From: Junio C Hamano Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:31:24 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH bg/format-patch-p-noop] log-tree: always add --- marker when options are patch and a stat Message-ID: <7vhbtakapf.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: <6672d0160911032300w1a2dfdbck5b1db98f2059639b@mail.gmail.com> Björn Gustavsson writes: > Since -p has been broken for 14 months, is really necessary to reinstate > it? (Or has the breakage not been reported because the people who care > still use a git version older than 14 months?) Oh, 1.6.0 has the old behaviour and we see many people still on 1.5.X series. Hopefully nobody uses 1.4.X series anymore but I wouldn't be overly surprised if somebody raised hand in the next 6 hours after seeing this message ;-) > Why not just add a new --no-stat option? I am all for teaching _new_ people to say "format-patch --no-stat", but it won't help people who have been happy with 1.6.0 when they update, if they have to change their "format-patch -p" to "format-patch --no-stat".