From: Erick Mattos Date: Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:28:48 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5] checkout --orphan: respect -l option always Message-ID: In-Reply-To: Hi Junio, Just a small fix... 2010/5/26 Erik Faye-Lund : > On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 4:52 PM, Erick Mattos wrote: >> Hi, >> >> 2010/5/26 Junio C Hamano >>> >>> Erick Mattos writes: >>> > @@ -684,8 +709,8 @@ int cmd_checkout(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) >>> >       if (opts.new_orphan_branch) { >>> >               if (opts.new_branch) >>> >                       die("--orphan and -b are mutually exclusive"); >>> > -             if (opts.track > 0 || opts.new_branch_log) >>> > -                     die("--orphan cannot be used with -t or -l"); >>> > +             if (opts.track > 0) >>> > +                     die("--orphan should not be used with -t"); >>> >>> Why s/cannot/should not/?  Just being curious. >> >> I have typed that text, not changed the original so this is not a fix >> to your text.  Anyway for me "should not" is more polite, like "you >> should not yell" meaning you really can not do it.  Or "you should not >> disrespect the captain". > > I don't think it makes sense to try and be polite when we're actually > refusing... "should not" implies that it possible but not recommended. > And in this case it's impossible, because we die()... If you agree, please do that 's/should not/cannot/' on pu. Regards