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Re: What's cooking in git.git (Sep 2020, #04; Wed, 16)

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Sep 17, 2020, 21:39 UTC
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
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> * js/no-builtins-on-disk-option (2020-08-24) 3 commits
>  - ci: stop linking built-ins to the dashed versions
>  - install: optionally skip linking/copying the built-ins
>  - msvc: copy the correct `.pdb` files in the Makefile target `install`
>
>  The installation procedure learned to optionally omit "git-foo"
>  executable files for each 'foo' built-in subcommand, which are only
>  required by old timers that still rely on the age old promise that
>  prepending "git --exec-path" output to PATH early in their script
>  will keep the "git-foo" calls they wrote working.
>
>  The old attempt to remove these executables from the disk failed in
>  the 1.6 era; it may be worth attempting again, but I think it is
>  worth to keep this topic separate from such a policy change to help
>  it graduate early.
>
>  Expecting a reroll to update log message for the last one.
>  as it confused at least two reviewers.
>  cf. <xmqqwo1baop3.fsf@gitster.c.googlers.com>
>  cf. <20200903104537.GA27325@szeder.dev>

I think this is more or less good modulo the way the last bit is explained. No rush, but just trying to make sure it will not stay stalled forever.

Thanks.
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  1. Junio C HamanoSep 17, 2020
  2. ds/maintenance-part-1 (was Re: What's cooking in git.git (Sep 2020, #04; Wed, 16))Derrick Stolee, Sep 17, 2020
  3. Junio C HamanoSep 17, 2020
  4. Derrick StoleeSep 17, 2020
  5. Junio C HamanoSep 17, 2020
  6. Junio C HamanoSep 17, 2020
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