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Subject: Re: [PATCH] Support ent:relative_path
Date: Fri, 4 May 2007 22:21:43 +0200
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Junio C Hamano, Fri, May 04, 2007 19:17:39 +0200:
> Do people like that plan?
> 
> (soon after 1.5.2)
> 
>  - start accepting "<something>:./<path>" as "relative to where I am".
> 
>  - start accepting "<something>:?<string>" as "look back to find
>    the string".

Still don't like the feature. It makes things special: suddenly we
have to be careful about not having files with a "?" as their first
symbol (well, scripts always can prepend "./" or "/")

And it is hard to use: only prefix, must be unambiguous and is
case sensitive.

>  - clearly explain the plan and prepare the users.
> 
> (a big release in the future, perhaps 1.6.0)
> 
>  - "<something>:<path>" becomes relative to where you are.
>  - stop "<something>:/<string>" and start "<something>:/<fullpath>".

I like the plan.