Re: [PATCH v1 0/5] diff-merges: more features to fix '-m'
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Sergey Organov <sorganov@gmail.com>
- Date
- Dec 19, 2022, 14:22 UTC
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- <87cz8ffp7m.fsf@osv.gnss.ru>
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- <xmqqbko1xv86.fsf@gitster.g>
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
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> Sergey Organov <sorganov@gmail.com> writes: > >> The last attempt to fix '-m' option for "git log" to imply '-p', to >> make it consistent with similar options (-c/--cc), was called by the >> request on the mailing list, here: > > In retrospect, this old attempt may probably shouldn't have been > done, as there wasn't really a compelling need to change the > behaviour of "-m". The "combined diff" options were "if specified, > give output" from day one, unlike "-m" which was "modify the > behaviour of '-p' if given" for a long time.
No, I think your memory played trick on you, at least for --cc:
https://lore.kernel.org/git/1440110591-12941-3-git-send-email-gitster@pobox.com/
Please also see the history of -m, -c, --cc that I've tried to reproduce from the repo and mailing list, here:
https://lore.kernel.org/git/87ilijt2c3.fsf@osv.gnss.ru/
Thanks, -- Sergey Organov