From: Oswald Buddenhagen <oswald.buddenhagen@gmx.de>
To: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Cc: Phillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com>,
git@vger.kernel.org, Ayush Chandekar <ayu.chandekar@gmail.com>,
Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com>,
Kristoffer Haugsbakk <kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] breaking-changes: deprecate support for core.commentChar=auto
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2025 10:01:45 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <aHIWaQUC_wQbMw-V@ugly> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <xmqqsej21wsq.fsf@gitster.g>
On Fri, Jul 11, 2025 at 10:07:01AM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>Isn't it last-one-wins? How about just telling them to do without
>any "git config unset" [...]
>
i wouldn't bother suggesting specific fixes, and just suggest using `git
config list --show-scope` to figure out where the config comes from.
waaaay simpler, and avoids the pesky policy questions.
i'm also in favor of just refusing to operate when the 'auto' setting is
encountered, as that also is the simplest and fail-safe approach.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-07-12 8:01 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 45+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-07-08 13:56 [PATCH 0/2] breaking-changes: deprecate support for core.commentChar=auto Phillip Wood
2025-07-08 13:56 ` [PATCH 1/2] breaking-changes: deprecate support for core.commentString=auto Phillip Wood
2025-07-08 15:28 ` Ayush Chandekar
2025-07-09 9:40 ` Phillip Wood
2025-07-08 13:56 ` [PATCH 2/2] commit: print advice when core.commentString=auto Phillip Wood
2025-07-08 18:51 ` [PATCH 0/2] breaking-changes: deprecate support for core.commentChar=auto Junio C Hamano
2025-07-09 9:38 ` Phillip Wood
2025-07-09 16:20 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-07-11 15:09 ` Phillip Wood
2025-07-11 17:07 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-07-12 8:01 ` Oswald Buddenhagen [this message]
2025-07-12 14:06 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-07-26 23:15 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-07-27 15:46 ` Phillip Wood
2025-07-09 1:27 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-07-09 1:52 ` Ayush Chandekar
2025-07-09 9:38 ` Phillip Wood
2025-07-31 15:21 ` [PATCH v2 0/3] " Phillip Wood
2025-07-31 15:21 ` [PATCH v2 1/3] breaking-changes: deprecate support for core.commentString=auto Phillip Wood
2025-07-31 20:49 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-07-31 15:21 ` [PATCH v2 2/3] config: warn on core.commentString=auto Phillip Wood
2025-07-31 21:17 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-08-01 10:37 ` Phillip Wood
2025-08-01 14:36 ` Oswald Buddenhagen
2025-07-31 15:21 ` [PATCH v2 3/3] commit: print advice when core.commentString=auto Phillip Wood
2025-08-01 15:18 ` Oswald Buddenhagen
2025-08-01 17:19 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-08-26 13:33 ` Phillip Wood
2025-08-27 8:19 ` Oswald Buddenhagen
2025-08-27 16:39 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-08-27 22:38 ` Oswald Buddenhagen
2025-08-01 3:50 ` [PATCH v2 0/3] breaking-changes: deprecate support for core.commentChar=auto Junio C Hamano
2025-08-01 10:36 ` Phillip Wood
2025-08-01 16:41 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-08-26 13:35 ` [PATCH v3 " Phillip Wood
2025-08-26 13:35 ` [PATCH v3 1/3] breaking-changes: deprecate support for core.commentString=auto Phillip Wood
2025-08-26 13:35 ` [PATCH v3 2/3] config: warn on core.commentString=auto Phillip Wood
2025-08-26 15:52 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-08-27 15:29 ` Phillip Wood
2025-08-27 18:55 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-08-26 13:35 ` [PATCH v3 3/3] commit: print advice when core.commentString=auto Phillip Wood
2025-08-27 15:27 ` [PATCH v4 0/3] breaking-changes: deprecate support for core.commentChar=auto Phillip Wood
2025-08-27 15:27 ` [PATCH v4 1/3] breaking-changes: deprecate support for core.commentString=auto Phillip Wood
2025-08-27 15:27 ` [PATCH v4 2/3] config: warn on core.commentString=auto Phillip Wood
2025-08-27 15:27 ` [PATCH v4 3/3] commit: print advice when core.commentString=auto Phillip Wood
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