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Re: [PATCH] clone: quell the progress report from init and report on clone

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Apr 2, 2010, 07:28 UTC
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Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net> writes:
> From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
>
> Currently, a local glit clone reports only initializing an empty
> git dir, which is potentially confusing.
glit?
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> Instead, report that cloning is in progress and when it is done
> (unless -q) is given, and suppres the init report (unless -v
> is given).
>
> Signed-off-by: Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>
> ---
> I checked the documentation, there is really no place where the output
> of git clone is documented - no documentation or test change is necesessary.
Thanks.
> I made it so that -v will restore the init message.

I wonder how that would be useful, though. The new message already says which directory is being worked on. I didn't see a point of repeating that and made it silent on purpose.

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  1. Neal KreitzingerMar 24, 2010
  2. Sverre RabbelierMar 24, 2010
  3. Alex RiesenMar 24, 2010
  4. Michael J GruberMar 25, 2010
  5. clone: quell the progress report from initMichael J Gruber, Mar 25, 2010
  6. Alex RiesenMar 25, 2010
  7. Michael J GruberMar 25, 2010
  8. Tilo SchwarzMar 25, 2010
  9. Junio C HamanoMar 26, 2010
  10. Nicolas PitreMar 26, 2010
  11. Junio C HamanoMar 26, 2010
  12. Junio C HamanoMar 30, 2010
  13. Michael J GruberMar 30, 2010
  14. Alex RiesenMar 30, 2010
  15. clone: quell the progress report from init and report on cloneMichael J Gruber, Apr 1, 2010
  16. Junio C HamanoApr 2, 2010
  17. Michael J GruberApr 4, 2010
  18. clone: quell the progress report from init and report on cloneMichael J Gruber, Apr 23, 2010

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