Re: [PATCH 2/3] ieot: default to not writing IEOT section

From: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date: Nov 13, 2018, 01:12 UTC
Message-ID: <20181113011207.GE170017@google.com>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqpnv9zsu6.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com>

Junio C Hamano wrote:

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> How about
>
> 	hint: ignoring an optional IEOT extension
>
> to make it clear that it is totally harmless?
>
> With that, we can add advise.unknownIndexExtension=false to turn all
> of them off with a single switch.

I like it.  Expect a patch soon (tonight or tomorrow) that does that.

We'll have to find some appropriate place in the documentation to explain what the message is about, still.

Thanks, Jonathan

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