From: brian m. carlson <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2019 19:31:04 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/15] rev-parse: add an --object-format option
Message-ID: <20191008193104.xepgqzqvftsixkpo@camp.crustytoothpaste.net>
In-Reply-To: <3cb91b69-7d33-12ab-de37-175592f95df7@gmail.com>

On 2019-10-08 at 11:51:45, Derrick Stolee wrote:
> On 10/5/2019 5:11 PM, brian m. carlson wrote:
> > Add an option to print the object format used for input, output, or
> > storage. This allows shell scripts to discover the hash algorithm in
> > use.
> 
> Why put this in 'rev-parse'? Is a test helper not an option for this?

We do have a test helper for this, which is the first patch in the
series.  This rev-parse option is designed to be useful to scripters
more than anything else, and it will make an appearance in a later
series.

I sent it here since it's vaguely useful for tests and I also wanted to
make sure it was available sooner rather than later so folks can start
using it.
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brian m. carlson: Houston, Texas, US
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