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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org,
	 Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>,
	Phillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com>,
	 Justin Tobler <jltobler@gmail.com>,
	 Dragan Simic <dsimic@manjaro.org>,
	 Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@gmail.com>,
	 Todd Zullinger <tmz@pobox.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 4/4] BreakingChanges: document that we do not plan to deprecate git-checkout
Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2024 09:52:33 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqo78i3r5a.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <9ff94b6f320d76e6b7c767e855038f33b69f4155.1717402497.git.ps@pks.im> (Patrick Steinhardt's message of "Mon, 3 Jun 2024 11:28:37 +0200")

Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> writes:

> +
> +* git-restore(1) and git-switch(1) have been introduced as a replacement for
> +  git-checkout(1). As git-checkout(1) is quite established, and as the benefit
> +  of switching to git-restore(1) and git-switch(1) is contended, all three
> +  commands will stay.

"As a replacement" is probably a bit different from the truth [*],
but I suspect that the reason why they were introduced no longer has
much relevance.  How about

    The features git-checkout(1) offers are covered by the pair of
    commands git-restore(1) and git-switch(1).  Because the use of
    git-checkout(1) is still widespread, and it is not expected that
    this will change anytime soon.

or something (borrowing from your proposed log message)?

[Footnote]

 * If we were to mention the history behind the introduction, we'd
   end up saying: as an experiment, we introduced the pair of
   commands that do different half of the original command to see if
   they can replace the original.

   The decision to keep the original would lead to implication that
   this was a failed experiment, which makes people (unnecessarily)
   wonder if the failed experiment should be removed.  I am trying
   to avoid such unnecessary implication here.

