Re: [ANNOUNCE] Git 1.7.10

From: Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>
Date: Apr 10, 2012, 18:43 UTC
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:

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> Git v1.7.10 Release Notes
> =========================
> 
> Compatibility Notes
> -------------------

[...]

>  * The "--binary/-b" options to "git am" have been a no-op for quite a
>    while and were deprecated in mid 2008 (v1.6.0).  When you give these
>    options to "git am", it will now warn and ask you not to use them.

[...]

> Updates since v1.7.9
> --------------------

[...]

>  * "git am" learned to pass "-b" option to underlying "git mailinfo", so
>    that a bracketed string other than "PATCH" at the beginning can be kept.

So how it is in 1.7.10? Is "git am -b ..." a no-op, now showing deprecation notice, or does it pass "-b" to "git mailinfo" to limit stripping of bracketed strings to those containing the word "PATCH"?

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Jakub Narebski