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Re: [PATCH v2] add: warn when -u or -A is used without filepattern

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jan 27, 2013, 20:33 UTC
Message-ID
<7vehh6v01v.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To
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Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@grenoble-inp.fr> writes:
> Plus, option_with_implicit_dot is used in cut-and-paste ready commands
> below.

I do not think we should aim for easy cut-and-paste, especially when the real purpose of the change is to train people's fingers; the message should discouraging cut-and-paste in a case like this, if anything.

But we could obviously do this, if you really want to cut-and-paste.
 builtin/add.c | 29 ++++++++++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/add.c b/builtin/add.c
index 7552f7f..ba72a57 100644
--- a/builtin/add.c
+++ b/builtin/add.c
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ static int add_files(struct dir_struct *dir, int flags)
 	return exit_status;
 }
 
-static void warn_pathless_add(const char *option_name) {
+static void warn_pathless_add(const char *option_name, const char *short_name) {
 	/*
 	 * To be consistent with "git add -p" and most Git
 	 * commands, we should default to being tree-wide, but
@@ -374,20 +374,21 @@ static void warn_pathless_add(const char *option_name) {
 	 * turned into a die(...), and eventually we may
 	 * reallow the command with a new behavior.
 	 */
-	warning(_("The behavior of 'git add %s' with no path argument from a subdirectory of the\n"
-		  "tree will change in Git 2.0 and shouldn't be used anymore.\n"
+	warning(_("The behavior of 'git add %s (or %s)' with no path argument from a\n"
+		  "subdirectory of the tree will change in Git 2.0 and should not be\n"
+		  "used anymore.\n"
 		  "To add content for the whole tree, run:\n"
 		  "\n"
-		  "  git add %s :/\n"
+		  "  git add %s :/ ;# or git add %s :/\n"
 		  "\n"
 		  "To restrict the command to the current directory, run:\n"
 		  "\n"
-		  "  git add %s .\n"
+		  "  git add %s . ;# or git add %s .\n"
 		  "\n"
 		  "With the current Git version, the command is restricted to the current directory."),
-		option_name,
-		option_name,
-		option_name);
+		option_name, short_name,
+		option_name, short_name,
+		option_name, short_name);
 }
 
 int cmd_add(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
@@ -401,6 +402,7 @@ int cmd_add(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	int require_pathspec;
 	char *seen = NULL;
 	const char *option_with_implicit_dot = NULL;
+	const char *short_option_with_implicit_dot = NULL;
 
 	git_config(add_config, NULL);
 
@@ -420,14 +422,19 @@ int cmd_add(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		die(_("-A and -u are mutually incompatible"));
 	if (!show_only && ignore_missing)
 		die(_("Option --ignore-missing can only be used together with --dry-run"));
-	if (addremove)
+	if (addremove) {
 		option_with_implicit_dot = "--all";
-	if (take_worktree_changes)
+		short_option_with_implicit_dot = "-A";
+	}
+	if (take_worktree_changes) {
 		option_with_implicit_dot = "--update";
+		short_option_with_implicit_dot = "-u";
+	}
 	if (option_with_implicit_dot && !argc) {
 		static const char *here[2] = { ".", NULL };
 		if (prefix)
-			warn_pathless_add(option_with_implicit_dot);
+			warn_pathless_add(option_with_implicit_dot,
+					  short_option_with_implicit_dot);
 		argc = 1;
 		argv = here;
 	}
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  4. Eric James Michael RitzJan 19, 2013
  5. Junio C HamanoFeb 25, 2013
  6. Antoine PelisseFeb 25, 2013
  7. Matthieu MoyFeb 25, 2013
  8. Antoine PelisseFeb 25, 2013
  9. Matthieu MoyFeb 25, 2013
  10. Junio C HamanoFeb 25, 2013
  11. Jonathan NiederJan 19, 2013
  12. Eric James Michael RitzJan 19, 2013
  13. Matthieu MoyJan 20, 2013
  14. Junio C HamanoJan 20, 2013
  15. Junio C HamanoJan 20, 2013
  16. Martin von ZweigbergkJan 20, 2013
  17. Matthieu MoyJan 21, 2013
  18. Junio C HamanoJan 20, 2013
  19. Eric James Michael RitzJan 20, 2013
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  22. Junio C HamanoJan 21, 2013
  23. Junio C HamanoJan 21, 2013
  24. Matthieu MoyJan 21, 2013
  25. Junio C HamanoJan 21, 2013
  26. Piotr KrukowieckiJan 21, 2013
  27. add: warn when -u or -A is used without filepatternMatthieu Moy, Jan 21, 2013
  28. Robin RosenbergJan 21, 2013
  29. Matthieu MoyJan 21, 2013
  30. Robin RosenbergJan 21, 2013
  31. Junio C HamanoJan 21, 2013
  32. Piotr KrukowieckiJan 21, 2013
  33. Matthieu MoyJan 21, 2013
  34. Matthieu MoyJan 21, 2013
  35. Jonathan NiederJan 21, 2013
  36. Matthieu MoyJan 22, 2013
  37. add: warn when -u or -A is used without filepatternMatthieu Moy, Jan 25, 2013
  38. Junio C HamanoJan 25, 2013
  39. Matthieu MoyJan 27, 2013
  40. Junio C HamanoJan 27, 2013
  41. Matthieu MoyJan 28, 2013
  42. add: warn when -u or -A is used without filepatternMatthieu Moy, Jan 28, 2013
  43. Jonathan NiederJan 28, 2013
  44. Michael J GruberJan 28, 2013
  45. Junio C HamanoJan 28, 2013
  46. Matthieu MoyJan 28, 2013
  47. Junio C HamanoJan 28, 2013
  48. Junio C HamanoFeb 14, 2013
  49. Junio C HamanoFeb 14, 2013
  50. Matthieu MoyFeb 15, 2013
  51. Jonathan NiederJan 27, 2013
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