Re: [PATCH v2] completion: use builtin completion for format-patch

[Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>]

Duy Nguyen <pclouds@gmail.com> writes:

>> -__git_format_patch_options="
>> -       --stdout --attach --no-attach --thread --thread= --no-thread
>> -       --numbered --start-number --numbered-files --keep-subject --signoff
>> -       --signature --no-signature --in-reply-to= --cc= --full-index --binary
>> -       --not --all --cover-letter --no-prefix --src-prefix= --dst-prefix=
>> -       --inline --suffix= --ignore-if-in-upstream --subject-prefix=
>> -       --output-directory --reroll-count --to= --quiet --notes
>> -"
>> -
>>  _git_format_patch ()
>>  {
>>         case "$cur" in
>> @@ -1550,7 +1541,7 @@ _git_format_patch ()
>>                 return
>>                 ;;
>>         --*)
>> -               __gitcomp "$__git_format_patch_options"
>> +               __gitcomp_builtin format-patch
>
> We do want to keep some extra options back because __gitcomp_builtin
> cannot show all supported options of format-patch. The reason is a
> subset of options is handled by setup_revisions() which does not have
> --git-completion-helper support.

Yeah, that is one of the differences I saw compared to the older
one; thanks for being a careful reviewer.


>> @@ -2080,16 +2071,19 @@ _git_send_email ()
>>                 return
>>                 ;;
>>         --*)
>> -               __gitcomp "--annotate --bcc --cc --cc-cmd --chain-reply-to
>> -                       --compose --confirm= --dry-run --envelope-sender
>> -                       --from --identity
>> -                       --in-reply-to --no-chain-reply-to --no-signed-off-by-cc
>> -                       --no-suppress-from --no-thread --quiet --reply-to
>> -                       --signed-off-by-cc --smtp-pass --smtp-server
>> -                       --smtp-server-port --smtp-encryption= --smtp-user
>> -                       --subject --suppress-cc= --suppress-from --thread --to
>> -                       --validate --no-validate
>> -                       $__git_format_patch_options"
>> +               __gitcomp "--all --annotate --attach --bcc --binary --cc --cc= --cc-cmd
>> +                       --chain-reply-to --compose --confirm= --cover-letter --dry-run
>> +                       --dst-prefix= --envelope-sender --from --full-index --identity
>> +                       --ignore-if-in-upstream --inline --in-reply-to --in-reply-to=
>> +                       --keep-subject --no-attach --no-chain-reply-to --no-prefix
>> +                       --no-signature --no-signed-off-by-cc --no-suppress-from --not --notes
>> +                       --no-thread --no-validate --numbered --numbered-files
>> +                       --output-directory --quiet --reply-to --reroll-count --signature
>> +                       --signed-off-by-cc --signoff --smtp-encryption= --smtp-pass
>> +                       --smtp-server --smtp-server-port --smtp-user --src-prefix=
>> +                       --start-number --stdout --subject --subject-prefix= --suffix=
>> +                       --suppress-cc= --suppress-from --thread --thread= --to --to=
>> +                       --validate"
>
> I have no comment about this. In an ideal world, sendemail.perl could
> be taught to support --git-completion-helper but I don't think my
> little remaining Perl knowledge (or time) is enough to do it. Perhaps
> this will do. I don't know.

So "all", "attach", etc. are added to this list while these similar
options are lost from the other variable?  Is this a good trade-off?