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Re: [PATCH v3 6/6] whatschanged: list it in BreakingChanges document

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
May 12, 2025, 18:35 UTC
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Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com> writes:
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> On Fri, May 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
>>
>> This can be squashed into the previous step.  That is how our "git
>> pack-redundant" conversion did.
>>
>> Theoretically, however, those who want to gauge the need to keep the
>> command by exposing their users to patches before this one may want
>> to wait until their experiment finishes before they formally say
>> "this will go away".
>>
>> This change is made into a separate patch from the previous step
>> precisely to help those folks.
>
> Were these three paragraphs intended to come after the "---" line, but
> accidentally placed in the commit message?

They are indeed meant above the "---" line to explain why this one is separate.

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>> +* The git-whatchanged(1) command has outlived its usefulness more than
>> +  10 years ago, and takes more keystrokes to type than its rough
>> +  equivalent `git log --raw`.  We have nominated the command for
>> +  removal, have changed the command to refuse to work unless the
>> +  `--i-still-use-this` option is given, and asked the users to report
>> +  when they do so.  So far there hasn't been a single complaint.
>> ++
>> +The command will be removed
>
> Missing period at the end of this sentence?
Indeed.
Thanks.
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Message 29 of 39 in “Nominating "whatchanged" for removal”
  1. 0/2 Nominating "whatchanged" for removalJunio C Hamano, May 1, 2025
  2. 1/2 you-still-use-that??: help deprecating commands for removalJunio C Hamano, May 1, 2025
  3. 2/2 whatchanged: require --i-still-use-thisJunio C Hamano, May 1, 2025
  4. Junio C HamanoMay 1, 2025
  5. 0/2 Nominating "whatchanged" for removalJunio C Hamano, May 1, 2025
  6. 1/2 you-still-use-that??: help deprecating commands for removalJunio C Hamano, May 1, 2025
  7. 2/2 whatchanged: require --i-still-use-thisJunio C Hamano, May 1, 2025
  8. Patrick SteinhardtMay 2, 2025
  9. Junio C HamanoMay 2, 2025
  10. Patrick SteinhardtMay 5, 2025
  11. Patrick SteinhardtMay 2, 2025
  12. Junio C HamanoMay 2, 2025
  13. 0/6 Nominating "whatchanged" for removalJunio C Hamano, May 3, 2025
  14. 1/6 you-still-use-that??: help deprecating commands for removalJunio C Hamano, May 3, 2025
  15. Elijah NewrenMay 12, 2025
  16. 2/6 doc: prepare for a world without whatchangedJunio C Hamano, May 3, 2025
  17. Elijah NewrenMay 12, 2025
  18. 3/6 tests: prepare for a world without whatchangedJunio C Hamano, May 3, 2025
  19. Patrick SteinhardtMay 5, 2025
  20. Elijah NewrenMay 12, 2025
  21. 4/6 whatchanged: require --i-still-use-thisJunio C Hamano, May 3, 2025
  22. Patrick SteinhardtMay 5, 2025
  23. Junio C HamanoMay 5, 2025
  24. 5/6 whatchanged: remove when built with WITH_BREAKING_CHANGESJunio C Hamano, May 3, 2025
  25. Patrick SteinhardtMay 5, 2025
  26. Junio C HamanoMay 5, 2025
  27. 6/6 whatschanged: list it in BreakingChanges documentJunio C Hamano, May 3, 2025
  28. Elijah NewrenMay 12, 2025
  29. Junio C HamanoMay 12, 2025
  30. 0/6 Nominating "whatchanged" for removalJunio C Hamano, May 12, 2025
  31. 1/6 you-still-use-that??: help deprecating commands for removalJunio C Hamano, May 12, 2025
  32. 2/6 doc: prepare for a world without whatchangedJunio C Hamano, May 12, 2025
  33. 3/6 tests: prepare for a world without whatchangedJunio C Hamano, May 12, 2025
  34. 4/6 whatchanged: require --i-still-use-thisJunio C Hamano, May 12, 2025
  35. Junio C HamanoMay 14, 2025
  36. 5/6 whatchanged: remove when built with WITH_BREAKING_CHANGESJunio C Hamano, May 12, 2025
  37. 6/6 whatschanged: list it in BreakingChanges documentJunio C Hamano, May 12, 2025
  38. Elijah NewrenMay 12, 2025
  39. Junio C HamanoMay 12, 2025

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