Re: [RFC \ WISH] Add -o option to git-rev-list

From: Alex Riesen <fork0@t-online.de>
Date: Dec 10, 2006, 14:54 UTC
Message-ID: <20061210145444.GB4836@steel.home>
In-Reply-To: <e5bfff550612100338ye2ca2a0u1c8f29bbc59c5431@mail.gmail.com>

Marco Costalba, Sun, Dec 10, 2006 12:38:42 +0100:

> So my request is if it is possible to make git-rev-list write
> _directly_ to a file, without shell redirection, I would ask if it is
> possible:

Well, it is usually possible to redirect stdout directly into a file (see dup2). "Usually", unless you want windows which as always has it's own stupid way of doing simple things. Nevertheless, it's possible to do it without ever touching rev-list.

> I understand this could be not exactly a top priority feature for git
> people, but I would really like to get the best possible interface
> with the plumbing git and the -o options is also a very common one.

Sadly, you're right. Almost every command-line program got the option. What education could have caused this, I wonder...

> P.S: On another thread I explained why I see problematic linking
> directly against libgit.a

It still is the fastest you can get.