From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:32:09 GMT
Subject: Re: [RFC/PATCH v2 0/4] A new library for plumbing output
Message-ID: <7vwrw9q18m.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <201004142110.36453.jnareb@gmail.com>

Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com> writes:

> I don't think it is needed for either command.
>
> 'git blame' has --porcelain and --incremental output, which is line-based
> and pretty much self-describing (with "header-name value" syntax for most
> of it), and well documented.  JSON output would only add unnecessary
> chatter and different quoting rules.

Wouldn't the exact same argument apply equally well to the output format
of "status --porcelain", by the way?  It is line-based and pretty much
self-describing (once you know the mnemonic but you can make an educated
guess from previous SCM experience).