From: David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 10:23:16 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] diff: don't run pager if user asked for a diff style exit code
Message-ID: <86d4xrka23.fsf@lola.quinscape.zz>
In-Reply-To: <13516449-DEDB-41A1-8880-42CB124A6C0A@wincent.com>

Wincent Colaiuta <win@wincent.com> writes:

> El 12/8/2007, a las 19:46, René Scharfe escribió:
>
>> Push pager setup down into builtin-diff.c and don't start the pager
>> if --exit-code or --quiet (which implies --exit-code) was specified.
>
> Great stuff, René. The change looks much simpler than I thought it  
> would.

Personally, I'd start the pager only when the first diff or stat gets
output, anyway.  For a summary message or even a silent exit, a pager
is annoying, regardless of whether --exit-code was specified.

-- 
David Kastrup