Re: [PATCH v5 00/15] fast-export and remote-testgit improvements

From: Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
Date: Nov 22, 2012, 00:51 UTC
Message-ID: <CAMP44s1XgmP=-cD+A013LGYWQfkfGJQDDa5w4ubsEkDSBAT2Ng@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 8:05 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:

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> I can agree that the updates to fast-export will make remote-testgit
> script work better, but I cannot tell how big an impact the changes
> will have to people's existing use of fast-export.  Some of them may
> be relying on the current behaviour (in other words, they may be
> relying on "existing bugs"), which may mean that this series will
> bring regression to them.  I am still open to reasonable objections
> along the lines of "This script X uses fast-export and is broken
> when used with the updated behaviour." if there is any.

We've discussed about this extensively, and I've asked the same; nobody put forward any. I've also thought long and hard; can't think of any.

Cheers.

-- 
Felipe Contreras