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Re: [PATCH] doc: warn against --committer-date-is-author-date

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Oct 9, 2025, 22:56 UTC
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On Thu, Oct 9, 2025, at 23:58, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> "Kristoffer Haugsbakk" <code@khaugsbakk.name> writes:
>> By the way. I thought of adding a stderr warning when using this option
>> on git-rebase(1). But I don’t think I’ve seen that used in this program
>> before. If so, why is that? That’s more in your face than just adding it
>> to the documentation.
>>
>> Is it about people parsing stderr, maybe..?
>
> Standard error stream would be buried in other progress things, and
> it won't be seen if you are "rebase -i" interactive, in which case
> the first thing you see is a full-screen editor with list of
> instructions
>
> (where we _could_ add new warning text).
Ooh, that sounds interesting. >:)
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Message 12 of 25 in “How dangerous is --committer-date-is-author-date these days?”
  1. Johannes SixtSep 28, 2024
  2. Phillip WoodSep 28, 2024
  3. Phillip WoodSep 28, 2024
  4. Kristoffer HaugsbakkSep 30, 2024
  5. Junio C HamanoSep 30, 2024
  6. SZEDER GáborOct 8, 2025
  7. doc: warn against --committer-date-is-author-datekristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Oct 8, 2025
  8. Phillip WoodOct 9, 2025
  9. Kristoffer HaugsbakkOct 9, 2025
  10. Kristoffer HaugsbakkOct 9, 2025
  11. Junio C HamanoOct 9, 2025
  12. Kristoffer HaugsbakkOct 9, 2025
  13. Junio C HamanoOct 9, 2025
  14. Kristoffer HaugsbakkOct 9, 2025
  15. Johannes SixtOct 11, 2025
  16. Kristoffer HaugsbakkOct 16, 2025
  17. Kristoffer HaugsbakkOct 16, 2025
  18. Johannes SixtOct 16, 2025
  19. Kristoffer HaugsbakkOct 16, 2025
  20. Junio C HamanoOct 16, 2025
  21. Kristoffer HaugsbakkNov 19, 2025
  22. doc: warn against --committer-date-is-author-datekristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Nov 20, 2025
  23. Johannes SixtNov 20, 2025
  24. Phillip WoodNov 26, 2025
  25. Kristoffer HaugsbakkNov 27, 2025

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