From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>
Cc: Duy Nguyen <pclouds@gmail.com>,
Git Mailing List <git@vger.kernel.org>,
Max Kirillov <max@max630.net>,
Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5] checkout --to: no auto-detach if the ref is already checked out
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 11:03:42 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqmwbqzptt.fsf@gitster.dls.corp.google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <53D1FE76.5080708@drmicha.warpmail.net> (Michael J. Gruber's message of "Fri, 25 Jul 2014 08:51:34 +0200")
Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net> writes:
> As an error message that is completely sufficient.
>
> The advice messages are meant to teach the user about the normal parts
> of the toolchest to use in a situation of "conflict", aren't they?
Not really. They are to remind (to those who learned but forgot)
and to hint (to those who haven't realized they have things to learn
in this area). Wall of text that tries to do more than that, like
"teaching", risks not getting read by anybody.
> Maybe
> we should ask someone who hasn't turned them off...
Actually, I run without most of the 'advice.*' turned off.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-07-30 18:03 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 36+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-07-23 11:43 [PATCH 0/5] nd/multiple-work-trees follow-ups Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-07-23 11:43 ` [PATCH 1/5] gitrepository-layout.txt: s/ignored/ignored if/ Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-07-23 11:43 ` [PATCH 2/5] prune --repos: fix uninitialized access Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-07-23 19:59 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-07-24 10:14 ` Duy Nguyen
2014-07-23 11:43 ` [PATCH 3/5] checkout --to: no auto-detach if the ref is already checked out Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-07-23 13:48 ` Michael J Gruber
2014-07-23 17:46 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-07-24 9:58 ` Duy Nguyen
2014-07-24 21:30 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-07-25 6:51 ` Michael J Gruber
2014-07-30 18:03 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2014-07-30 18:52 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-08-27 11:58 ` Duy Nguyen
2014-08-27 16:08 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-07-23 21:16 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-07-24 10:09 ` Duy Nguyen
2014-07-24 16:39 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-07-24 18:13 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-07-23 11:43 ` [PATCH 4/5] checkout --to: fix dangling pointers in remove_junk() Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-07-23 11:43 ` [PATCH 5/5] environment.c: fix incorrect git_graft_file initialization Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-07-23 21:22 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-07-29 13:50 ` [PATCH v2 0/8] nd/multiple-work-trees follow-ups Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-07-29 13:50 ` [PATCH v2 1/8] gitrepository-layout.txt: s/ignored/ignored if/ Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-07-29 13:50 ` [PATCH v2 2/8] checkout: no need to call check_linked_checkouts if head_ref is NULL Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-07-29 13:50 ` [PATCH v2 3/8] prune --repos: fix uninitialized access Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-07-29 13:50 ` [PATCH v2 4/8] checkout: no auto-detach if the ref is already checked out Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-07-29 13:50 ` [PATCH v2 5/8] checkout --to: fix dangling pointers in remove_junk() Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-07-29 13:50 ` [PATCH v2 6/8] environment.c: fix incorrect git_graft_file initialization Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-07-29 13:50 ` [PATCH v2 7/8] checkout: prefix --to argument properly when cwd is moved Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-07-29 20:51 ` Junio C Hamano
2014-07-30 10:32 ` Duy Nguyen
2014-07-29 13:50 ` [PATCH v2 8/8] checkout --to: do not touch existing target directory Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2014-07-30 17:51 ` [PATCH 0/5] nd/multiple-work-trees follow-ups Junio C Hamano
2014-07-31 10:13 ` Duy Nguyen
2014-07-31 17:00 ` Junio C Hamano
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