From: Junio C Hamano Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:41:29 GMT Subject: Re: [msysGit] Re: safecrlf not in 1.5.4 Message-ID: <7vsl10jity.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: Steffen Prohaska writes: > On Jan 14, 2008, at 8:30 AM, Junio C Hamano wrote: > >> By definition of 'maint', 1.5.4.X are to fix bugs in the >> features that are in 1.5.4, so the answer is no. > > I expected this answer. And it won't change. >> But we could end up having a short cycle for 1.5.5 if we agree >> that the lack of crlf=safe is a severe bug that is worth fixing >> post 1.5.4. > ... > So I should try harder to find better arguments. But this has > time until the 1.5.4 release is out. For now, I am being quiet. Instead, you could be louder and convince people that it is a severe bug worth fixing before 1.5.4, like Linus did with the issue with performance regression on a partial commit. It's entirely your choice. > (Well, I'll continue to improve the safecrlf patch and most > likely will send it to the list, too...) Please do. "I am currently not convinced" does not mean "I am always right" nor "I won't reconsider".