From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:45:19 GMT
Subject: Re: An alternate model for preparing partial commits
Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.1.00.0806271844230.9925@racer>
In-Reply-To: <9af502e50806271014l661dcfc9o4f61ee2b54677bd6@mail.gmail.com>

Hi,

On Fri, 27 Jun 2008, Robert Anderson wrote:

> On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 6:33 AM, Johannes Schindelin
> <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 26 Jun 2008, Robert Anderson wrote:
> >
> >> Seems to me the concept of the "index" is a half-baked version of 
> >> what I really want, which is the ability to factor a working tree's 
> >> changes into its constituent parts in preparation for committing 
> >> them.
> >
> > Half-baked is probably too strong a word.
> 
> It is too subtle.  That the index state - which becomes the next 
> committed state - is not available for building or testing before 
> committing is a deep flaw.
> 
> > Now, this is not necessarily what everybody wants, which is why many 
> > people are fine with the index.
> 
> But it is something they should want, and should have, if they care
> about the quality of their commits.

This is too narrow-minded a view for me.

No longer interested,
Dscho