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Re: [PATCH v3 0/4] breaking changes: switch default initial branch name to "main"

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Sep 17, 2025, 16:16 UTC
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
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> That does make it more in line in spirit with what your
> "breaking-changes: switch default branch to main" does here.
> Instead of assuming that we won't have "no default set" hint after
> 3.0, we do assume the "no default set" hint will be there and
> squelch for a bit longer.

I'll do only this one, and revert the other test changes that are now mostly stylistic clean-ups.

One thing that may be worth commenting on is this part (which also I reverted as irrelevant to get the 3.0 change going).

diff --git a/t/t0001-init.sh b/t/t0001-init.sh
index df0040b9ac..c7f39248e0 100755
--- a/t/t0001-init.sh
+++ b/t/t0001-init.sh
@@ -562,9 +562,9 @@ test_expect_success 'init warns about invalid init.defaultObjectFormat' '
 	test_when_finished "rm -rf repo" &&
 	test_config_global init.defaultObjectFormat garbage &&
 
-	echo "warning: unknown hash algorithm ${SQ}garbage${SQ}" >expect &&
+	expect="warning: unknown hash algorithm ${SQ}garbage${SQ}" &&
 	git init repo 2>err &&
-	test_cmp expect err &&
+	test_grep "$expect" err &&
 
 	git -C repo rev-parse --show-object-format >actual &&
 	echo $GIT_DEFAULT_HASH >expected &&

I think in the longer run, a change like this that makes us check
only what we care about (i.e., "do we warn about unknown hash
algo?"), without assuming more than necessary (i.e., "we shouldn't
get any other warnings or hints, or this check with test_cmp that
expects an exact match will fail), is a good thing.  

Perhaps a #leftoverbit material.

Thanks.
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  1. 0/6 breaking changes: switch default initial branch name to "main"Phillip Wood, Aug 27, 2025
  2. 1/6 t0018: switch default branch name to mainPhillip Wood, Aug 27, 2025
  3. Junio C HamanoAug 27, 2025
  4. Phillip WoodAug 28, 2025
  5. Junio C HamanoAug 28, 2025
  6. brian m. carlsonAug 28, 2025
  7. 3/6 t9902: switch default branch name to mainPhillip Wood, Aug 27, 2025
  8. 2/6 t4013: switch default branch name to mainPhillip Wood, Aug 27, 2025
  9. 4/6 t0613: stop setting default initial branchPhillip Wood, Aug 27, 2025
  10. Junio C HamanoAug 27, 2025
  11. 5/6 t1403: remove dependency on GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_INITIAL_BRANCH_NAMEPhillip Wood, Aug 27, 2025
  12. 6/6 breaking-changes: switch default branch to mainPhillip Wood, Aug 27, 2025
  13. Junio C HamanoAug 27, 2025
  14. Patrick SteinhardtSep 2, 2025
  15. Phillip WoodSep 2, 2025
  16. Patrick SteinhardtSep 3, 2025
  17. Phillip WoodSep 3, 2025
  18. Patrick SteinhardtSep 3, 2025
  19. Junio C HamanoSep 3, 2025
  20. Patrick SteinhardtSep 4, 2025
  21. Phillip WoodSep 4, 2025
  22. Patrick SteinhardtSep 5, 2025
  23. Phillip WoodSep 4, 2025
  24. Johannes SchindelinAug 28, 2025
  25. 0/4 breaking changes: switch default initial branch name to "main"Phillip Wood, Sep 4, 2025
  26. 1/4 breaking-changes: switch default branch to mainPhillip Wood, Sep 4, 2025
  27. Junio C HamanoSep 4, 2025
  28. Phillip WoodSep 5, 2025
  29. Junio C HamanoSep 5, 2025
  30. 3/4 t9902: switch default branch name to mainPhillip Wood, Sep 4, 2025
  31. Junio C HamanoSep 4, 2025
  32. Phillip WoodSep 5, 2025
  33. Patrick SteinhardtSep 5, 2025
  34. Phillip WoodSep 9, 2025
  35. 2/4 t4013: switch default branch name to mainPhillip Wood, Sep 4, 2025
  36. 4/4 t0613: stop setting default initial branchPhillip Wood, Sep 4, 2025
  37. Junio C HamanoSep 4, 2025
  38. Phillip WoodSep 5, 2025
  39. Junio C HamanoSep 4, 2025
  40. Phillip WoodSep 4, 2025
  41. 0/4 breaking changes: switch default initial branch name to "main"Phillip Wood, Sep 10, 2025
  42. 1/4 breaking-changes: switch default branch to mainPhillip Wood, Sep 10, 2025
  43. 2/4 t4013: switch default branch name to mainPhillip Wood, Sep 10, 2025
  44. 3/4 t9902: switch default branch name to mainPhillip Wood, Sep 10, 2025
  45. 4/4 t0613: stop setting default initial branchPhillip Wood, Sep 10, 2025
  46. Junio C HamanoSep 10, 2025
  47. Junio C HamanoSep 17, 2025
  48. Kristoffer HaugsbakkSep 17, 2025
  49. Junio C HamanoSep 17, 2025
  50. Phillip WoodSep 17, 2025
  51. Junio C HamanoSep 17, 2025
  52. Junio C HamanoSep 17, 2025
  53. Phillip WoodSep 18, 2025
  54. 5/4 initial branch: give hints after switching the default nameJunio C Hamano, Sep 17, 2025
  55. Phillip WoodSep 18, 2025
  56. Junio C HamanoSep 18, 2025

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