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Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] Fixes bug: GIT_PS1_SHOWDIRTYSTATE is no not respect
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On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 11:06:38PM +0100, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
> Note: I do not think that the "plumbing" concept was not well-intended, 
> but I doubt that the concept holds up in the face of reality.
> 

I've always felt that plumbing commands existed to expose the C portion of git
to the bash portion of git. As the latter shrinks plumbing commands make less
sense (and offering those commands as a library makes more sense, which is
unfortunately close to impossible in the current git source).

--CJD