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Re: Re* [PATCH] allow git-am to run in a subdirectory

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Mar 3, 2008, 07:08 UTC
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Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:
> The only other file parameter is
> $dotest. If I do "cd t && git am --dotest=.foo", then should it be
> "t/.foo" or ".foo"?
That brings up an interesting point.
Have people actually used --dotest=<foo> ever?

As far as I know, I do not think it was useful in the real world. Too many things assumed that the spool directory for "am" is .dotest.

And I am very much tempted to say we should remove that option.
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  1. allow git-am to run in a subdirectoryJeff King, Mar 1, 2008
  2. Junio C HamanoMar 1, 2008
  3. Jeff KingMar 1, 2008
  4. Junio C HamanoMar 1, 2008
  5. Jeff KingMar 1, 2008
  6. Jay SoffianMar 3, 2008
  7. Re* [PATCH] allow git-am to run in a subdirectoryJunio C Hamano, Mar 3, 2008
  8. Jeff KingMar 3, 2008
  9. Junio C HamanoMar 3, 2008
  10. Johannes SchindelinMar 3, 2008
  11. Junio C HamanoMar 3, 2008

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