Re: [PATCH v2 4/4] sideband: add options to allow more control sequences to be passed through

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Jan 15, 2026, 21:36 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqa4yeblsx.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <20260115211448.GF1053259@coredump.intra.peff.net>

Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:

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> Is there any reason we cannot introduce the new functionality as a
> config option but _not_ enable it by default?
>
> That gives people the tools to protect themselves if they want to bear
> the potential cost. It just feels a shame to deny them the tool because
> we can't agree on the default.

Yeah, I like the suggestion---making it opt-in would have much less chance of breaking set-up people are relying on all of a sudden.

Thanks.

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