Re: [PATCH] Documentation/fast-import: put explanation of M 040000 <dataref> "" in context

>> +++ b/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt
>> @@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ The value of `<path>` must be in canonical form. That is it must not:
>>  * contain the special component `.` or `..` (e.g. `foo/./bar` and
>>    `foo/../bar` are invalid).
>>  
>> -In `040000` mode, `<path>` can be the empty string (`""`)
>> +If `<mode>` is `040000`, `<path>` can be the empty string (`""`)
>>  to specify the root of the tree.
>
> For whom is this paragraph written?  People who produce g-f-i streams, or
> people who interpret somebody else's g-f-i streams?
> 
> I am wondering if it is easier to read if we consistently target the
> former, something like this:
> 
>         The root of the tree can be represented by `<mode> 040000` with an
>         empty string as `<path>`.