From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Johannes Sixt Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] Teach 'diff' about 'nodiff' attribute. Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:45:56 +0200 Organization: eudaptics software gmbh Message-ID: <461F6D74.63EF2769@eudaptics.com> References: <7vodlsd4wc.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> <461F602C.E9803108@eudaptics.com> <200704131230.41594.andyparkins@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: git@vger.kernel.org To: Andy Parkins X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Fri Apr 13 13:45:53 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git@gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1HcKDw-0003sL-U6 for gcvg-git@gmane.org; Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:45:53 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753476AbXDMLpl (ORCPT ); Fri, 13 Apr 2007 07:45:41 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1753413AbXDMLpl (ORCPT ); Fri, 13 Apr 2007 07:45:41 -0400 Received: from lilzmailso01.liwest.at ([212.33.55.23]:35680 "EHLO lilzmailso01.liwest.at" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753276AbXDMLpk (ORCPT ); Fri, 13 Apr 2007 07:45:40 -0400 Received: from cm56-163-160.liwest.at ([86.56.163.160] helo=linz.eudaptics.com) by lilzmailso01.liwest.at with esmtp (Exim 4.44) id 1HcKDe-0005FD-WD; Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:45:38 +0200 Received: from eudaptics.com (unknown [192.168.1.88]) by linz.eudaptics.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 90B2454D; Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:45:34 +0200 (CEST) X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.73 [en] (Windows NT 5.0; U) X-Accept-Language: en X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: none Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: Andy Parkins wrote: > I, personally, wouldn't like to say which is correct in that case - or > in the "nodiff"/"!diff" question. However, I don't think it's correct > to universally rule out all double negative use - they have their > place. Yet in Junio's introductory message, the example was * crlf !nodiff and it made me think: huh? And then again: huh? I don't mind if you call me dumb now, but even an intelligent person will have to think a second or two about the meaning. That's plainly not necessary. In particular, where there can be no difference between "diff" and "!nodiff". -- Hannes