Re: Split commit graphs and commit-graph read

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Nov 11, 2019, 02:09 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqq1rufjh9n.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com>
In-Reply-To: <87f16645-6af4-9703-1d0d-eb64728d2849@gmail.com>

Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com> writes:

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> To fix this issue, I would probably go about it by removing the "read"
> subcommand and creating a "test-tool read-commit-graph" for the tests
> that need that output.
>
> If others on-list think that the better thing to do is to update the
> "read" subcommand to provide the same output, but iterate over each
> layer of an incremental commit-graph, then I can do that work instead.

I think moving it to test-tool is a good idea, whether the output presents a single result that consolidates all layers together, or allows to name just a single layer and shows its contents. I do not have a strong opinion between the two (both sounds usable debugging aid).

Thanks.