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Re: RFC: Proposing git-filter-repo for inclusion in git.git

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Aug 28, 2019, 15:06 UTC
Message-ID
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In-Reply-To
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Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:
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> FWIW if anybody cares about my opinion: I would be totally fine with
> integrating git-filter-repo into git.git, have it there for a major
> version or two, then patch `git filter-branch` to spew out a deprecation
> warning, and then remove that latter command a major version (or two)
> later.

Yup, that's just the usual deprecate then delete sequence. The compatibility wrapper brought up in the discussion earlier would be a big plus ;-)

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Message 71 of 73 in “RFC: Proposing git-filter-repo for inclusion in git.git”
  1. Elijah NewrenAug 22, 2019
  2. Junio C HamanoAug 22, 2019
  3. Elijah NewrenAug 22, 2019
  4. Junio C HamanoAug 22, 2019
  5. 0/5 Remove git-filter-branch from git.git; host it elsewhereElijah Newren, Aug 26, 2019
  6. 1/5 t6006: simplify and optimize empty message testElijah Newren, Aug 26, 2019
  7. Derrick StoleeAug 27, 2019
  8. 2/5 t3427: accelerate this test by using fast-export and fast-importElijah Newren, Aug 26, 2019
  9. Derrick StoleeAug 27, 2019
  10. 3/5 git-sh-i18n: work with external scriptsElijah Newren, Aug 26, 2019
  11. Derrick StoleeAug 27, 2019
  12. 4/5 Recommend git-filter-repo instead of git-filter-branch in documentationElijah Newren, Aug 26, 2019
  13. Derrick StoleeAug 27, 2019
  14. Elijah NewrenAug 27, 2019
  15. 5/5 Remove git-filter-branch, it is now external to git.gitElijah Newren, Aug 26, 2019
  16. Derrick StoleeAug 27, 2019
  17. Elijah NewrenAug 27, 2019
  18. Eric WongAug 27, 2019
  19. Sergey OrganovAug 27, 2019
  20. Elijah NewrenAug 27, 2019
  21. Sergey OrganovAug 28, 2019
  22. Elijah NewrenAug 28, 2019
  23. Sergey OrganovAug 28, 2019
  24. Johannes SchindelinAug 30, 2019
  25. Elijah NewrenAug 30, 2019
  26. Johannes SchindelinSep 2, 2019
  27. Elijah NewrenSep 3, 2019
  28. 0/4 Warn about git-filter-branch usage and avoid itElijah Newren, Aug 28, 2019
  29. 1/4 t6006: simplify and optimize empty message testElijah Newren, Aug 28, 2019
  30. 2/4 t3427: accelerate this test by using fast-export and fast-importElijah Newren, Aug 28, 2019
  31. Eric SunshineAug 28, 2019
  32. 3/4 Recommend git-filter-repo instead of git-filter-branchElijah Newren, Aug 28, 2019
  33. Eric SunshineAug 28, 2019
  34. Elijah NewrenAug 28, 2019
  35. 4/4 Remove git-filter-branch, it is now external to git.gitElijah Newren, Aug 28, 2019
  36. 0/4 Warn about git-filter-branch usage and avoid itElijah Newren, Aug 29, 2019
  37. 1/4 t6006: simplify and optimize empty message testElijah Newren, Aug 29, 2019
  38. 2/4 t3427: accelerate this test by using fast-export and fast-importElijah Newren, Aug 29, 2019
  39. 4/4 t9902: use a non-deprecated command for testingElijah Newren, Aug 29, 2019
  40. 3/4 Recommend git-filter-repo instead of git-filter-branchElijah Newren, Aug 29, 2019
  41. Eric SunshineAug 29, 2019
  42. Elijah NewrenAug 30, 2019
  43. 0/4 Warn about git-filter-branch usage and avoid itElijah Newren, Aug 30, 2019
  44. 1/4 t6006: simplify and optimize empty message testElijah Newren, Aug 30, 2019
  45. Johannes SchindelinSep 2, 2019
  46. 2/4 t3427: accelerate this test by using fast-export and fast-importElijah Newren, Aug 30, 2019
  47. Johannes SchindelinSep 2, 2019
  48. 4/4 t9902: use a non-deprecated command for testingElijah Newren, Aug 30, 2019
  49. 3/4 Recommend git-filter-repo instead of git-filter-branchElijah Newren, Aug 30, 2019
  50. 0/4 Warn about git-filter-branch usage and avoid itElijah Newren, Sep 3, 2019
  51. 2/4 t3427: accelerate this test by using fast-export and fast-importElijah Newren, Sep 3, 2019
  52. Junio C HamanoSep 3, 2019
  53. Junio C HamanoSep 3, 2019
  54. Elijah NewrenSep 4, 2019
  55. 1/4 t6006: simplify and optimize empty message testElijah Newren, Sep 3, 2019
  56. Junio C HamanoSep 3, 2019
  57. Elijah NewrenSep 3, 2019
  58. Junio C HamanoSep 3, 2019
  59. 3/4 Recommend git-filter-repo instead of git-filter-branchElijah Newren, Sep 3, 2019
  60. Junio C HamanoSep 3, 2019
  61. Elijah NewrenSep 4, 2019
  62. 4/4 t9902: use a non-deprecated command for testingElijah Newren, Sep 3, 2019
  63. 0/3 Warn about git-filter-branch usage and avoid itElijah Newren, Sep 4, 2019
  64. 1/3 t6006: simplify, fix, and optimize empty message testElijah Newren, Sep 4, 2019
  65. 2/3 Recommend git-filter-repo instead of git-filter-branchElijah Newren, Sep 4, 2019
  66. 3/3 t9902: use a non-deprecated command for testingElijah Newren, Sep 4, 2019
  67. Eric WongAug 23, 2019
  68. Elijah NewrenAug 23, 2019
  69. Elijah NewrenAug 23, 2019
  70. Johannes SchindelinAug 28, 2019
  71. Junio C HamanoAug 28, 2019
  72. Derrick StoleeAug 23, 2019
  73. Jeff KingAug 26, 2019

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