From: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
To: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Cc: "Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason" <avarab@gmail.com>,
"Matthieu Moy" <Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr>,
git@vger.kernel.org, "Jeff King" <peff@peff.net>,
"Michael Haggerty" <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/7] Undocument deprecated alias 'push.default=tracking'
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:11:44 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20130131201144.GJ27340@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <7va9rpgm06.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>
Junio C Hamano wrote:
> Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> writes:
>> That works because, as you mention, the usual way to look up an option
>> in manpages is to search for "--print", including the two minus signs.
>>
>> Unfortunately an analagous approach in gitconfig(5) would be seriously
>> broken, because searching for "tracking" (no minus signs) is going to
>> hit many false positives. I do not think such a change would be an
>> improvement.
>
> I thought your example was that you saw "pull.default = tracking"
> and wondering what it is. Why do you need global search for
> "tracking", not just near pull.default is described, in the first
> place?
Because the UI for local searches in web browsers and man pagers is
seriously lacking. Or, because people have bad habits and do not
take apppropriate advantage of search in small subsections of a
document. All I know is that I have seen myself and others doing
searches analagous to "--print" and not seen searches analagous to
"tracking".
Am I really the only one that doesn't see the "--print" change as
hiding an option and sees burying "tracking" in the text as
qualitatively different?
Jonathan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-01-31 20:12 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 152+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-03-28 19:47 [ANNOUNCE] Git 1.7.10-rc3 Junio C Hamano
2012-03-29 9:52 ` Jeff King
2012-03-29 21:22 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-03-29 22:11 ` Jeff King
2012-03-30 1:54 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-03-30 7:13 ` push.default: current vs upstream Jeff King
2012-03-30 20:25 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-03-30 21:01 ` Jeff King
2012-03-30 21:28 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-03-30 21:53 ` Jeff King
2012-03-30 22:15 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-03-30 22:20 ` Jeff King
2012-03-30 23:12 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-03-31 22:49 ` Nathan Gray
2012-03-31 23:48 ` Seth Robertson
2012-04-01 2:22 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-04-01 5:58 ` Nathan Gray
2012-04-02 7:40 ` Matthieu Moy
2012-04-02 16:48 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-04-02 17:20 ` Matthieu Moy
2012-04-02 18:40 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-04-02 18:58 ` Matthieu Moy
2012-04-02 19:47 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-04-02 20:40 ` Matthieu Moy
2012-04-02 20:50 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-04-02 21:02 ` demerphq
2012-04-02 21:16 ` Matthieu Moy
2012-04-04 7:57 ` demerphq
2012-04-05 13:13 ` Jeff King
2012-04-05 16:46 ` Matthieu Moy
2012-04-06 7:15 ` Jeff King
2012-04-06 7:44 ` Matthieu Moy
2012-04-06 8:00 ` Jeff King
2012-04-06 17:41 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-04-06 18:01 ` Jehan Bing
2012-04-07 7:49 ` Michael Haggerty
2012-04-07 7:51 ` Jeff King
2012-04-07 8:40 ` Andrew Sayers
2012-04-12 7:11 ` Jeff King
2012-04-12 15:04 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-04-12 21:16 ` Andrew Sayers
2012-04-12 21:33 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-04-12 22:11 ` Jeff King
2012-04-12 22:59 ` Philip Oakley
2012-04-13 19:31 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-04-17 20:13 ` Andrew Sayers
2012-04-08 4:43 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-04-11 16:17 ` Matthieu Moy
2012-04-11 16:44 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-04-12 7:55 ` Jeff King
2012-04-12 8:09 ` Matthieu Moy
2012-04-12 8:14 ` Jeff King
2012-04-12 8:59 ` Matthieu Moy
2012-04-12 15:56 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-04-19 16:06 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-04-19 20:38 ` Matthieu Moy
2012-04-19 21:02 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-04-19 22:57 ` [RFC/PATCH 0/3] push.default upcomming change Matthieu Moy
2012-04-19 22:57 ` [PATCH 1/3] push: introduce new push.default mode "simple" Matthieu Moy
2012-04-19 23:46 ` Jeff King
2012-04-20 14:52 ` Matthieu Moy
2012-04-20 14:59 ` [PATCH 0/4 v2] push.default upcomming change Matthieu Moy
2012-04-20 14:59 ` [PATCH 1/4] Documentation: explain push.default option a bit more Matthieu Moy
2012-04-20 20:13 ` Jeff King
2012-04-20 21:28 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-04-21 3:51 ` Michael Haggerty
