Re: [PATCH] alias: restore support for simple dotted aliases

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: May 12, 2026, 04:43 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqbjelp7ab.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <d1170f92-3690-4fa4-8070-75ac9f119174@jontes.page>

Jonatan Holmgren <jonatan@jontes.page> writes:

> Sorry, that wasn't a "hey we should deprecate this" code-wise, I was 
> asking from a documentation point of view, i.e. was curious how you felt 
> about what is "advisable". Shouldn't've included that in my email

After this, the discussion went dark, but I think everything that needs saying has been said and we are in agreement that the current patch is a good way forward without closing doors for the future too tightly ;-) Let me mark the topic for 'next'.

Thanks, all.