From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 05:32:47 GMT
Subject: Re: gitk from subdirectory
Message-ID: <7vir6w46bk.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <7vsl6046gn.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org>

Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:

> Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> writes:
>
>> I realize that the "--" behaviour of git log was intentional, but seeing 
>> what it results in I think the intention was good, but stupid.
>
> I haven't finished analysis yet, but I was reaching the same
> conclusion.
>
> v1.2.0 used to limit "git rev-list" to the current working
> directory, v1.3.0 and newer does not.  But they do when "--" is
> given.  This makes it impossible to do:
>
> 	cd Documentation
> 	echo >master
> 	git rev-list master
>         ... get "ambiguous -- which do you mean?  rev, or
> 	... limited to path?" error message
>         git rev-list master --
>         ... I do mean unlimited and dig from 'master'

FWIW bisect points at your commit ae563542bf10fa8c33abd2a354e4b28aca4264d7
(First cut at libifying revlist generation) ;-).