# slightly confusing message

4 messages from 2017-02-20 to 2017-02-21. Participants: Leon George, Junio C Hamano.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/45180

## Leon George, 2017-02-20 12:35

Subject: slightly confusing message
Message-ID: <7cca3326-d6b5-4669-7256-ab275567b72e@georgemail.eu>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/7cca3326-d6b5-4669-7256-ab275567b72e%40georgemail.eu

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Hey, you lovely people <3

Every once in a while this:

£ git add -p .
warning: empty strings as pathspecs will be made invalid in upcoming
releases. please use . instead if you meant to match all paths
No changes.

It seems to happen only when there are no more modified files and git
still works wonderfully otherwise - just wanted to let you know.

enjoy your weeks :-)

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## Junio C Hamano, 2017-02-20 20:19

Subject: Re: slightly confusing message
Message-ID: <xmqq1susk43m.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/xmqq1susk43m.fsf%40gitster.mtv.corp.google.com
In-Reply-To: <7cca3326-d6b5-4669-7256-ab275567b72e@georgemail.eu>

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Leon George <leon@georgemail.eu> writes:

> Every once in a while this:
>
> £ git add -p .
> warning: empty strings as pathspecs will be made invalid in upcoming
> releases. please use . instead if you meant to match all paths
> No changes.
>
> It seems to happen only when there are no more modified files and git
> still works wonderfully otherwise - just wanted to let you know.

This sounds vaguely familiar and indeed I think it is this one:

https://public-inbox.org/git/CAEnOLdvG=SoKFxeJ_pLmamGj_8osC+28TSg+pbFLLTr+ZLcpQA@mail.gmail.com/

which was from late last year.  

I suspect that the issue may already be fixed at the tip of 'master'
(aka Git 2.12-rc2).

Thanks.

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## Leon George, 2017-02-21 02:15

Subject: Re: slightly confusing message
Message-ID: <8e66c3be-7cd9-d72c-123f-308b63ddc1bd@georgemail.eu>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/8e66c3be-7cd9-d72c-123f-308b63ddc1bd%40georgemail.eu
In-Reply-To: <xmqq1susk43m.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>

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Hello
and thank you for your time.

On 20/02/17 21:19, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> This sounds vaguely familiar and indeed I think it is this one:
> https://public-inbox.org/git/CAEnOLdvG=SoKFxeJ_pLmamGj_8osC+28TSg+pbFLLTr+ZLcpQA@mail.gmail.com/
> which was from late last year.
Which means I should have found it before bothering you.

> I suspect that the issue may already be fixed at the tip of 'master'
> (aka Git 2.12-rc2).
You're absolutely right. Took a while to build, but here goes:


£ git gitss
?? test
£ git --version
git version 2.11.0
£ git add -p .
warning: empty strings as pathspecs will be made invalid in upcoming
releases. please use . instead if you meant to match all paths
No changes.
£ git --version
git version 2.12.0-rc2
£ git add -p .
No changes.


Splendid!

have a wonderfull day :-)

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## Junio C Hamano, 2017-02-21 02:22

Subject: Re: slightly confusing message
Message-ID: <xmqq8tp0i8p0.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/xmqq8tp0i8p0.fsf%40gitster.mtv.corp.google.com
In-Reply-To: <8e66c3be-7cd9-d72c-123f-308b63ddc1bd@georgemail.eu>

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Leon George <leon@georgemail.eu> writes:

> On 20/02/17 21:19, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>> This sounds vaguely familiar and indeed I think it is this one:
>> https://public-inbox.org/git/CAEnOLdvG=SoKFxeJ_pLmamGj_8osC+28TSg+pbFLLTr+ZLcpQA@mail.gmail.com/
>> which was from late last year.
> Which means I should have found it before bothering you.

It means no such thing, though.  It just means that I happen to be
more familiar with what has gone on the development recently than
you were ;-)

>> I suspect that the issue may already be fixed at the tip of 'master'
>> (aka Git 2.12-rc2).
> You're absolutely right. Took a while to build, but here goes:
> ...
> Splendid!

Thanks for confirming.

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