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RFC patchcontrib/examples/README: warn of obsolescence

Subject: [PATCH/RFC] contrib/examples/README: warn of obsolescence

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jidanni@jidanni.org· Jan 13, 2009, 00:45 UTC · lore

We attempt to give an explanation of the status of the files in this directory.

Signed-off-by: jidanni <jidanni@jidanni.org>
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+Note that these are obsolete versions of programs now replaced by C code.

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1.6.0.6
Junio C Hamano· Jan 13, 2009, 01:05 UTC · re: jidanni@jidanni.org · lore

Re: [PATCH/RFC] contrib/examples/README: warn of obsolescence

jidanni@jidanni.org writes:
> We attempt to give an explanation of the status of the files in this
> directory.
Yeah, that is a good discipline.

They are original scripted implementations, kept primarily for their reference value to any aspiring plumbing users who want to learn how pieces can be fit together.

jidanni@jidanni.org· Jan 13, 2009, 01:19 UTC · re: Junio C Hamano · lore

[PATCH,v2] contrib/examples/README: give an explanation of the status of these files

We attempt to give an explanation of the status of the files in this directory.

Signed-off-by: jidanni <jidanni@jidanni.org>
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+These are original scripted implementations, kept primarily for their
+reference value to any aspiring plumbing users who want to learn how
+pieces can be fit together.

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1.6.0.6
Thomas Adam· Jan 13, 2009, 10:01 UTC · re: jidanni@jidanni.org · lore

Re: [PATCH,v2] contrib/examples/README: give an explanation of the status of these files

2009/1/13  <jidanni@jidanni.org>:
> @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
> +These are original scripted implementations, kept primarily for their
> +reference value to any aspiring plumbing users who want to learn how
> +pieces can be fit together.

"... who want to learn how the pieces fit together" is the correct phrasing. The above is incorrect.

-- Thomas Adam
Andreas Ericsson· Jan 13, 2009, 13:43 UTC · re: Thomas Adam · lore

Re: [PATCH,v2] contrib/examples/README: give an explanation of the status of these files

Thomas Adam wrote:
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> 2009/1/13  <jidanni@jidanni.org>:
>> @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
>> +These are original scripted implementations, kept primarily for their
>> +reference value to any aspiring plumbing users who want to learn how
>> +pieces can be fit together.
> 
> "... who want to learn how the pieces fit together" is the correct
> phrasing.  The above is incorrect.
>

Actually, "can be fitted together" would be correct, as we're not talking about a jigsaw puzzle with just one solution, but rather a few possible ways of building something out of the lego-style programs that make up git.

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