From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: "Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason" <avarab@gmail.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, Jeff King <peff@peff.net>,
Carlo Arenas <carenas@gmail.com>,
Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 3/6] parse-options: stop supporting "" in the usagestr array
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2021 15:26:44 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqpmtdjuqj.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <patch-v3-3.6-e23a8231f38-20210911T190239Z-avarab@gmail.com> ("Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason"'s message of "Sat, 11 Sep 2021 21:09:02 +0200")
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com> writes:
> diff --git a/t/t0040-parse-options.sh b/t/t0040-parse-options.sh
> index ad4746d899a..2910874ece5 100755
> --- a/t/t0040-parse-options.sh
> +++ b/t/t0040-parse-options.sh
> @@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ test_description='our own option parser'
> cat >expect <<\EOF
> usage: test-tool parse-options <options>
>
> - A helper function for the parse-options API.
> -
> --yes get a boolean
> -D, --no-doubt begins with 'no-'
> -B, --no-fear be brave
Isn't this, and a lot more importantly the next one ...
> diff --git a/t/t1502-rev-parse-parseopt.sh b/t/t1502-rev-parse-parseopt.sh
> index b29563fc997..6badc650d64 100755
> --- a/t/t1502-rev-parse-parseopt.sh
> +++ b/t/t1502-rev-parse-parseopt.sh
> @@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ test_description='test git rev-parse --parseopt'
> test_expect_success 'setup optionspec' '
> sed -e "s/^|//" >optionspec <<\EOF
> |some-command [options] <args>...
> -|
> -|some-command does foo and bar!
> |--
> |h,help show the help
> |
... coalmine canaries that tell us that end-user's scripts using the
"git rev-parse --parseopt" in the documented way will be broken?
I'd rather not have to sorry about breaking end-user scripts this
way. Unlike a very small number of in-tree parse_options() call in
C programs, we have unbounded of them.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-09-12 22:26 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 45+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-09-01 11:12 [PATCH 0/2] parse-options: properly align continued usage output Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-01 11:12 ` [PATCH 1/2] built-ins: "properly" " Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-01 11:12 ` [PATCH 2/2] parse-options: properly " Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-10 7:51 ` Eric Sunshine
2021-09-10 15:38 ` [PATCH v2 0/6] parse-options: properly align continued usage output & related Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-10 15:38 ` [PATCH v2 1/6] test-lib.sh: add a UNIX_SOCKETS prerequisite Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-10 15:38 ` [PATCH v2 2/6] git.c: add a NEED_UNIX_SOCKETS option for built-ins Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-11 0:14 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-09-11 2:50 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-11 3:47 ` Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2021-09-11 6:12 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-09-11 7:16 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-10 15:38 ` [PATCH v2 3/6] parse-options: stop supporting "" in the usagestr array Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-11 0:21 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-09-11 2:46 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-11 6:52 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-09-10 15:38 ` [PATCH v2 4/6] built-ins: "properly" align continued usage output Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-11 0:25 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-09-11 2:40 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-10 15:38 ` [PATCH v2 5/6] send-pack: properly use parse_options() API for usage string Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-10 15:38 ` [PATCH v2 6/6] parse-options: properly align continued usage output Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-11 7:41 ` [PATCH v2 0/6] parse-options: properly align continued usage output & related Eric Sunshine
2021-09-11 19:08 ` [PATCH v3 " Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-11 19:09 ` [PATCH v3 1/6] credential-cache{,--daemon}: don't build under NO_UNIX_SOCKETS Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-12 21:48 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-09-11 19:09 ` [PATCH v3 2/6] blame: replace usage end blurb with better option spec Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-12 4:45 ` Eric Sunshine
2021-09-12 22:22 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-09-11 19:09 ` [PATCH v3 3/6] parse-options: stop supporting "" in the usagestr array Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-12 22:26 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2021-09-13 0:21 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-11 19:09 ` [PATCH v3 4/6] built-ins: "properly" align continued usage output Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-11 19:09 ` [PATCH v3 5/6] send-pack: properly use parse_options() API for usage string Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-11 19:09 ` [PATCH v3 6/6] parse-options: properly align continued usage output Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-13 0:13 ` [PATCH v4 0/4] " Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-13 0:13 ` [PATCH v4 1/4] parse-options API users: align usage output in C-strings Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-13 0:13 ` [PATCH v4 2/4] send-pack: properly use parse_options() API for usage string Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-13 0:13 ` [PATCH v4 3/4] git rev-parse --parseopt tests: add more usagestr tests Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-13 0:13 ` [PATCH v4 4/4] parse-options: properly align continued usage output Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-13 6:41 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-09-21 13:30 ` [PATCH v5 0/4] " Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-21 13:30 ` [PATCH v5 1/4] parse-options API users: align usage output in C-strings Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-21 13:30 ` [PATCH v5 2/4] send-pack: properly use parse_options() API for usage string Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-21 13:30 ` [PATCH v5 3/4] git rev-parse --parseopt tests: add more usagestr tests Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-21 13:30 ` [PATCH v5 4/4] parse-options: properly align continued usage output Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
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