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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>
Cc: John Tapsell <johnflux@gmail.com>, Git List <git@vger.kernel.org>,
	Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Subject: Re: Improving git branch
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 12:53:49 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqvbla80bm.fsf@gitster.dls.corp.google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <549168DD.1080906@drmicha.warpmail.net> (Michael J. Gruber's message of "Wed, 17 Dec 2014 12:28:29 +0100")

Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net> writes:

> Rather than extending "git branch" any further[*], I suggest a bolder
> strategy:
>
> - unify/merge for-each-ref and pretty formats (and code) as far as possible
> - leverage that for the list modes of branch and tag
>
> That would allow everyone to get their favourite listing, just like for
> logs. Otherwise it would be very difficult to agree on *the* proper
> format for an extended branch or tag list.
>
> Michael
>
>
> [*] I know I'm a sinner, too.

Actually this is not a "bolder" strategy, but the unification has
been discussed and agreed to be the longer-term direction for quite
a while, I think.  Didn't Peff have this in his "things to do when
absolutely bored" box?

  parent reply	other threads:[~2014-12-17 20:53 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-12-17 11:10 Improving git branch John Tapsell
2014-12-17 11:28 ` Michael J Gruber
2014-12-17 11:51   ` John Tapsell
2014-12-17 12:23     ` Michael J Gruber
2014-12-17 20:53   ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2014-12-17 21:01     ` Jeff King
2014-12-21 16:36       ` Moritz Neeb
2014-12-18 10:05     ` Michael J Gruber
2014-12-17 20:51 ` Junio C Hamano

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