Re: [RFC/PATCH v2 0/4] A new library for plumbing output
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Eric Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>
- Date
- Apr 12, 2010, 00:46 UTC
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Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com>:
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> On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 01:21, Julian Phillips <julian@quantumfyre.co.uk> wrote: > > Probably the biggest change from v1 is an expanded aim. Now the > > output library is aimed at controlling _all_ plubming > > output. This series includes a patch for ls-tree that has all > > it's output going through the library, and a patch for status that > > has all the --porcelain output going through the library. > > I like where this is going, a lot, especially since we don't have to > convert everything in one go, but we can do it as desired, similar to > optparsification.
Speaking as a major customer for the new capabilities it will enable, I strongly concur.
-- <a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/">Eric S. Raymond</a>