From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Mon, 19 May 2025 15:15:26 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 10/13] hash-object: stop allowing unknown types
Message-ID: <xmqqcyc4pr75.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <20250516045005.GJ22242@coredump.intra.peff.net>

Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:

> We will retain the --literally flag, as it also instructs hash-object
> not to worry about other format issues (e.g., type-specific things that
> fsck would complain about). The documentation does not need to be
> updated, as it was always vague about which checks we're loosening (it
> uses only the phrase "any garbage").

;-)

> +test_expect_success '--literally complains about non-standard types' '
> +	test_must_fail git hash-object -t bogus --literally --stdin
>  '

Yup, we obviously want to fail this now.