From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 13:07:18 GMT
Subject: Re: Minor annoyance with git push
Message-ID: <20080210130718.GA1005@coredump.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LSU.1.00.0802101303140.11591@racer.site>

On Sun, Feb 10, 2008 at 01:04:03PM +0000, Johannes Schindelin wrote:

> > IOW, I am not necessarily proposing to change the default for 
> > old-timers, but rather to allow differing behavior for "git push" 
> > without remote depending on a config variable. So different behavior for 
> > different people.
> 
> Hmm.  So that means that if an old-timer comes to help to a new-comer, 
> the old-timer will be surprised?

No, the old-timer will type what he means: "git push --matching origin"
or "git push origin refspec".

> You know I am a fan of consistency, so you know I cannot agree to your 
> suggestion.

I suspected you would say that. I agree that consistency has value, but
it can also get in the way when there really are two equally valid
approaches, and both should be available.

-Peff