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Re: [PATCH v2] revision: add --except option

From
Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
Date
Sep 2, 2013, 06:52 UTC
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On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 1:30 AM, Johannes Sixt <j.sixt@viscovery.net> wrote:
> It would be better to settle on the meaning of --except before throwing
> back and forth implementations.

I've lost the count of features that get discussed endlessly, and nobody implements them ever. The implementation should dictate the behavior, because it doesn't matter if you have described perfect behavior, and the implementation is nearly impossible. If you disagree, feel free to write the code.

Talk is cheap, show me the code. -- Linus Torvalds
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Felipe Contreras
Previous: Johannes Sixt
Message 3 of 3 in “revision: add --except option”
  1. revision: add --except optionFelipe Contreras, Aug 31, 2013
  2. Johannes SixtSep 2, 2013
  3. Felipe ContrerasSep 2, 2013

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