From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 16:52:25 GMT
Subject: Re: What's cooking in git.git (May 2012, #06; Wed, 23)
Message-ID: <7vpq9ty112.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <4FBDC8FA.9050501@lsrfire.ath.cx>

René Scharfe <rene.scharfe@lsrfire.ath.cx> writes:

> Am 24.05.2012 00:24, schrieb Junio C Hamano:
>> * rs/maint-grep-F (2012-05-21) 4 commits
>>    (merged to 'next' on 2012-05-23 at b24143c)
>>   + grep: stop leaking line strings with -f
>>   + grep: support newline separated pattern list
>>   + grep: factor out do_append_grep_pat()
>>   + grep: factor out create_grep_pat()
>>
>> "git grep -F", unlike the case where it reads from a file, did not treat
>> individual lines in the given pattern argument as separate patterns as it
>> should.
>
> This is not specific to -F; grep(1) accepts newline-separated pattern
> lists with -E etc. as well, as does git grep with the patches above.

Yeah, I noticed that "unlike where reading from a file" should contrast
against "where params come from the command line", not with any particular
way to interpret individual pattern. after sending it out.

Thanks.