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Re: [PATCH 6/6] log --grep: honor grep.patterntype etc. configuration variables

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Oct 4, 2012, 19:09 UTC
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Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:
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> On Thu, Oct 04, 2012 at 09:46:42AM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>
>> Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:
>> 
>> > Hmm. So I think this is a nice feature for some people, but I wonder if
>> > we would run into any plumbing compatibility issues. People do tend to
>> > use "log" as plumbing (since rev-list is not as capable). On the other
>> > hand, I'd think most internal uses of "log --grep" would be passing
>> > something along from the user, and the user would be happy to have it
>> > interpreted by their chosen set of rules.
>> 
>> This does make "rev-list --grep" aware of the configuration but at
>> the same time --basic-regexp and friends are also available to it.
>
> Does it?
Ah, it doesn't.

You can still say "rev-list --perl-regexp --grep=pcre" but that is not what 6/6 does.

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  1. Junio C HamanoOct 1, 2012
  2. grep.patternType (was: Re: [ANNOUNCE] Git v1.8.0-rc0)Junio C Hamano, Oct 3, 2012
  3. Junio C HamanoOct 3, 2012
  4. Michal KiedrowiczOct 4, 2012
  5. J SmithOct 5, 2012
  6. 0/6 Tying loose ends of extended "grep"Junio C Hamano, Oct 4, 2012
  7. 1/6 grep: move configuration support to top-level grep.[ch]Junio C Hamano, Oct 4, 2012
  8. 2/6 grep: move pattern-type bits support to top-level grep.[ch]Junio C Hamano, Oct 4, 2012
  9. 3/6 log --grep: use the same helper to set -E/-F options as "git grep"Junio C Hamano, Oct 4, 2012
  10. Jeff KingOct 4, 2012
  11. 4/6 log --grep: accept --basic-regexp and --perl-regexpJunio C Hamano, Oct 4, 2012
  12. Jeff KingOct 4, 2012
  13. Junio C HamanoOct 4, 2012
  14. 5/6 log: pass rev_info to git_log_config()Junio C Hamano, Oct 4, 2012
  15. Junio C HamanoOct 4, 2012
  16. Junio C HamanoOct 5, 2012
  17. Jeff KingOct 5, 2012
  18. Junio C HamanoOct 5, 2012
  19. 6/6 log --grep: honor grep.patterntype etc. configuration variablesJunio C Hamano, Oct 4, 2012
  20. Jeff KingOct 4, 2012
  21. Junio C HamanoOct 4, 2012
  22. Jeff KingOct 4, 2012
  23. Junio C HamanoOct 4, 2012

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