Re: [PATCH] fast-export: print usage when no options specified

From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Jan 6, 2009, 19:28 UTC
Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.1.00.0901062023100.30769@pacific.mpi-cbg.de>
In-Reply-To: <1230955152-23646-1-git-send-email-vmiklos@frugalware.org>

Hi,

On Sat, 3 Jan 2009, Miklos Vajna wrote:

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> Signed-off-by: Miklos Vajna <vmiklos@frugalware.org>
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> I found that behaviour surprising as well when I saw it the first time.
> git rev-list outputs some usage info in that case, git log just logs
> HEAD. Given that unconditionally exporting HEAD with no arguments is
> probably not something most users want, here is a patch to make the
> behaviour like what git rev-list already has.

Maybe this should be part of the commit message?

-- snip -- Some people find it surprising that fast-export does not output a usage when called without parameters, as rev-list does.

This assumes that a user usually does not want to export HEAD by default. -- snap --

However, I have to say that I would find exporting HEAD a rather sensible default.

But I am not _that_ strongly opposed to the patch. Just would like to hear some opinions first.

Ciao, Dscho