2012-04-21 4:08 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-04-21 5:01 ` Michael Haggerty
2012-04-21 5:42 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-04-20 14:59 ` [PATCH 2/4] push: introduce new push.default mode "simple" Matthieu Moy
2012-04-20 20:33 ` Jeff King
2012-04-22 16:24 ` Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek
2012-04-20 21:42 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-04-23 8:38 ` Matthieu Moy
2012-04-20 14:59 ` [PATCH 3/4] t5570: use explicit push refspec Matthieu Moy
2012-04-20 14:59 ` [PATCH 4/4] push: start warning upcoming default change for push.default Matthieu Moy
2012-04-20 20:35 ` [PATCH 0/4 v2] push.default upcomming change Jeff King
2012-04-22 11:05 ` Matthieu Moy
2012-04-23 2:50 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-04-23 8:37 ` [PATCH 0/7 v3] " Matthieu Moy
2012-04-23 8:37 ` [PATCH 1/7] Documentation: explain push.default option a bit more Matthieu Moy
2012-04-23 15:20 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-04-23 19:00 ` Philip Oakley
2012-04-23 19:11 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-04-23 21:01 ` Philip Oakley
2012-04-23 8:37 ` [PATCH 2/7] Undocument deprecated alias 'push.default=tracking' Matthieu Moy
2012-04-23 15:21 ` Junio C Hamano
2013-01-31 17:10 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2013-01-31 17:35 ` Junio C Hamano
2013-01-31 19:07 ` Jonathan Nieder
2013-01-31 19:11 ` Jonathan Nieder
2013-01-31 19:58 ` Junio C Hamano
2013-01-31 19:41 ` Junio C Hamano
2013-01-31 19:57 ` Jonathan Nieder
2013-01-31 20:01 ` Junio C Hamano
2013-01-31 20:11 ` Jonathan Nieder [this message]
2013-01-31 20:42 ` Junio C Hamano
2013-01-31 20:44 ` Junio C Hamano
2013-01-31 20:04 ` Jonathan Nieder
2013-01-31 20:08 ` Matthieu Moy
2013-01-31 20:21 ` Junio C Hamano
2013-01-31 20:50 ` Junio C Hamano
2013-01-31 21:00 ` Jonathan Nieder
2013-02-01 1:15 ` Junio C Hamano
2013-01-31 21:08 ` Jonathan Nieder
2013-01-31 20:41 ` Philip Oakley
2012-04-23 8:38 ` [PATCH 3/7] t5528-push-default.sh: add helper functions Matthieu Moy
2012-04-23 15:36 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-04-23 16:02 ` Matthieu Moy
2012-04-23 16:16 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-04-23 16:20 ` Matthieu Moy
2012-04-23 16:57 ` Matthieu Moy
2012-04-23 17:09 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-04-23 16:42 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-04-23 16:45 ` [PATCH 2/3] fixup! " Junio C Hamano
2012-04-23 16:48 ` [PATCH 3/3] push: suggested updates to push configuration documentation Junio C Hamano
2012-04-23 8:38 ` [PATCH 4/7] push: introduce new push.default mode "simple" Matthieu Moy
2012-04-23 10:32 ` Michael Haggerty
2012-04-23 11:20 ` Matthieu Moy
2012-04-23 15:52 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-04-23 16:09 ` Matthieu Moy
2012-04-23 8:38 ` [PATCH 5/7] t5570: use explicit push refspec Matthieu Moy
2012-04-23 8:38 ` [PATCH 6/7] push: document the future default change for push.default (matching -> simple) Matthieu Moy
2012-04-23 8:38 ` [PATCH 7/7] push: start warning upcoming default change for push.default Matthieu Moy
2012-04-24 7:49 ` [PATCH 0/7 v4] push.default upcomming change Matthieu Moy
2012-04-24 7:50 ` [PATCH 1/7] Documentation: explain push.default option a bit more Matthieu Moy
2012-04-24 7:50 ` [PATCH 2/7] Undocument deprecated alias 'push.default=tracking' Matthieu Moy
2012-04-24 7:50 ` [PATCH 3/7] t5528-push-default.sh: add helper functions Matthieu Moy
2012-04-24 7:50 ` [PATCH 4/7] push: introduce new push.default mode "simple" Matthieu Moy
2012-04-25 1:53 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-04-25 11:01 ` Matthieu Moy
2012-04-24 7:50 ` [PATCH 5/7] t5570: use explicit push refspec Matthieu Moy
2012-04-24 7:50 ` [PATCH 6/7] push: document the future default change for push.default (matching -> simple) Matthieu Moy
2012-04-24 7:50 ` [PATCH 7/7] push: start warning upcoming default change for push.default Matthieu Moy
2012-04-24 19:28 ` [PATCH 0/7 v4] push.default upcomming change Junio C Hamano
2012-04-19 22:57 ` [PATCH 2/3] t5570: use explicit push refspec Matthieu Moy
2012-04-19 22:57 ` [PATCH 3/3] push: start warning upcoming default change for push.default Matthieu Moy
2012-04-26 5:44 ` [PATCH] t5541: warning message is given even with --quiet Junio C Hamano
2012-04-26 6:31 ` Matthieu Moy
2012-04-11 2:08 ` [RFC/PATCH] Give better 'pull' advice when pushing non-ff updates to current branch Christopher Tiwald
2012-04-06 11:38 ` push.default: current vs upstream Dmitry Potapov
2012-04-06 13:36 ` demerphq
2012-04-06 18:03 ` Dmitry Potapov
2012-04-06 18:48 ` demerphq
2012-04-06 19:38 ` Dmitry Potapov
2012-03-30 23:07 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-04-03 20:59 ` Jeff King
2012-04-03 21:04 ` Jeff King
2012-04-03 22:29 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-04-03 23:23 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-04-05 12:45 ` Jeff King
2012-04-08 12:52 ` Felipe Contreras
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