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Re: [PATCH v3 10/11] config: add core.untrackedCache

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Duy Nguyen <pclouds@gmail.com>
Date
Dec 24, 2015, 10:13 UTC
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On Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at 4:03 AM, Christian Couder <christian.couder@gmail.com> wrote:

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>  --force-untracked-cache::
> -       For safety, `--untracked-cache` performs tests on the working
> -       directory to make sure untracked cache can be used. These
> -       tests can take a few seconds. `--force-untracked-cache` can be
> -       used to skip the tests.
> +       Same as `--untracked-cache`. Provided for backwards
> +       compatibility with older versions of Git where
> +       `--untracked-cache` used to imply `--test-untracked-cache` but
> +       this option would enable the extension unconditionally.

Nit. The reason --force-untracked-cache remains can probably stay in the commit message. Here we can simply say "synonym of --untracked-cache, deprecated" or something like that (or even ".. to be deleted in version N.M").

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Duy
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Message 16 of 18 in “Untracked cache improvements”
  1. 00/11 Untracked cache improvementsChristian Couder, Dec 23, 2015
  2. 01/11 dir: free untracked cache when removing itChristian Couder, Dec 23, 2015
  3. 02/11 update-index: use enum for untracked cache optionsChristian Couder, Dec 23, 2015
  4. 03/11 update-index: add --test-untracked-cacheChristian Couder, Dec 23, 2015
  5. 04/11 update-index: add untracked cache notificationsChristian Couder, Dec 23, 2015
  6. Duy NguyenDec 24, 2015
  7. Christian CouderDec 24, 2015
  8. 05/11 update-index: move 'uc' var declarationChristian Couder, Dec 23, 2015
  9. 06/11 dir: add add_untracked_cache()Christian Couder, Dec 23, 2015
  10. 07/11 dir: add new_untracked_cache()Christian Couder, Dec 23, 2015
  11. Eric SunshineDec 23, 2015
  12. Christian CouderDec 24, 2015
  13. 08/11 dir: add remove_untracked_cache()Christian Couder, Dec 23, 2015
  14. 09/11 dir: simplify untracked cache "ident" fieldChristian Couder, Dec 23, 2015
  15. 10/11 config: add core.untrackedCacheChristian Couder, Dec 23, 2015
  16. Duy NguyenDec 24, 2015
  17. Christian CouderDec 24, 2015
  18. 11/11 t7063: add tests for core.untrackedCacheChristian Couder, Dec 23, 2015

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