Re: [kernel.org users] [RFD] On deprecating "git-foo" for builtins
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- H. Peter Anvin <hpa@kernel.org>
- Date
- Aug 27, 2008, 14:49 UTC
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- <48B5697B.3030405@kernel.org>
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- <76718490808261924j1ddae535tdfb671dd9d3298aa@mail.gmail.com>
Jay Soffian wrote:
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> On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 5:03 PM, Jeff King <peff@peff.net> wrote: >> I was slightly negative on the change at the time of "/usr/bin vs >> /usr/libexec/git-core" and I planned to put "git --exec-path" in my >> PATH. But I gave the new way a try, and I have not been very bothered. >> So let me say that I really don't care much what happens with libexec, >> and you can hold me to that when the next flame-war breaks out if such a >> change is implemented. Now you have three opinions. :) > > +1 on removing the links and I will say this: this change finally > motivated me to switch my login shell from tcsh (12 years I've been > using it!) to bash so I could use the completions and I'm happier for > it. So thank you git. :-) >
Speaking as a tcsh user, I'm not switching until bash gets the equivalent functionality as tcsh aliases, in particular the ability to selectively disable wildcard expansion on a command-by-command basis.
-hpa