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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org,
	 "Mark C. Chu-Carroll" <markchucarroll@fastmail.com>,
	 Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 00/12] builtin/rerere: convert to use subcommands
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2026 04:45:22 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqq7bifponx.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261111-pks-rerere-subcommands-v4-0-df0c8bf79e16@pks.im> (Patrick Steinhardt's message of "Wed, 11 Nov 2026 13:18:36 +0100")

Does the new syntax introduce a subtle UI regression that does not
allow certain options before subcommands?  We used to take "git
rerere --skip-locked gc", but now it has to be spelled as "git
rerere gc --skip-locked", it seems.

I do not particularly care about the '--skip-locked' option itself,
and I personally prefer to see options after non-options as a
general CLI principle, but it seems that it is now required to give
the option after the "gc" subcommand.

I do not know how often people run "git rerere" with these
subcommands themselves.  This subtle change in the CLI may go
unnoticed in a smaller project, but because we probably have more
than a few thousand users, I am afraid that somebody will notice.

In the transcript below, "rungit TRACK" is my short-hand to run
version of "git" from that integration branch.

$ rungit master rerere --skip-locked gc
$ rungit next rerere --skip-locked gc
$ rungit seen rerere --skip-locked gc
error: unknown option `skip-locked'
usage: git rerere [--[no-]rerere-autoupdate]

    --[no-]rerere-autoupdate
                          register clean resolutions in index
$ rungit seen rerere gc --skip-locked