  reply	other threads:[~2024-06-03 16:52 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 97+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2024-05-07  8:27 [RFC PATCH] docs: document upcoming breaking changes Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-07 10:38 ` Johannes Schindelin
2024-05-08 13:55   ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-07 22:02 ` Junio C Hamano
2024-05-08 13:54   ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-08 14:58     ` Junio C Hamano
2024-05-08 15:59     ` Dragan Simic
2024-05-10 11:36       ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-10 12:43         ` Dragan Simic
2024-05-08 13:15 ` Phillip Wood
2024-05-08 13:55   ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-10  2:15 ` Justin Tobler
2024-05-10  4:47   ` Junio C Hamano
2024-05-14  6:50     ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-14  6:16 ` [RFC PATCH v2] " Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-14 10:48   ` Karthik Nayak
2024-05-14 11:22     ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-14 15:45       ` Junio C Hamano
2024-05-14 12:32     ` Dragan Simic
2024-05-24 12:54 ` [PATCH v3] " Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-24 17:27   ` Junio C Hamano
2024-05-30 12:04     ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-30  3:23   ` Commands using -h as an option don't work consistently Junio C Hamano
2024-06-03 18:33     ` Junio C Hamano
2024-06-03 20:05       ` [PATCH 0/3] Branches are branches and not heads Junio C Hamano
2024-06-03 20:05         ` [PATCH 1/3] refs: call branches branches Junio C Hamano
2024-06-03 21:32           ` Eric Sunshine
2024-06-03 20:05         ` [PATCH 2/3] ls-remote: introduce --branches and deprecate --heads Junio C Hamano
2024-06-03 21:30           ` Rubén Justo
2024-06-03 21:42             ` Eric Sunshine
2024-06-03 21:48               ` Junio C Hamano
2024-06-03 20:05         ` [PATCH 3/3] show-ref: " Junio C Hamano
2024-06-03 21:32         ` [PATCH 0/3] Branches are branches and not heads Rubén Justo
2024-06-04  7:56           ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-04 22:01         ` [PATCH v2 " Junio C Hamano
2024-06-04 22:01           ` [PATCH v2 1/3] refs: call branches branches Junio C Hamano
2024-06-04 22:01           ` [PATCH v2 2/3] ls-remote: introduce --branches and deprecate --heads Junio C Hamano
2024-06-06  9:39             ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-06 15:18               ` Junio C Hamano
2024-06-04 22:01           ` [PATCH v2 3/3] show-ref: " Junio C Hamano
2024-06-14 19:32             ` Elijah Newren
2024-06-14 21:21               ` Junio C Hamano
2024-06-14 21:34                 ` Elijah Newren
2024-06-14 21:42                   ` Elijah Newren
2024-06-14 22:46                     ` Junio C Hamano
2024-06-06  9:39           ` [PATCH v2 0/3] Branches are branches and not heads Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-31  7:56 ` [PATCH v4 0/4] docs: document upcoming breaking changes Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-31  7:56   ` [PATCH v4 1/4] docs: introduce document to announce " Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-31 16:51     ` Junio C Hamano
2024-06-03  9:32       ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-03 16:17         ` Junio C Hamano
2024-06-04  7:42           ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-31  7:56   ` [PATCH v4 2/4] BreakingChanges: document upcoming change from "sha1" to "sha256" Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-31 17:00     ` Junio C Hamano
2024-05-31  7:56   ` [PATCH v4 3/4] BreakingChanges: document removal of grafting Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-31  7:56   ` [PATCH v4 4/4] BreakingChanges: document that we do not plan to deprecate git-checkout Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-31 17:05     ` Junio C Hamano
2024-05-31 23:35       ` Todd Zullinger
2024-05-31  8:43   ` [PATCH v4 0/4] docs: document upcoming breaking changes Junio C Hamano
2024-05-31 11:15     ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-03  9:28 ` [PATCH v5 " Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-03  9:28   ` [PATCH v5 1/4] docs: introduce document to announce " Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-03 14:08     ` Phillip Wood
2024-06-03 16:24     ` Junio C Hamano
2024-06-04  6:59       ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-03  9:28   ` [PATCH v5 2/4] BreakingChanges: document upcoming change from "sha1" to "sha256" Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-03 16:36     ` Junio C Hamano
2024-06-04  7:06       ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-04 17:16         ` Junio C Hamano
2024-06-03  9:28   ` [PATCH v5 3/4] BreakingChanges: document removal of grafting Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-03 16:42     ` Junio C Hamano
2024-06-03  9:28   ` [PATCH v5 4/4] BreakingChanges: document that we do not plan to deprecate git-checkout Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-03 16:52     ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2024-06-04  7:11       ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-04 12:32 ` [PATCH v6 0/4] docs: document upcoming breaking changes Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-04 12:32   ` [PATCH v6 1/4] docs: introduce document to announce " Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-04 17:59     ` Junio C Hamano
2024-06-05  5:31       ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-05 16:03         ` Junio C Hamano
2024-06-05 17:52           ` Junio C Hamano
2024-06-06  4:35             ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-04 12:32   ` [PATCH v6 2/4] BreakingChanges: document upcoming change from "sha1" to "sha256" Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-04 12:32   ` [PATCH v6 3/4] BreakingChanges: document removal of grafting Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-04 18:00     ` Junio C Hamano
2024-06-04 12:32   ` [PATCH v6 4/4] BreakingChanges: document that we do not plan to deprecate git-checkout Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-04 14:23   ` [PATCH v6 0/4] docs: document upcoming breaking changes Phillip Wood
2024-06-04 18:01     ` Junio C Hamano
2024-06-05  5:32       ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-14  6:42 ` [PATCH v7 " Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-14  6:42   ` [PATCH v7 1/4] docs: introduce document to announce " Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-14 16:08     ` Junio C Hamano
2024-06-14  6:42   ` [PATCH v7 2/4] BreakingChanges: document upcoming change from "sha1" to "sha256" Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-14  6:42   ` [PATCH v7 3/4] BreakingChanges: document removal of grafting Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-14  6:42   ` [PATCH v7 4/4] BreakingChanges: document that we do not plan to deprecate git-checkout Patrick Steinhardt
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2024-05-29 22:03 Commands using -h as an option don't work consistently Kevin Day
2024-05-29 22:22 ` Junio C Hamano
2024-05-29 22:40   ` Kevin Day

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