From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/13] cat-file: make --allow-unknown-type a noop
Date: Fri, 16 May 2025 09:47:36 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqq34d4wlhz.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250516044935.GB22242@coredump.intra.peff.net> (Jeff King's message of "Fri, 16 May 2025 00:49:35 -0400")
Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:
> However, we can't just rip out the option entirely. That would hurt a
> caller who ran:
>
> git cat-file -t --allow-unknown-object <oid>
>
> and fed it normal, well-formed objects. There --allow-unknown-type was
> doing nothing, but we wouldn't want to start bailing with an error. So
> to protect any such callers, we'll retain --allow-unknown-type as a
> noop.
Heh, unlike my usual self, I started reading this patch from the
changes before coming back to the proposed log message, and was
wondering why we still take the option. It is obvious when the
reason is spelled out like the above and I fully support it. My
sense of backward compatibility may have deteriorated over time X-<.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-05-16 16:47 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 35+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-05-16 4:49 [PATCH 0/13] dropping support for non-standard object types Jeff King
2025-05-16 4:49 ` [PATCH 01/13] object-file.h: fix typo in variable declaration Jeff King
2025-05-16 4:49 ` [PATCH 02/13] cat-file: make --allow-unknown-type a noop Jeff King
2025-05-16 9:52 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-05-19 6:16 ` Jeff King
2025-05-19 7:22 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-05-16 16:47 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2025-05-16 4:49 ` [PATCH 03/13] object-file: drop OBJECT_INFO_ALLOW_UNKNOWN_TYPE flag Jeff King
2025-05-16 4:49 ` [PATCH 04/13] cat-file: use type enum instead of buffer for -t option Jeff King
2025-05-16 16:56 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-05-16 4:49 ` [PATCH 05/13] oid_object_info_convert(): stop using string for object type Jeff King
2025-05-16 4:49 ` [PATCH 06/13] fsck: stop using object_info->type_name strbuf Jeff King
2025-05-16 9:52 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-05-19 14:26 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-05-19 17:00 ` Jeff King
2025-05-16 4:49 ` [PATCH 07/13] oid_object_info(): drop type_name strbuf Jeff King
2025-05-19 14:58 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-05-16 4:49 ` [PATCH 08/13] t/helper: add zlib test-tool Jeff King
2025-05-19 15:03 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-05-19 17:03 ` Jeff King
2025-05-21 13:44 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-05-16 4:50 ` [PATCH 09/13] t: add lib-loose.sh Jeff King
2025-05-16 9:52 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-05-19 6:17 ` Jeff King
2025-05-19 15:12 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-05-16 4:50 ` [PATCH 10/13] hash-object: stop allowing unknown types Jeff King
2025-05-19 15:15 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-05-16 4:50 ` [PATCH 11/13] hash-object: merge HASH_* and INDEX_* flags Jeff King
2025-05-16 9:52 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-05-16 4:50 ` [PATCH 12/13] hash-object: handle --literally with OPT_NEGBIT Jeff King
2025-05-19 15:30 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-05-16 4:50 ` [PATCH 13/13] object-file: drop support for writing objects with unknown types Jeff King
2025-05-16 9:52 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2025-05-19 15:32 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-05-16 16:36 ` [PATCH 0/13] dropping support for non-standard object types Junio C Hamano
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