Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] for-each-ref: introduce seeking functionality via '--skip-until'

From: Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@gmail.com>
Date: Jul 8, 2025, 11:39 UTC
Message-ID: <CAOLa=ZRodyDB5_ZESeDe43Et29dXWNV2+RcNJ14D8BAp7WtJ_g@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <3d95d37c-7352-4e57-8d50-6fd4fcb77095@gmail.com>

Phillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com> writes:

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> On 07/07/2025 09:59, Karthik Nayak wrote:
>> Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
>>
>>> Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@gmail.com> writes:
>> I do agree, I was modelling this after what would be the best approach
>> within the Git codebase.
>
> That was my fear when I asked about using a numeric offset. Patrick has
> made a principled argument for using a ref name rather than a numeric
> ofsset - I think you should build the motivation for this series around
> that and the documentation should explain the implications of references
> being added and deleted while paging them.
>

Yeah, I'll add something on those lines in the next version. I do appreciate these checks/questions.

>> With that I think '--start-after' sounds like the best option. I'll
>> modify for the next version accordingly.
> That sounds like a good name
>

Thanks!

> Thanks
>
> Phillip