Re: [PATCH 1.8.0] add: make "add -u" update full tree without pathspec

From: Matthieu Moy <matthieu.moy@grenoble-inp.fr>
Date: Feb 27, 2011, 11:43 UTC
Message-ID: <vpqoc5x4saj.fsf@bauges.imag.fr>
In-Reply-To: <7vei6t4uwa.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>

Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:

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> Step 2, two cycles (i.e. 6-8 months) before 1.8.0, provided if the
> previous step is proven positive:
>
>  * When "git add -u" is run without any pathspec, and when the user does
>    not have the configuration variable, warn loudly that the default
>    behaviour will change in 1.8.0,

I'd even say "error out", since the old behavior is still easily available with "git add -u ." (which should be mentionned in the warning/error message).

>> PS. What about -A?
>
> I personally think it should change exactly the same way as "-u" for
> consistency,

Same here. I care less since I use "add -A" less, but both commands should really behave the same since they're very similar.

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Matthieu Moy
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