Re: [PATCH v2 0/5] doc: move BreakingChanges to a manpage

[Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>]

"Kristoffer Haugsbakk" <kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com> writes:

> On Wed, Oct 21, 2026, at 23:00, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>> "Kristoffer Haugsbakk" <kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 21, 2026, at 18:50, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>>>> "D. Ben Knoble" <ben.knoble@gmail.com> writes:
>>>>> [snip]
>>>>
>>>> I do not know about "manual pages", but making this available from
>>>> "git help" would be good.  It raises a huge question about what to
>>>> do when Git 3.0 comes, though.  Are we going to change every section
>>>> and rewrite them to say "we used to do this differently before 3.0"?
>>>
>>> See me and Patrick’s subthread: <ar0OicAaDipYx-xU@pks.im>
>>>
>>> You could transform it into a section at the end for “what happened in 3.0” then introduce it with
>>>
>>>     These things changed in 3.0. They are written in the future tense
>>>     [?] is reading about what will happen coming from version 2.98 to
>>>     3.0.
>>>
>>> Then you wouldn’t need to change any of the rest of the text.
>>
>> The rewriting effort is not a major concern.  Rather, the question
>> is whether keeping such a historical document is worth it.  Do you
>> still care about what the major issues were when we transitioned
>> from Git 1.x to 2.0, for example?
>
> I’ve mostly just outlined how either approach can be handled. Personally
> I’m fine either way.
>
> As far as being a living document is concerned, discussions of old
> versions could be promptly deleted. People who are on older versions
> will have the relevant discussion in their installation. Beyond that
> people can use the power of version control spelunking.
>
> As an alternative you could keep just the previous breaking change
> discussion like mentioned in <ar0cjf3rdrp6NAba@pks.im>. Like, when
> you’re approaching Git 5.0 there will just be Git 5.0 and Git 4.0
> discussions left in the doc.

OK.  I was merely expressing my worry that it might be awkward post
the transition, but if the manpages (where? in section 7 perhaps) is
the easiest to arrange and will not be awkward to have after the
transition, then let's do that.

Thanks.