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Re: [PATCH 2/2] filter-branch: fail gracefully when a filter fails

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Jul 6, 2007, 03:18 UTC
Message-ID
<Pine.LNX.4.64.0707060416460.4093@racer.site>
In-Reply-To
<468DB570.1090900@freedesktop.org>
Hi,
On Thu, 5 Jul 2007, Josh Triplett wrote:
> bash has "set -o pipefail", but that would require bash.  However, you 
> could try setting pipefail, and ignoring any failure to set it; that 
> would give the more friendly behavior with bash, while still allowing 
> any /bin/sh in general.

I was aware of pipefail when I wrote that patch. However, I have zero interest in a "solution" which works on bash, but fails on other shells.

That is like allowing a precious few to overstep some serious line (and commuting them), but severely punish all others. And that's wrong. And to allow it to happen is wrong, too.

Ciao, Dscho

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  1. 2/2 filter-branch: fail gracefully when a filter failsJohannes Schindelin, Jul 4, 2007
  2. Jeff KingJul 5, 2007
  3. Johannes SchindelinJul 5, 2007
  4. Junio C HamanoJul 5, 2007
  5. Johannes SixtJul 6, 2007
  6. David KastrupJul 6, 2007
  7. Junio C HamanoJul 6, 2007
  8. Jeff KingJul 6, 2007
  9. Josh TriplettJul 6, 2007
  10. Johannes SchindelinJul 6, 2007

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