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Re: how to tell when git release changes porcelain stdout/stderr

From
Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 2, 2012, 19:11 UTC
Message-ID
<20120202191100.GA19859@burratino>
In-Reply-To
<jgeert$qeg$1@dough.gmane.org>
Hi Neal,
Neal Kreitzinger wrote:
> What is the best way for me (a git user) to tell when a new git release 
> changes the stdout/stderr formatting of a porcelain command?

They almost always do. Maybe that will be happening less often as messages get translated, but if you really need reproducible output, your life will be much easier if you just use plumbing instead (and please report problems when they arise).

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  1. Neal KreitzingerFeb 2, 2012
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