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Re: [PATCH 2/2] add: respect add.updateroot config option

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Matthieu Moy <matthieu.moy@grenoble-inp.fr>
Date
Mar 14, 2013, 12:39 UTC
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
> It still has the same "the user saw
> it mentioned on stackoverflow and sets it without understanding that
> the behaviour is getting changed" effect.

I'm not so worried about this point, as the mechanism is temporary, and it will take time before answers on stackoverflow reach the mass. The initial state is that the option is not discoverable without reading the documentation, and Jeff's documentation is very clear that this is temporary. People reading the doc are usually not the kind of people giving dumb answers on the web.

And even if some people set the option without understanding the consequences, it's not that terrible. They'll just get the transition period shortened.

-- 
Matthieu Moy
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Message 23 of 51 in “"git add -u/-A" from future”
  1. 0/2 "git add -u/-A" from futureJunio C Hamano, Mar 8, 2013
  2. 1/2 require pathspec for "git add -u/-A"Junio C Hamano, Mar 8, 2013
  3. Matthieu MoyMar 10, 2013
  4. Junio C HamanoMar 11, 2013
  5. Matthieu MoyMar 11, 2013
  6. 1/2 add: update pathless 'add [-u|-A]' warning to reflect change of planMatthieu Moy, Mar 11, 2013
  7. 2/2 add: add a newline at the end of pathless 'add [-u|-A]' warningMatthieu Moy, Mar 11, 2013
  8. Junio C HamanoMar 11, 2013
  9. Matthieu MoyApr 2, 2013
  10. Junio C HamanoApr 2, 2013
  11. Matthieu MoyApr 2, 2013
  12. Jeff KingMar 12, 2013
  13. Matthieu MoyMar 12, 2013
  14. Jeff KingMar 13, 2013
  15. 1/2 t2200: check that "add -u" limits itself to subdirectoryJeff King, Mar 13, 2013
  16. Matthieu MoyMar 13, 2013
  17. Junio C HamanoMar 13, 2013
  18. Jeff KingMar 14, 2013
  19. 2/2 add: respect add.updateroot config optionJeff King, Mar 13, 2013
  20. Matthieu MoyMar 13, 2013
  21. Jeff KingMar 13, 2013
  22. Junio C HamanoMar 13, 2013
  23. Matthieu MoyMar 14, 2013
  24. 0/4 make pathless 'add [-u|-A]' warning less noisyJonathan Nieder, Mar 19, 2013
  25. 1/4 add: make pathless 'add [-u|-A]' warning a file-global functionJonathan Nieder, Mar 19, 2013
  26. 2/4 add: make warn_pathless_add() a no-op after first callJonathan Nieder, Mar 19, 2013
  27. 3/4 add -u: only show pathless 'add -u' warning when changes exist outside cwdJonathan Nieder, Mar 19, 2013
  28. Junio C HamanoMar 19, 2013
  29. Jonathan NiederMar 19, 2013
  30. Junio C HamanoMar 19, 2013
  31. Jonathan NiederMar 19, 2013
  32. Duy NguyenMar 19, 2013
  33. Jonathan NiederMar 19, 2013
  34. Matthieu MoyMar 19, 2013
  35. Junio C HamanoMar 19, 2013
  36. Jonathan NiederMar 19, 2013
  37. Junio C HamanoMar 19, 2013
  38. Jonathan NiederMar 19, 2013
  39. 4/4 add -A: only show pathless 'add -A' warning when changes exist outside cwdJonathan Nieder, Mar 19, 2013
  40. Jeff KingMar 19, 2013
  41. 2/2 git add: -u/-A now affects the entire working treeJunio C Hamano, Mar 8, 2013
  42. 0/6 make pathless 'add [-u|-A]' warning less noisyJonathan Nieder, Mar 19, 2013
  43. 1/6 t2200: check that "add -u" limits itself to subdirectoryJonathan Nieder, Mar 19, 2013
  44. 2/6 add: make pathless 'add [-u|-A]' warning a file-global functionJonathan Nieder, Mar 19, 2013
  45. 3/6 add: make warn_pathless_add() a no-op after first callJonathan Nieder, Mar 19, 2013
  46. 4/6 add -u: only show pathless 'add -u' warning when changes exist outside cwdJonathan Nieder, Mar 19, 2013
  47. Jeff KingMar 20, 2013
  48. Junio C HamanoMar 20, 2013
  49. 5/6 add -A: only show pathless 'add -A' warning when changes exist outside cwdJonathan Nieder, Mar 19, 2013
  50. Junio C HamanoMar 20, 2013
  51. 6/6 git add: -u/-A now affects the entire working treeJonathan Nieder, Mar 19, 2013

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