Re: [PATCH 1/4] usage: help the user help themselves

From: Kristoffer Haugsbakk <kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com>
Date: Sep 9, 2025, 20:01 UTC
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On Wed, Sep 3, 2025, at 18:50, Eric Sunshine wrote:

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> I realize that the changes made by this series are not in any released
> version yet, but from reading the emails still arriving which argue
> for retaining the command for reasons of muscle memory or because of
> its (strong) mnemonic value, I suspect that the hint(s) this series
> adds may not be complete enough. In particular, the advice this series
> adds (use `git log --raw --no-merges`) seems to be primarily aimed at
> scripted use of the command. But the muscle memory and mnemonic
> arguments suggest that advice should be given for interactive use, as
> well,[—]
>
> such as proposing that the user can create an alias.

Sorry, I completely missed the part (now a week ago) where you clearly were alluding to making a whatchanged-alias to begin with, which made my initial response here quite beside the point.

I shouldn’t respond to this list on mobile.

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Kristoffer Haugsbakk