From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2022 15:39:41 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 19/30] help: include fsmonitor--daemon feature flag in version info
Message-ID: <nycvar.QRO.7.76.6.2202241638460.11118@tvgsbejvaqbjf.bet>
In-Reply-To: <3517c4a3c1322f07252f63204d60ace9cbb6b1b0.1644612979.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

Hi Jeff,

On Fri, 11 Feb 2022, Jeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget wrote:

> From: Jeff Hostetler <jeffhost@microsoft.com>
>
> Add the "feature: fsmonitor--daemon" message to the output of
> `git version --build-options`.
>
> The builtin FSMonitor is only available on certain platforms and
> even then only when certain Makefile flags are enabled, so print
> a message in the verbose version output when it is available.
>
> This can be used by test scripts for prereq testing.  Granted, tests
> could just try `git fsmonitor--daemon status` and look for a 128 exit
> code or grep for a "not supported" message on stderr, but this is
> rather obscure.
>
> The main advantage is that the feature message will automatically
> appear in bug reports and other support requests.

It was also used by Scalar before we started the journey to integrate it
into core Git ;-)

Maybe include that, for history buffs like me?

Ciao,
Dscho