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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Marc Branchaud <marcnarc@xiplink.com>
Cc: Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org>,  git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: --no-decorate and %d in git-log(1)
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2026 21:59:09 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqwlzw5bv6.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cf3d274e-7363-4557-809a-a649b1d304ad@xiplink.com> (Marc Branchaud's message of "Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:46:10 -0700")

Marc Branchaud <marcnarc@xiplink.com> writes:

> Given this documented connection between %d/%D and --decorate, it seems 
> reasonable for a reader to assume that --decorate=auto would do the same 
> thing regardless of whether or not a --format=...%d... was present.
> ...
> I note that currently --decorate has no effect at all if the --format 
> doesn't contain %d or %D.  To me this bolsters the argument for making 
> --decorate=no suppress %d/%D.

OK, that's convincing enough.  

I no longer mind cooking such a change a bit longer than usual in
'next' to see if anybody screams, and the have it graduate to a
released version to further see what happens.

Thanks.

      parent reply	other threads:[~2026-03-01  5:59 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-02-25 17:55 --no-decorate and %d in git-log(1) Alejandro Colomar
2026-02-25 18:29 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-25 18:36   ` Alejandro Colomar
2026-02-25 18:56     ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-25 19:46     ` Marc Branchaud
2026-02-25 20:08       ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-25 21:46         ` Marc Branchaud
2026-02-25 21:54           ` Alejandro Colomar
2026-03-01  5:59           ` Junio C Hamano [this message]

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