From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2015 18:32:49 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/6] Facilitate debugging Git executables in tests with gdb
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Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:

> Hi Junio,
>
> On Tue, 27 Oct 2015, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>
>> It can be called GDB=1, perhaps?
>
> No, this is way too generic. As I only test that the environment
> variable's existence, even something like GDB=/usr/opt/gdb/bin/gdb would
> trigger it.
>
> I could be talked into GDB_GIT=1, though.

As I said in another message, I have no preference myself over the
name of this variable (or making it a shell function like Duy
mentioned, which incidentally may give us more visual pleasantness
by losing '=').

I'd just be happy as long as the feature becomes available, and I'd
leave the choice of consistent and convenient naming to others who
have stronger opinions ;-)