Re: [PATCH v2 2/5] docs: do not document the `git remote-testgit` command

> On Tue, 26 Mar 2019, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote:
>
> > On Mon, Mar 25 2019, Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget wrote:
> >
> > > From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
> > >
> > > Since 7ded055401 (build: do not install git-remote-testgit, 2013-06-07),
> > > we do not install it. Therefore it makes no sense to document it,
> > > either.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
> > > ---
> > >  Documentation/git-remote-testgit.txt | 30 ----------------------------
> > >  Documentation/gitremote-helpers.txt  |  2 --
> > >  2 files changed, 32 deletions(-)
> > >  delete mode 100644 Documentation/git-remote-testgit.txt
> > >
> > > diff --git a/Documentation/git-remote-testgit.txt b/Documentation/git-remote-testgit.txt
> > > deleted file mode 100644
> > > index b45bfebba5..0000000000
> > > --- a/Documentation/git-remote-testgit.txt
> > > +++ /dev/null
> > > @@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
> > > -git-remote-testgit(1)
> > > -=====================
> > > -
> > > -NAME
> > > -----
> > > -git-remote-testgit - Example remote-helper
> > > -
> > > -
> > > -SYNOPSIS
> > > ---------
> > > -[verse]
> > > -git clone testgit::<source-repo> [<destination>]
> > > -
> > > -DESCRIPTION
> > > ------------
> > > -
> > > -This command is a simple remote-helper, that is used both as a
> > > -testcase for the remote-helper functionality, and as an example to
> > > -show remote-helper authors one possible implementation.
> > > -
> > > -The best way to learn more is to read the comments and source code in
> > > -'git-remote-testgit'.
> > > -
> > > -SEE ALSO
> > > ---------
> > > -linkgit:gitremote-helpers[7]
> > > -
> > > -GIT
> > > ----
> > > -Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
> > > diff --git a/Documentation/gitremote-helpers.txt b/Documentation/gitremote-helpers.txt
> > > index 34a3e60d08..2fc4007525 100644
> > > --- a/Documentation/gitremote-helpers.txt
> > > +++ b/Documentation/gitremote-helpers.txt
> > > @@ -513,8 +513,6 @@ linkgit:git-remote-ext[1]
> > >
> > >  linkgit:git-remote-fd[1]
> > >
> > > -linkgit:git-remote-testgit[1]
> > > -
> > >  linkgit:git-fast-import[1]
> >
> > I wonder if it should be moved into e.g. t/helper or somesuch at this
> > point...
>
> Sure.
>
> One thing to keep in mind is that we cannot change the actual name of the
> executable, as it needs to have the format `git-remote-*`, and cannot
> require a first argument `testgit`, to be able to perform its purpose.
>
> We do have a precedent for that kind of scenario: `test-fake-ssh`. It is
> also not folded into `test-tool`, and it is copied while changing the name
> to `ssh`, as required to fulfill its mission.
>
> I am not totally enthusiastic about this because this is what prevents
> Git's test suite from running in a RAM disk on Windows, IIRC: I have not
> been able to convince my RAM disk provider to allow executables stored on
> it to be executed.