Re: [PATCH] Simplified the invocation of command action in submodule

["Imran M Yousuf" <imyousuf@gmail.com>]

On Jan 9, 2008 4:01 PM, Johannes Sixt <j.sixt@viscovery.net> wrote:
> Imran M Yousuf schrieb:
> > On Jan 9, 2008 2:59 PM, Johannes Sixt <j.sixt@viscovery.net> wrote:
> >> - Previously, passing --cached to add, init, or update was an error, now
> >> it is not.
> >
> > The usage statement and this behaviour is rather contradicting. The
> > usage says that --cached can be used with all commands; so I am not
> > sure whether using --cached with add should be an error or not. IMHO,
> > if the previous implementation was right than the USAGE has to be
> > changed, and if the previous implementation was incorrect, than if the
> > default command is set to status than current implementation is right.
>
> I prefer that the usage statement lists one line per sub-command with the
> flags that apply only to the sub-command. IOW, a usage statement that
> suggests that a flag applies to all sub-commands when in reality it
> doesn't is bogus, IMHO.
>

I think for this patch I will keep the usage intact and keep the
implementation coherent with the current usage and add a comment in
that place so that if required it can be changed in future.

> -- Hannes
>
>



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Imran M Yousuf