From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:04:25 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-notes.txt: clarify -C vs. copy and -F
Message-ID: <7vd3l9rbnq.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <4D9226B4.20806@warpmail.net>

Michael J Gruber <drmicha@warpmail.net> writes:

>>> Yeah, it utterly is broken.  Why not fix it before people start making
>>> serious use of notes?
>
> You seriously ask why? Because I've banged my head way to often by
> suggesting behavior changes!

Change of a behaviour that nobody had chance to have seriously used for
only 6 weeks or so?  I'd call that a fair game.

> If I were to reimplement it I would:
>
> - make "notes add -C/-c" really analogous to "commit -c/-C", i.e. do
> "notes copy"

That is sensible.

> - make -F binary safe

Likewise.

> and while at it rename "add" to "edit"

That one I think is older wart that may be harder to change.