# [PATCH/RFC] contrib/examples/README: warn of obsolescence 6 messages from 2009-01-13 to 2009-01-13. Participants: jidanni@jidanni.org, Junio C Hamano, Thomas Adam, Andreas Ericsson. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/17133 ## jidanni@jidanni.org, 2009-01-13 00:45 Subject: [PATCH/RFC] contrib/examples/README: warn of obsolescence Message-ID: <87fxjoowyp.fsf@jidanni.org> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/87fxjoowyp.fsf%40jidanni.org ``` We attempt to give an explanation of the status of the files in this directory. Signed-off-by: jidanni --- contrib/examples/README | 1 + 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) create mode 100644 contrib/examples/README diff --git a/contrib/examples/README b/contrib/examples/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b10910c --- /dev/null +++ b/contrib/examples/README @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +Note that these are obsolete versions of programs now replaced by C code. -- 1.6.0.6 ``` ## Junio C Hamano, 2009-01-13 01:05 Subject: Re: [PATCH/RFC] contrib/examples/README: warn of obsolescence Message-ID: <7viqokf21j.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/7viqokf21j.fsf%40gitster.siamese.dyndns.org In-Reply-To: <87fxjoowyp.fsf@jidanni.org> ``` 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, 2009-01-13 01:19 Subject: [PATCH,v2] contrib/examples/README: give an explanation of the status of these files Message-ID: <877i50ovdd.fsf_-_@jidanni.org> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/877i50ovdd.fsf_-_%40jidanni.org In-Reply-To: <7viqokf21j.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org> ``` We attempt to give an explanation of the status of the files in this directory. Signed-off-by: jidanni --- contrib/examples/README | 3 +++ 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) create mode 100644 contrib/examples/README diff --git a/contrib/examples/README b/contrib/examples/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6946f3d --- /dev/null +++ b/contrib/examples/README @@ -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. -- 1.6.0.6 ``` ## Junio C Hamano, 2009-01-13 01:48 Subject: Re: [PATCH,v2] contrib/examples/README: give an explanation of the status of these files Message-ID: <7v4p04f02n.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/7v4p04f02n.fsf%40gitster.siamese.dyndns.org In-Reply-To: <877i50ovdd.fsf_-_@jidanni.org> ``` Thanks. ``` ## Thomas Adam, 2009-01-13 10:01 Subject: Re: [PATCH,v2] contrib/examples/README: give an explanation of the status of these files Message-ID: <18071eea0901130201r41c576e6t7f8c9fda7259e9f2@mail.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/18071eea0901130201r41c576e6t7f8c9fda7259e9f2%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <877i50ovdd.fsf_-_@jidanni.org> ``` 2009/1/13 : > @@ -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, 2009-01-13 13:43 Subject: Re: [PATCH,v2] contrib/examples/README: give an explanation of the status of these files Message-ID: <496C9A66.5000909@op5.se> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/496C9A66.5000909%40op5.se In-Reply-To: <18071eea0901130201r41c576e6t7f8c9fda7259e9f2@mail.gmail.com> ``` Thomas Adam wrote: > 2009/1/13 : >> @@ -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. -- Andreas Ericsson andreas.ericsson@op5.se OP5 AB www.op5.se Tel: +46 8-230225 Fax: +46 8-230231 ```