From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:17:13 GMT
Subject: Re: bash-completion now loads completions dynamically, so __git_ps1 is not defined when you open a shell
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In-Reply-To: <CANaWP3wu3260uFNzCLJ=YSG1BWFr=ge_6CmMGrG6zLThvFnjcQ@mail.gmail.com>

Kerrick Staley <mail@kerrickstaley.com> writes:

> The __git_ps1 function is defined in same script that defines Git's
> tab completions (contrib/completion/git-completion.bash). Since
> bash-completion loads completions on-the-fly in newer versions, the
> __git_ps1 function isn't immediately available in a new shell. How
> should this be handled? Should users just source git-completion.bash
> before they redefine $PS1?

Sorry, I don't quite get it.  "newer verions" of what?

To me, completion scripts have always been to be dot-sourced early, making
sure inclusion happen before PS1 is used.  Did we change anything recently
to break it????