Re: [PATCH 1/2] b4: introduce configuration for the Git project

From: Weijie Yuan <wy@wyuan.org>
Date: Jun 3, 2026, 07:50 UTC
Message-ID: <ah_c3kgmfRh3bXns@wyuan.org>
In-Reply-To: <ah_PyDwO1Sffr5yq@pks.im>

On Wed, Jun 03, 2026 at 08:55:04AM +0200, Patrick Steinhardt wrote:

> So this quote is definitely at odds with the configuration I have
> proposed. It's actually quite surprising to me that we recommend deep
> threading -- I personally find it extremely hard to navigate as the
> nesting eventually gets way too deep.

Sorry I'm a little confused. The example thread at git-scm.com:

https://git-scm.com/docs/MyFirstContribution#ready-to-share

Isn't this actually supporting shallow nesting?

> It's actually quite surprising to me that we recommend deep
> threading -- I personally find it extremely hard to navigate as the
> nesting eventually gets way too deep.

In my understanding, deep threading == --chain-reply-to, so can you point out where do Git recommend deep threading? I always thought Git supports shallow threading.

Thanks! And please forgive me if I am wrong :-)