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Re: [PATCH v2] launch_editor(): indicate that Git waits for user input

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Nov 24, 2017, 06:38 UTC
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Lars Schneider <larsxschneider@gmail.com> writes:
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>> Of course it is possible, if you really wanted to.  The code knows
>> if it gave the "we launched and waiting for you" notice, so it can
>> maintain not just one (i.e. "how I close the notice?") but another
>> one (i.e. "how I do so upon an error?") and use it in the error
>> codepath.
>
> I think a newline makes sense. I'll look into this for v3.

As this is an error codepath, I am OK to waste one more line with a line break after the "we launched and are waiting..." message, but with a shorter "we are waiting..." message, I do not know if it is bad enough to have these two on the same line, so I am on the fence.

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  1. launch_editor(): indicate that Git waits for user inputlars.schneider@autodesk.com, Nov 17, 2017
  2. Junio C HamanoNov 17, 2017
  3. Lars SchneiderNov 22, 2017
  4. Eric SunshineNov 17, 2017
  5. Junio C HamanoNov 18, 2017
  6. Kaartic SivaraamNov 19, 2017
  7. Junio C HamanoNov 20, 2017
  8. Lars SchneiderNov 22, 2017
  9. Kaartic SivaraamNov 22, 2017
  10. Junio C HamanoNov 24, 2017
  11. Lars SchneiderNov 22, 2017
  12. Eric SunshineNov 22, 2017

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