From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2017 07:18:53 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCHv5 7/7] builtin/describe.c: describe a blob
Message-ID: <xmqqtvxkm9eq.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <CAGZ79kZajrugviv60kQA6UepYrQGpJK447BK1fBFd3N5Wnn5rQ@mail.gmail.com>

Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com> writes:

> On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 11:55 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
>> Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com> writes:
>>
>>> ...
>>> fixed.
>>> ...
>>> fixed the text...
>>> ...
>>> I am not fully convinced all descriptions are in recent history, but I
>>> tend to agree that most are, so probably the trade off is a wash.
>>
>> So what do we want with this topic?  I think the "teach 'git log' to
>> highlight commits whose changes involve the given blob" is a more or
>> less an orthogonal thing,
>
> Well, both of them solve our immediate needs, so I'd be fine with pursuing
> just one of them, but I do not oppose taking both.
>
>> and I suspect that it is something users
>> may (although I personally do not) find valuable to have a related
>> but different feature in "git describe".
>
> agreed.

I was reacting to your "fixed".  So will we see a rerolled series or
not?