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Re: [PATCH] git-am: error out when seeing -b/--binary

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Mar 13, 2012, 18:22 UTC
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Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> writes:
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>> I really don't think it is a good idea to avoid mentioning 1.6.0, at
>> which we *removed* description of the option in our manual pages and
>> from the "git am -h" help message. How much more active deprecation
>> would a user want?
>
> A warning when the option is used or a mention in the release notes.

Ok, then we should probably instead do these two starting at 1.7.10 ("the official deprecation date"), and then start erroring out on "-b" three cycles after that.

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  1. Jonathan NiederMar 12, 2012
  2. Willy TarreauMar 12, 2012
  3. Greg KHMar 12, 2012
  4. Willy TarreauMar 12, 2012
  5. Thomas RastMar 12, 2012
  6. Willy TarreauMar 12, 2012
  7. Jonathan NiederMar 12, 2012
  8. Junio C HamanoMar 12, 2012
  9. Willy TarreauMar 12, 2012
  10. Jonathan NiederMar 12, 2012
  11. Willy TarreauMar 12, 2012
  12. Thomas RastMar 12, 2012
  13. Jonathan NiederMar 12, 2012
  14. Thomas RastMar 12, 2012
  15. Jonathan NiederMar 12, 2012
  16. Thomas RastMar 13, 2012
  17. Jonathan NiederMar 13, 2012
  18. Thomas RastMar 13, 2012
  19. Junio C HamanoMar 13, 2012
  20. Jonathan NiederMar 13, 2012
  21. Junio C HamanoMar 13, 2012
  22. git-am: officially deprecate -b/--binaryJunio C Hamano, Mar 13, 2012
  23. Junio C HamanoMar 12, 2012
  24. Junio C HamanoMar 12, 2012
  25. Junio C HamanoMar 12, 2012
  26. Willy TarreauMar 12, 2012
  27. Junio C HamanoMar 12, 2012
  28. Willy TarreauMar 12, 2012
  29. Junio C HamanoMar 12, 2012
  30. Greg KHMar 12, 2012
  31. Junio C HamanoMar 12, 2012
  32. Greg KHMar 12, 2012
  33. Junio C HamanoMar 12, 2012
  34. Willy TarreauMar 12, 2012
  35. Jonathan NiederMar 12, 2012
  36. SergioMar 13, 2012
  37. Thomas RastMar 13, 2012

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