Re: [PATCH] Changed timestamp behavior of options -c/-C/--amend

[Erick Mattos <erick.mattos@gmail.com>]

2009/10/30 Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>:
> Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
>
>> ...
>> I agree that the issue the patch addresses is worth improving, and I think
>> it is sensible to default to reuse the timestamp for -C and not to reuse
>> for --amend.  I am not sure about -c myself, but it probably shouldn't
>> reuse the timestamp by default.
>
> So after realizing that this was about "author" timestamp, I am rescinding
> this comment about the change of the default for -c and --amend.

Actually I am only changing the default for -c and I see it useful.
At least with me I normally use -c only to use messages of commits as
template.

> But everything else still stands.  IOW, I still (1) do think the issue is
> worth addressing (thanks Erick), (2) the log message can be improved, and
> (3) --(old|new)-timestamp should be --[no-]reuse-timestamp.
>
(1) You are very welcome! :-)
(2) As you demand.
(3) I prefer the other way just because of saving some typing and
being more concise in my point of view.  But you know you decide it.