Re: Breaking "git status"

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Aug 6, 2009, 19:06 UTC
Message-ID: <7vhbwklq31.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <20090806164247.GA1073@coredump.intra.peff.net>

Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:

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> I wonder if introducing such a configuration option is not going to
> cause more confusion in the long run than simply switching. As a
> script-writer, you are not helping me at all because I can't make any
> assumptions about how the user has set the variable.
>
> I guess you are helping those who want to keep "git status" as-is
> forever for their own typing.

Not really. I meant to be helpful to people who would say "Ok, I read the transition plan, and I understand I eventually need to switch, but I cannot afford to right at this momennt. I'd transition on the timetable of my choosing, rather than on the calendar git developers arbitrarily set."

But you are right.  This would not really help scripts transition.