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[PATCH 1/2] add: update pathless 'add [-u|-A]' warning to reflect change of plan

From
Matthieu Moy <matthieu.moy@imag.fr>
Date
Mar 11, 2013, 08:01 UTC
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<1362988893-27539-1-git-send-email-Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr>
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We originally thought the transition would need a period where "git add [-u|-A]" without pathspec would be forbidden, but the warning is big enough to scare people and teach them not to use it (or, if so, to understand the consequences).

Signed-off-by: Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr>
---
 builtin/add.c | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/add.c b/builtin/add.c
index 0dd014e..ab1c9e8 100644
--- a/builtin/add.c
+++ b/builtin/add.c
@@ -328,9 +328,9 @@ static void warn_pathless_add(const char *option_name, const char *short_name) {
 	 * this is not the original behavior and can't be
 	 * changed until users trained themselves not to type
 	 * "git add -u" or "git add -A". For now, we warn and
-	 * keep the old behavior. Later, this warning can be
-	 * turned into a die(...), and eventually we may
-	 * reallow the command with a new behavior.
+	 * keep the old behavior. Later, the behavior can be changed
+	 * to tree-wide, keeping the warning for a while, and
+	 * eventually we can drop the warning.
 	 */
 	warning(_("The behavior of 'git add %s (or %s)' with no path argument from a\n"
 		  "subdirectory of the tree will change in Git 2.0 and should not be used anymore.\n"
-- 
1.8.2.rc3.16.g0a33571.dirty
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Message 6 of 51 in “"git add -u/-A" from future”
  1. 0/2 "git add -u/-A" from futureJunio C Hamano, Mar 8, 2013
  2. 1/2 require pathspec for "git add -u/-A"Junio C Hamano, Mar 8, 2013
  3. Matthieu MoyMar 10, 2013
  4. Junio C HamanoMar 11, 2013
  5. Matthieu MoyMar 11, 2013
  6. 1/2 add: update pathless 'add [-u|-A]' warning to reflect change of planMatthieu Moy, Mar 11, 2013
  7. 2/2 add: add a newline at the end of pathless 'add [-u|-A]' warningMatthieu Moy, Mar 11, 2013
  8. Junio C HamanoMar 11, 2013
  9. Matthieu MoyApr 2, 2013
  10. Junio C HamanoApr 2, 2013
  11. Matthieu MoyApr 2, 2013
  12. Jeff KingMar 12, 2013
  13. Matthieu MoyMar 12, 2013
  14. Jeff KingMar 13, 2013
  15. 1/2 t2200: check that "add -u" limits itself to subdirectoryJeff King, Mar 13, 2013
  16. Matthieu MoyMar 13, 2013
  17. Junio C HamanoMar 13, 2013
  18. Jeff KingMar 14, 2013
  19. 2/2 add: respect add.updateroot config optionJeff King, Mar 13, 2013
  20. Matthieu MoyMar 13, 2013
  21. Jeff KingMar 13, 2013
  22. Junio C HamanoMar 13, 2013
  23. Matthieu MoyMar 14, 2013
  24. 0/4 make pathless 'add [-u|-A]' warning less noisyJonathan Nieder, Mar 19, 2013
  25. 1/4 add: make pathless 'add [-u|-A]' warning a file-global functionJonathan Nieder, Mar 19, 2013
  26. 2/4 add: make warn_pathless_add() a no-op after first callJonathan Nieder, Mar 19, 2013
  27. 3/4 add -u: only show pathless 'add -u' warning when changes exist outside cwdJonathan Nieder, Mar 19, 2013
  28. Junio C HamanoMar 19, 2013
  29. Jonathan NiederMar 19, 2013
  30. Junio C HamanoMar 19, 2013
  31. Jonathan NiederMar 19, 2013
  32. Duy NguyenMar 19, 2013
  33. Jonathan NiederMar 19, 2013
  34. Matthieu MoyMar 19, 2013
  35. Junio C HamanoMar 19, 2013
  36. Jonathan NiederMar 19, 2013
  37. Junio C HamanoMar 19, 2013
  38. Jonathan NiederMar 19, 2013
  39. 4/4 add -A: only show pathless 'add -A' warning when changes exist outside cwdJonathan Nieder, Mar 19, 2013
  40. Jeff KingMar 19, 2013
  41. 2/2 git add: -u/-A now affects the entire working treeJunio C Hamano, Mar 8, 2013
  42. 0/6 make pathless 'add [-u|-A]' warning less noisyJonathan Nieder, Mar 19, 2013
  43. 1/6 t2200: check that "add -u" limits itself to subdirectoryJonathan Nieder, Mar 19, 2013
  44. 2/6 add: make pathless 'add [-u|-A]' warning a file-global functionJonathan Nieder, Mar 19, 2013
  45. 3/6 add: make warn_pathless_add() a no-op after first callJonathan Nieder, Mar 19, 2013
  46. 4/6 add -u: only show pathless 'add -u' warning when changes exist outside cwdJonathan Nieder, Mar 19, 2013
  47. Jeff KingMar 20, 2013
  48. Junio C HamanoMar 20, 2013
  49. 5/6 add -A: only show pathless 'add -A' warning when changes exist outside cwdJonathan Nieder, Mar 19, 2013
  50. Junio C HamanoMar 20, 2013
  51. 6/6 git add: -u/-A now affects the entire working treeJonathan Nieder, Mar 19, 2013

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