# how to tell when git release changes porcelain stdout/stderr

2 messages from 2012-02-02 to 2012-02-02. Participants: Neal Kreitzinger, Jonathan Nieder.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/29524

## Neal Kreitzinger, 2012-02-02 16:50

Subject: how to tell when git release changes porcelain stdout/stderr
Message-ID: <jgeert$qeg$1@dough.gmane.org>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/jgeert%24qeg%241%40dough.gmane.org

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What is the best way for me (a git user) to tell when a new git release 
changes the stdout/stderr formatting of a porcelain command?

v/r,
neal 

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## Jonathan Nieder, 2012-02-02 19:11

Subject: Re: how to tell when git release changes porcelain stdout/stderr
Message-ID: <20120202191100.GA19859@burratino>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20120202191100.GA19859%40burratino
In-Reply-To: <jgeert$qeg$1@dough.gmane.org>

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Hi Neal,

Neal Kreitzinger wrote:

> What is the best way for me (a git user) to tell when a new git release 
> changes the stdout/stderr formatting of a porcelain command?

They almost always do.  Maybe that will be happening less often as
messages get translated, but if you really need reproducible output,
your life will be much easier if you just use plumbing instead (and
please report problems when they arise).

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