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From: "Jay Soffian" <jaysoffian@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [kernel.org users] [RFD] On deprecating "git-foo" for builtins
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On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 5:03 PM, Jeff King <peff@peff.net> wrote:
> I was slightly negative on the change at the time of "/usr/bin vs
> /usr/libexec/git-core" and I planned to put "git --exec-path" in my
> PATH. But I gave the new way a try, and I have not been very bothered.
> So let me say that I really don't care much what happens with libexec,
> and you can hold me to that when the next flame-war breaks out if such a
> change is implemented. Now you have three opinions. :)

+1 on removing the links and I will say this: this change finally
motivated me to switch my login shell from tcsh (12 years I've been
using it!) to bash so I could use the completions and I'm happier for
it. So thank you git. :-)

j.