Re: [PATCH 1/4] rev-parse: deprecate use as an option sifter
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Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>
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- May 14, 2010, 19:22 UTC
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Jakub Narebski venit, vidit, dixit 14.05.2010 21:01:
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> Dnia piątek 14. maja 2010 20:52, Michael J Gruber napisał: >> 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.) > > "git rev-parse --parseopt" is not deprecated. What is deprecated is > --revs-only, --flags, etc. >
Still, I would say that "massage parameters" refers to all parameter massaging including '--flags' etc. And, my paragraph about deprecation mentions the option sifting part only.
Cheers, Michael