 2011
  3. Jeff KingAug 3, 2011
  4. Junio C HamanoAug 3, 2011
  5. Jeff KingAug 3, 2011
  6. 2/2 gitattributes: Reword "attribute macro" to "macro attribute"Michael Haggerty, Aug 3, 2011
  7. Philip OakleyAug 3, 2011

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