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Re: [PATCH] git-applymbox: Remove command

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Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date
May 23, 2007, 21:57 UTC
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Petr Baudis <pasky@suse.cz> writes:
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> I believe noone uses git-applymbox, and noone definitely should, since it
> is supposed to be completely superseded and everything by its younger
> cousin git-am. The only known person in the universe to use it was Linus
> and he declared some time ago that he will try to use git-am instead in his
> famous dotest script.
>
> The trouble is that git-applymbox existence creates confusing UI. I'm a bit
> like a recycled newbie to the git porcelain and *I* was confused by
> git-applymbox primitiveness until I've realized a while later that I'm of
> course using the wrong command.
>
> Signed-off-by: Petr Baudis <pasky@suse.cz>
>
> ---
>
> (Admittelly this patch is a bit brave and maybe we should make applymbox
> print some scary messages first for some time. I'm testing the water here
> to see if anyone complains. I still think that noone really uses it,
> though.)
Brave.
I suspect nobody really uses it, too.
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  1. git-applymbox: Remove commandPetr Baudis, May 20, 2007
  2. Junio C HamanoMay 23, 2007
  3. Remove git-applypatchJunio C Hamano, May 25, 2007

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