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From: Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] Default options
Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 01:14:32 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <vpqvef1si7b.fsf@bauges.imag.fr> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0705100106250.4167@racer.site> (Johannes Schindelin's message of "Thu\, 10 May 2007 01\:07\:13 +0200 \(CEST\)")

Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:

> Hi,
>
> On Wed, 9 May 2007, Dana How wrote:
>
>> I notice git supports "alias.*" config variables.
>> Would it be useful to also support "options.*" variables?
>
> I would not do it, for the same reason we do not allow to override 
> builtins via aliases: it breaks scripts.

In any case, I find it a bit redundant with the alias section.

If I want to be able to quickly type "git-cmd --some --option", I'll
just alias it to something shorter.

-- 
Matthieu

      reply	other threads:[~2007-05-09 23:14 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-05-09 22:15 [RFC] Default options Dana How
2007-05-09 23:07 ` Johannes Schindelin
2007-05-09 23:14   ` Matthieu Moy [this message]

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