From: Joshua Juran Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:29:42 GMT Subject: Re: Gitbox Message-ID: <991C9EA2-48A4-4D10-B859-F5A01E565109@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <1302725089.22408.11.camel@drew-northup.unet.maine.edu> On Apr 13, 2011, at 1:04 PM, Drew Northup wrote: > On Wed, 2011-04-13 at 12:41 -0700, Randal L. Schwartz wrote: >>>>>>> "Drew" == Drew Northup writes: >> >> Drew> He also clearly stated that he's not calling git command-line >> tools... >> >> Drew> "Gitbox neither links (statically or dynamically) against Git >> nor uses >> Drew> custom interfaces to interact with it. Git binaries are >> provided for >> Drew> your convenience only." >> >> Huh? How do you get "not using git CLI" there? He's not using >> *custom* >> interfaces, but the *standard* interfaces are more than enough. >> >> He's made new porcelein, and using the plumbing directly. That's >> exactly why we have plumbing in git, right? > > If that's what he's doing then why does he state that the git binaries > are "for your convenience only" I suspect he considers it convenient to download the app and use it immediately without having to install Git manually, but wants to clarify that GitBox works with later versions as well. In other words, Git 1.7.3.2 is provided for *convenience*, not due to compatibility restrictions. > --strongly implying his program will work > in the absence thereof? Strongly implying? I read the exact opposite -- GitBox clearly depends on an external git binary. > I'm hoping he just made a typo--as what he said > is there in plain English, and is somewhat contradicted by the next > sentence. It's ambiguous. The next sentence clarifies it, ruling out one interpretation and therefore confirming the other. In regular expressions this is called backtracking. > If you wish to dispute my interpretation of his grammar > please contact me directly and don't bother the rest of the list. I decline your request; I think it's better to have a public record of the issue being settled, if for no other reason than that others don't waste time making points that I've already made. Josh