From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Cc: Kristoffer Haugsbakk <kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com>,
Phillip Wood <phillip.wood@dunelm.org.uk>,
git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] builtin/init-db: deprecate alias for git-init(1)
Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:27:41 +0900 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqv7c1xs76.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <ah58IJ8DgSZYRjMM@pks.im> (Patrick Steinhardt's message of "Tue, 2 Jun 2026 08:45:52 +0200")
Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> writes:
> I wouldn't mind that outcome much, either. What triggered this series is
> that I'm always annoyed that it's "builtin/init-db.c" instead of
> "builtin/init.c", and the same for `cmd_init_db()`. But I intentionally
> constructed the series in a way that the first commit can be picked
> as-is, so that we can adjust our code to the modern world while not
> doing the deprecation dance.
>
> So I'd be equally happy if we just drop the second commit in this
> series.
I'd actually find myself annoyed by such a rename when looking for
builtin/init-db.c only to find it gone---much like how a previous
rename made ll-merge difficult to locate.
My point is that while static names may annoy some, renaming them
does not resolve the annoyance; it merely shifts it to someone else.
So, if the primary motivation is just the first patch, I would be
less inclined to support this series.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-06-02 8:27 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-01 7:55 [PATCH 0/2] Deprecate git-init-db(1) alias Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-01 7:55 ` [PATCH 1/2] builtin/init-db: rename to "builtin/init.c" Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-01 7:56 ` [PATCH 2/2] builtin/init-db: deprecate alias for git-init(1) Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-01 9:31 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2026-06-01 12:10 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-01 13:48 ` Phillip Wood
2026-06-01 14:20 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-01 21:23 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2026-06-01 22:22 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-06-02 6:45 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-02 7:54 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2026-06-02 12:34 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-02 8:27 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2026-06-02 12:34 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-02 13:12 ` Phillip Wood
2026-06-02 14:58 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-02 15:24 ` SZEDER Gábor
2026-06-01 22:18 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-06-02 13:09 ` Phillip Wood
2026-06-02 13:50 ` Junio C Hamano
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