Re: [PATCH 2/2] prompt.c: add and use a GIT_TEST_TERMINAL_PROMPT=true

> Hi Junio & Peff,
> 
> On Wed, 3 Nov 2021, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> 
> > Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:
> >
> > > Basically, I think I just disagree with this paragraph entirely.
> > > Moving to stdin in the commits you referenced was done to help
> > > testing, but I also think it's just a more flexible direction overall.
> >
> > It is OK, and it is more convenient for writing test scripts, to take
> > interactive input from the standard input stream, if the command does
> > not use the standard input for other purposes.
> 
> I think I remember when we talked about this, it was in the context of
> `git add -p` becoming a built-in, and we all agreed that it is actually a
> very nice side effect that you can feed commands to `git add -p` in
> scripts via stdin, not only for testing.
> 
> It might have been in the context of another command, but even then it is
> a fact that this is a very nice side effect.