From: Miles Bader Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:08:46 GMT Subject: Re: git diff annoyance / feature request Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <4E56C58E.4080905@panasas.com> Boaz Harrosh writes: >> Personally, I would have to say that the source wouldn't be using too many >> labels with the same name for this behaviour to be problematic, especially >> if it is not freaking BASIC ;-), so... > > The Linux Kernel is full of "goto out" or "goto err" its a common error handling > practice. I actually like it because it taps onto a known pattern. > > Now the patch tell me @@@ lable out: !! that's not very useful I would say > > Thanks I'm sure I can shape it up the way I like it Incidentally, if these annoyances were inherited from GNU diff, it would be good to send a bug report there too,... I doubt anybody likes the behavior any better with diff! [I know I've been annoyed by such things before...] Thanks, -Miles -- Innards, n. pl. The stomach, heart, soul, and other bowels.