Re: [PATCH] Fix zsh installation instructions

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Oct 29, 2020, 17:50 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqtuuc7wgu.fsf@gitster.c.googlers.com>
In-Reply-To: <CAMP44s2DR=pV3frOePMbSyikA-KonZ5XWD7o5SqKhUbzohAFtQ@mail.gmail.com>

Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com> writes:

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> On Tue, Oct 27, 2020 at 2:00 PM Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
>>
>> Лёша Огоньков  <lesha.ogonkov@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> So,... even though it may look to more experienced zsh users that it
>> is unnecessary to document it in this file, in your opinion, it is a
>> good idea to mention "compinit" to help less experienced users?
>
> The first time you run zsh you are greeted with a configuration dialog
> that includes this question:

Ahh, yes, that reminds me why I gave up trying it out the last time. The large dialog asking my permission to contaminate ~/.* was simply too scary and distasteful for a "dip my toe in the water" sightseer.

> If you don't turn on completion, the completion doesn't work for *any* command.
>
> I think most users would understand why git completion doesn't work if
> completion doesn't work for any command.

OK, that sort of makes sense.

> I would rather leave it out.

Makes sense. Instead of adjusting my rerere database for that, ejecting lo/zsh-completion topic would be easier---what the other half of that patch does is already in your 29-patch series.

Thanks.