From: Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>
Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 18:52:57 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] rev-parse: deprecate use as an option sifter
Message-ID: <4BED9C09.8010801@drmicha.warpmail.net>
In-Reply-To: <m3y6fmcx0n.fsf@localhost.localdomain>

Jakub Narebski venit, vidit, dixit 14.05.2010 17:41:
> Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net> writes:
> 
>>  NAME
>>  ----
>> -git-rev-parse - Pick out and massage parameters
>> +git-rev-parse - Parse symbolic names into object names
> 
> What about "git rev-parse --parseopt"?  Isn't it massaging parameters?
> 

Sure it is. But if you read the part of the patch that you cut out (i.e.
the comment and relevant diff) you see that the massaging part is the
deprecated part of it. That's why I suggest not mentioning it at the
most prominent place. (I don't suggest removing that functionality.)

Michael