      parent reply	other threads:[~2026-11-14 12:45 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 81+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-10-27 10:46 [PATCH 00/12] builtin/rerere: convert to use subcommands Patrick Steinhardt
2026-10-27 10:46 ` [PATCH 01/12] rerere: rename `repo_rerere()` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-10-27 19:48   ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-28  8:33     ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-10-28 16:25       ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-27 10:46 ` [PATCH 02/12] rerere: convert flags into an enum Patrick Steinhardt
2026-10-27 14:47   ` Mark C. Chu-Carroll
2026-10-27 19:40     ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-28  8:33       ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-10-28 14:11         ` Mark C. Chu-Carroll
2026-10-28 16:25         ` Junio C Hamano
2026-10-27 10:46 ` [PATCH 03/12] builtin/rerere: drop `the_repository` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-10-27 10:46 ` [PATCH 04/12] builtin/rerere: stop passing flags to subcommands that ignore them Patrick Steinhardt
2026-10-27 10:46 ` [PATCH 05/12] builtin/rerere: turn "forget" into a proper subcommand Patrick Steinhardt
2026-10-27 10:46 ` [PATCH 06/12] builtin/rerere: turn "clear" " Patrick Steinhardt
2026-10-27 10:46 ` [PATCH 07/12] builtin/rerere: turn "status" " Patrick Steinhardt
2026-10-27 10:46 ` [PATCH 08/12] builtin/rerere: turn "remaining" " Patrick Steinhardt
2026-10-27 10:46 ` [PATCH 09/12] builtin/rerere: turn "diff" " Patrick Steinhardt
2026-10-27 10:46 ` [PATCH 10/12] builtin/rerere: turn "gc" " Patrick Steinhardt
2026-10-27 10:46 ` [PATCH 11/12] builtin/rerere: use `OPT_SUBCOMMAND()` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-10-27 10:46 ` [PATCH 12/12] builtin/rerere: introduce proper usage strings for subcommands Patrick Steinhardt
2026-10-27 19:52 ` [PATCH 00/12] builtin/rerere: convert to use subcommands Junio C Hamano
2026-10-29  9:57 ` [PATCH v2 " Patrick Steinhardt
2026-10-29  9:57   ` [PATCH v2 01/12] rerere: rename `repo_rerere()` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-10-29  9:57   ` [PATCH v2 02/12] rerere: convert flags into an enum Patrick Steinhardt
2026-11-06 10:51     ` Karthik Nayak
2026-11-06 11:39       ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-11-06 13:50         ` Karthik Nayak
2026-10-29  9:57   ` [PATCH v2 03/12] builtin/rerere: drop `the_repository` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-10-29  9:57   ` [PATCH v2 04/12] builtin/rerere: stop passing flags to subcommands that ignore them Patrick Steinhardt
2026-10-29  9:57   ` [PATCH v2 05/12] builtin/rerere: turn "forget" into a proper subcommand Patrick Steinhardt
2026-10-29  9:57   ` [PATCH v2 06/12] builtin/rerere: turn "clear" " Patrick Steinhardt
2026-10-29  9:57   ` [PATCH v2 07/12] builtin/rerere: turn "status" " Patrick Steinhardt
2026-10-29  9:57   ` [PATCH v2 08/12] builtin/rerere: turn "remaining" " Patrick Steinhardt
2026-10-29  9:57   ` [PATCH v2 09/12] builtin/rerere: turn "diff" " Patrick Steinhardt
2026-10-29  9:57   ` [PATCH v2 10/12] builtin/rerere: turn "gc" " Patrick Steinhardt
2026-11-06 10:56     ` Karthik Nayak
2026-10-29  9:57   ` [PATCH v2 11/12] builtin/rerere: use `OPT_SUBCOMMAND()` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-11-06 11:44     ` Karthik Nayak
2026-11-06 14:25       ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-10-29  9:57   ` [PATCH v2 12/12] builtin/rerere: introduce proper usage strings for subcommands Patrick Steinhardt
2026-11-06 11:45   ` [PATCH v2 00/12] builtin/rerere: convert to use subcommands Karthik Nayak
2026-11-06 15:13 ` [PATCH v3 " Patrick Steinhardt
2026-11-06 15:13   ` [PATCH v3 01/12] rerere: rename `repo_rerere()` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-11-06 15:13   ` [PATCH v3 02/12] rerere: convert flags into an enum Patrick Steinhardt
2026-11-06 16:39     ` Junio C Hamano
2026-11-09  7:06       ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-11-09 15:40         ` Junio C Hamano
2026-11-09 19:13           ` Junio C Hamano
2026-11-11 11:02             ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-11-06 15:13   ` [PATCH v3 03/12] builtin/rerere: drop `the_repository` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-11-06 15:13   ` [PATCH v3 04/12] builtin/rerere: stop passing flags to subcommands that ignore them Patrick Steinhardt
2026-11-06 15:13   ` [PATCH v3 05/12] builtin/rerere: turn "forget" into a proper subcommand Patrick Steinhardt
2026-11-06 15:14   ` [PATCH v3 06/12] builtin/rerere: turn "clear" " Patrick Steinhardt
2026-11-06 15:14   ` [PATCH v3 07/12] builtin/rerere: turn "status" " Patrick Steinhardt
2026-11-06 15:14   ` [PATCH v3 08/12] builtin/rerere: turn "remaining" " Patrick Steinhardt
2026-11-06 15:14   ` [PATCH v3 09/12] builtin/rerere: turn "diff" " Patrick Steinhardt
2026-11-06 15:14   ` [PATCH v3 10/12] builtin/rerere: turn "gc" " Patrick Steinhardt
2026-11-06 15:14   ` [PATCH v3 11/12] builtin/rerere: use `OPT_SUBCOMMAND()` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-11-06 15:14   ` [PATCH v3 12/12] builtin/rerere: introduce proper usage strings for subcommands Patrick Steinhardt
2026-11-11 12:18 ` [PATCH v4 00/12] builtin/rerere: convert to use subcommands Patrick Steinhardt
2026-11-11 12:18   ` [PATCH v4 01/12] rerere: rename `repo_rerere()` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-11-11 12:18   ` [PATCH v4 02/12] rerere: convert flags into an enum Patrick Steinhardt
2026-11-11 12:18   ` [PATCH v4 03/12] builtin/rerere: drop `the_repository` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-11-11 12:18   ` [PATCH v4 04/12] builtin/rerere: stop passing flags to subcommands that ignore them Patrick Steinhardt
2026-11-11 12:18   ` [PATCH v4 05/12] builtin/rerere: turn "forget" into a proper subcommand Patrick Steinhardt
2026-11-11 12:18   ` [PATCH v4 06/12] builtin/rerere: turn "clear" " Patrick Steinhardt
2026-11-11 12:18   ` [PATCH v4 07/12] builtin/rerere: turn "status" " Patrick Steinhardt
2026-11-11 12:18   ` [PATCH v4 08/12] builtin/rerere: turn "remaining" " Patrick Steinhardt
2026-11-11 12:18   ` [PATCH v4 09/12] builtin/rerere: turn "diff" " Patrick Steinhardt
2026-11-11 12:18   ` [PATCH v4 10/12] builtin/rerere: turn "gc" " Patrick Steinhardt
2026-11-11 12:18   ` [PATCH v4 11/12] builtin/rerere: use `OPT_SUBCOMMAND()` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-11-11 12:18   ` [PATCH v4 12/12] builtin/rerere: introduce proper usage strings for subcommands Patrick Steinhardt
2026-11-12 13:41   ` [PATCH v4 00/12] builtin/rerere: convert to use subcommands Karthik Nayak
2026-11-13  7:20     ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-11-13 18:09       ` Junio C Hamano
2026-11-13 19:38         ` Tuomas Ahola
2026-11-13 19:44         ` Phillip Wood
2026-11-13 21:44           ` Junio C Hamano
2026-11-14  7:22             ` Tuomas Ahola
2026-11-14 12:45   ` Junio C Hamano [this message]

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