From: Michael Witten Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 23:26:57 GMT Subject: Re: Please default to 'commit -a' when no changes were added Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <4BD21CAB.8060903@gmx.de> On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 17:18, Matthias Andree wrote: > Am 23.04.2010 21:34, schrieb Michael Witten: >> On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 13:59, Matthias Andree wrote: >>> I'd also concur that "default to commit -a" would be a most undesireable >> >> The proposal was not "default to commit -a" but rather "default to >> commit -a when the index has not been explicitly updated with >> something like git add". > > Which is the same: > > default (n) (5b) "a selection automatically used by a computer program > in the absence of a choice made by the user" (Merriam-Webster) > > No previous "git add" => default "git commit -a".  Exactly what I don't > want.  It makes the software appear at nondeterministic as you add to > the "if"s and "but"s, and it breaks established practice. It wasn't at all clear that's what you meant. > It is not desirable to break established workflows for the sake of > newcomers' convenience. It's not entirely clear (to me) that Goswin's proposal really breaks established workflow.