From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 02:09:24 GMT
Subject: Re: Split commit graphs and commit-graph read
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:

> 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.