From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2016 17:55:44 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] cat-file: optionally convert to worktree version
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 ;-).