From: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2006 22:20:44 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH][RFC] Add git-archive-tree
Message-ID: <7vwt8jl1dv.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
In-Reply-To: <44FCA272.7040907@lsrfire.ath.cx>

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

> Junio C Hamano schrieb:
>...
> Well, this is just _one_ of the positions I've taken on this topic, I
> have to admit.  Franck then convinced me that merging downloader and
> archiver into one command is nice for users (less commands to remember,
> keeps existing --remote option) even if it doesn't make sense
> technically, because their implementations have nothing in common.

Ah, I was not following the thread closely and I agree with you
and Franck now in that smaller number of commands the better.
(IOW, download-archive in my 3-item list is not needed in the
end user UI and can be implemented as "git-archive-tree
--remote=<repo>).

Thanks for clarification.