Re: [kernel.org users] [RFD] On deprecating "git-foo" for builtins

> On Tue, 26 Aug 2008, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> 
> > Read the subject line again, and notice that we are not talking about
> > /usr/bin vs /usr/libexec/git-core; the request-for-discussion was about
> > removing "git-add" and friends from /usr/libexec/git-core/, so that we do
> > not have to even have these many hardlinks there.  Except for Linus (and
> > obviously myself who started the thread), I saw nobody expressed any
> > opinion on it.
> 
> Don't deprecate git-foo and leave them in $gitexecdir as things are now.
> That's the best compromise IMHO.
> 
> Those who want git-foo can have it via several and easy means.  Those 
> who want 'git foo' have it by default which IMHO is pretty sane (the 
> other way around is less easy so 'git foo' being the default is the most 
> sensible alternative).
> 
> Platforms where filesystem links are not available simply don't have to 
> support the git-foo form, period.  I doubt users of such platforms will 
> care much.
> 
> All the rest is only bikeshedding.