From: Eric Wong Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 22:54:45 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH GSoC 2/3] git-instaweb: Configure it to work with a global server root and projects list Message-ID: <20100518225445.GA15414@dcvr.yhbt.net> In-Reply-To: Jakub Narebski wrote: > Second, in my opinion it is not a good change at all. Currently you > can run "git instaweb" when inside git repository, and get a web > browser (or a new tab in existing session of a running web browser) > with current repository in it, to browse its history. It is similar > to running gitk (or other graphical history browser, like qgit, tig, > etc.), or running "git log", but with web interface. > > Now, current git-instaweb behavior has its quirks, but having > git-instaweb show _current_ repository is a very important feature, > and I'd rather we didn't lose it in transition. I agree completely with Jakub here. My original inspiration for instaweb was being able to make local commits, fire up instaweb in my working directory, and then to get a non-git-using cow-orker on my LAN to review some changes before I pushed them upstream. I'm no longer in a situation with non-git-using cow-orkers anymore, but I suspect many folks still are. -- Eric Wong