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Re: [PATCH] Simplified the invocation of command action in submodule

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Johannes Sixt <j.sixt@viscovery.net>
Date
Jan 9, 2008, 10:01 UTC
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Imran M Yousuf schrieb:
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> On Jan 9, 2008 2:59 PM, Johannes Sixt <j.sixt@viscovery.net> wrote:
>> - Previously, passing --cached to add, init, or update was an error, now
>> it is not.
> 
> The usage statement and this behaviour is rather contradicting. The
> usage says that --cached can be used with all commands; so I am not
> sure whether using --cached with add should be an error or not. IMHO,
> if the previous implementation was right than the USAGE has to be
> changed, and if the previous implementation was incorrect, than if the
> default command is set to status than current implementation is right.

I prefer that the usage statement lists one line per sub-command with the flags that apply only to the sub-command. IOW, a usage statement that suggests that a flag applies to all sub-commands when in reality it doesn't is bogus, IMHO.

-- Hannes
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Message 8 of 12 in “Simplified the invocation of command action in submodule”
  1. Simplified the invocation of command action in submoduleimyousuf@gmail.com, Jan 9, 2008
  2. Junio C HamanoJan 9, 2008
  3. Imran M YousufJan 9, 2008
  4. Johannes SixtJan 9, 2008
  5. Imran M YousufJan 9, 2008
  6. Johannes SixtJan 9, 2008
  7. Imran M YousufJan 9, 2008
  8. Johannes SixtJan 9, 2008
  9. Imran M YousufJan 9, 2008
  10. Junio C HamanoJan 9, 2008
  11. Lars HjemliJan 9, 2008
  12. Imran M YousufJan 10, 2008

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