Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] cat-file: optionally convert to worktree version

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Aug 24, 2016, 17:55 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqa8g2qcf3.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <20160824173248.ami3hgadea5zjvf3@sigill.intra.peff.net>

Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:

> I don't suppose anybody cares that much either way, but it feels weird
> to behave differently depending on how we looked up the blob (whereas
> for the HEAD:t case, a tree is always a tree).

I do not care strongly either way, but HEAD:RelNotes case we _know_ it is not a regular blob, and discarding that info for the sake of being consistent with the common denominator case, instead of using it to point out a possible mistake, feels wrong, too.

In any case, not outputting anything and silently succeeding is definitely wrong ;-).

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