Re: What exactly does 'needs update' mean?

From: Joshua Jensen <jjensen@workspacewhiz.com>
Date: Sep 25, 2010, 14:31 UTC
Message-ID: <4C9E07B1.50600@workspacewhiz.com>
In-Reply-To: <4C9E0427.9080901@workspacewhiz.com>

  ----- Original Message -----
From: Joshua Jensen
Date: 9/25/2010 8:16 AM

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>  ----- Original Message -----
> From: Junio C Hamano
> Date: 9/25/2010 12:06 AM
>> Joshua Jensen<jjensen@workspacewhiz.com>  writes:
>>>   I've come to accept the term 'needs update' when I've forgotten to
>>> stash or commit before certain Git operations.  However, I got
>>> cornered today and was asked to explain what it means.  I had to admit
>>> I don't know.
>> It came from "you need to run update-index on that path, as you have 
>> local
>> modification in the working tree".
> Okay, your description makes sense to me, and I'll be able to explain 
> what it means.
>
> I did a Google search before I posted here.  It turns out this phrase 
> is *very* confusing to others.  Casual Joes don't use the plumbing 
> commands (which I assume git update-index is).  Is there opposition to 
> modernizing this turn to make it more clear based on the porcelain 
> commands being run?

<sigh> Just waking up for the day.

Is there opposition to modernizing this *term* to make it more clear based on the porcelain commands being run?

-Josh