From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
Cc: Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>,
git@vger.kernel.org,
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] for-each-repo: optionally keep going on an error
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 08:38:15 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqwmow9ezc.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAPig+cSjoGe7Eeynz=jGSaNYWXQ-VkvWv7mv1NDeCXPFEtdqOA@mail.gmail.com> (Eric Sunshine's message of "Wed, 17 Apr 2024 04:36:36 -0400")
Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> writes:
>> This is undesirable, and points out a gap in the design of `git
>> for-each-repo`: We need a mode where that command does not stop on an
>> error, but continues to try the running the specified command with the
>> other repositories.
>
> s/try the running/try running/
> ...
>> + OPT_BOOL(0, "keep-going", &keep_going,
>> + N_("stop at the first repository where the operation failed")),
>
> Isn't this help string opposite the intended meaning? Taking a hint
> from GNU "make --help", should it instead by something like:
>
> N_("keep going even if command fails in a repository")),
Good eyes. Thanks for carefully reading.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2024-04-17 15:38 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-04-17 8:28 [PATCH 0/2] Use a "best effort" strategy in scheduled maintenance Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2024-04-17 8:28 ` [PATCH 1/2] for-each-repo: optionally keep going on an error Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2024-04-17 8:36 ` Eric Sunshine
2024-04-17 15:38 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2024-04-17 8:28 ` [PATCH 2/2] maintenance: running maintenance should not stop on errors Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2024-04-17 15:41 ` Junio C Hamano
2024-04-17 15:36 ` [PATCH 0/2] Use a "best effort" strategy in scheduled maintenance Junio C Hamano
2024-04-18 12:53 ` [PATCH v2 " Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2024-04-18 12:53 ` [PATCH v2 1/2] for-each-repo: optionally keep going on an error Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2024-04-19 4:24 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-04-19 16:03 ` Junio C Hamano
2024-04-19 17:56 ` Jeff King
2024-04-22 21:39 ` Junio C Hamano
2024-04-18 12:53 ` [PATCH v2 2/2] maintenance: running maintenance should not stop on errors Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2024-04-24 16:14 ` [PATCH v3 0/2] Use a "best effort" strategy in scheduled maintenance Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2024-04-24 16:14 ` [PATCH v3 1/2] for-each-repo: optionally keep going on an error Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2024-04-24 17:02 ` Junio C Hamano
2024-04-24 16:14 ` [PATCH v3 2/2] maintenance: running maintenance should not stop on errors Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2024-04-25 6:36 ` [PATCH v3 0/2] Use a "best effort" strategy in scheduled maintenance Patrick Steinhardt
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