From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Michael Witten Subject: Re: Please default to 'commit -a' when no changes were added Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 18:26:57 -0500 Message-ID: References: <20100422151037.2310.2429.reportbug@frosties.localdomain> <20100422155806.GC4801@progeny.tock> <4BD1EE10.4010009@gmx.de> <4BD21CAB.8060903@gmx.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Cc: git@vger.kernel.org To: Matthias Andree X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Sat Apr 24 01:27:28 2010 connect(): No such file or directory Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@lo.gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.180.67]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1O5SHM-0001FF-K8 for gcvg-git-2@lo.gmane.org; Sat, 24 Apr 2010 01:27:25 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754909Ab0DWX1T convert rfc822-to-quoted-printable (ORCPT ); Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:27:19 -0400 Received: from fg-out-1718.google.com ([72.14.220.153]:38475 "EHLO fg-out-1718.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751793Ab0DWX1S convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:27:18 -0400 Received: by fg-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id d23so1006113fga.1 for ; Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:27:17 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:mime-version:received:in-reply-to :references:from:date:message-id:subject:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=0/cy8hPblDxKOdbDm4yHgFm9M5KDCwIobbVqAu51GqI=; b=Kf5Zlgo0xNRayCTw9OEhR1vdT6C+gC/Y72AF3Za2g0HDoyDDDYCEhzcTm1NsVhfJEe vBeax7OqYuUmG+W3phBCfRYYcJ3MwdBMAE+uNagYWmxuvDS2kdsupLeFMRceqzxMGNe9 1R4iqvPGTOfTyYRU0lHiWsntaMK+3hz4swyeE= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=MlVJCORxFLOSnpvd6Ycqt0VkhpkW1Os+3tULAh8gbT2OAkjV7xuH2PSUsr9kddXdWt OPxmgu2wyKIhdBGQwyU6xMKUL0xMTaF4hoh26chd4FWsLT9mKeAFpScvjw7ND6Vp1YNx 1xrCvB0qiHgJxI+QyngN6xG50sGxjw6XZf6Vc= Received: by 10.239.185.137 with SMTP id c9mr69722hbh.69.1272065237128; Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:27:17 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.239.189.143 with HTTP; Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:26:57 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4BD21CAB.8060903@gmx.de> Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 17:18, Matthias Andree = wrote: > Am 23.04.2010 21:34, schrieb Michael Witten: >> On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 13:59, Matthias Andree wrote: >>> I'd also concur that "default to commit -a" would be a most undesir= eable >> >> The proposal was not "default to commit -a" but rather "default to >> commit -a when the index has not been explicitly updated with >> something like git add". > > Which is the same: > > default (n) (5b) "a selection automatically used by a computer progra= m > in the absence of a choice made by the user" (Merriam-Webster) > > No previous "git add" =3D> default "git commit -a". =C2=A0Exactly wha= t I don't > want. =C2=A0It makes the software appear at nondeterministic as you a= dd to > the "if"s and "but"s, and it breaks established practice. It wasn't at all clear that's what you meant. > It is not desirable to break established workflows for the sake of > newcomers' convenience. It's not entirely clear (to me) that Goswin's proposal really breaks established workflow.