Re: [PATCH] Add a configuration option to control diffstat after merge

[Alex Riesen <raa.lkml@gmail.com>]

Junio C Hamano, Wed, May 23, 2007 22:18:05 +0200:
> Alex Riesen <raa.lkml@gmail.com> writes:
> 
> > The diffstat can be controlled either with command-line options
> > (--summary|--no-summary) or with merge.diffstat. The default is
> > left as it was: diffstat is active by default.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Alex Riesen <raa.lkml@gmail.com>
> > ---
> >
> > I have to explain the implementation a bit: in Windows, every exec is
> > *very* expensive, so I tried to avoid a call to git-config as long as
> > possible. The stupid OS is my reason for this change, actually:
> > diffstat not just takes too long. It also takes a *long* while before
> > the diffstat even starts!
> 
> Even on Linux, if your project is well modularized and your
> workflow is "merge small and merge often" like the kernel is, it
> is not unusual that the final diffstat takes much longer than a
> merge.  But the diffstat is not an eye-candy but is an important
> safety measure from the workflow point of view.

Can't have it on Windows. It makes me prefer git-am to git-merge.

> > @@ -168,6 +169,11 @@ do
> >  	shift
> >  done
> >  
> > +if test -z "$show_diffstat"; then
> > +    test "$(git-config merge.diffstat)" = false && show_diffstat=false
> > +    test -z "$show_diffstat" && show_diffstat=t
> > +fi
> 
> Isn't this hunk wrong?
> 

It is. Will resend in an hour, unless you beat me to it

> if test -z "$show_diffstat"; then
>     test "$(git-config --bool merge.diffstat)" = false && show_diffstat=false
>     test -z "$show_diffstat" && show_diffstat=t
> fi

Thanks!