From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2013 18:53:41 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] submodule: fix confusing variable name
Message-ID: <7va9kq66h6.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <5203D8F6.2020102@ramsay1.demon.co.uk>

Ramsay Jones <ramsay@ramsay1.demon.co.uk> writes:

> $path is part of the public API, so we can't just remove it. It would
> require a deprecation period, etc,.  (Adding/documenting $sm_path as an
> alternative *may* be worth doing. dunno.)

I think exporting sm_path (if not done already) and documenting the
transition may be a good starting point, but deprecation of $path
may be tricky.  There is no good way for us to warn people who
continue using $path and ask them to fix their fingers and scripts
to use $sm_path instead.