Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] advice: add --no-advice global option

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Apr 29, 2024, 13:50 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqh6fk1dmq.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <20240429064025.GA2905826@coredump.intra.peff.net>

Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:

> You need an environment variable if you want the command-line option to
> work consistently across commands that spawn external processes. E.g.:
> ...
> commands, then propagating becomes too cumbersome and error-prone.

Ah, you've explained this---thanks. As an internal implementation detail, this is inevitable, and I am OK as long as we document it as such.

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