From: Eric Wong <e@80x24.org>
To: Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
Cc: "Junio C Hamano" <gitster@pobox.com>,
git@vger.kernel.org, "Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason" <avarab@gmail.com>,
"Johannes Schindelin" <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>,
"Lars Schneider" <larsxschneider@gmail.com>,
"Jonathan Nieder" <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: RFC: Proposing git-filter-repo for inclusion in git.git
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 03:00:59 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20190823030059.47ftwfne6y436e5j@dcvr> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CABPp-BFK65qL4GCs5bFuiPPYwMCDYrxMyYejacVS89d2GK4nDQ@mail.gmail.com>
Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com> wrote:
> * Remove git-filter-branch from git.git. Mention in the release
> notes where people can go to get it.[1]
>
> filter-branch is not merely a slow or difficult-to-use tool, it's one
> that *fosters* mistakes by making it hard to get things right in
> several different ways. Granted, people exercise extra caution using
> filter-branch because they know they need to, but there are so many
> gotchas that they're likely to accidentally mess something up. Those
> mess-ups are not always discovered immediately, and by then it's
> nearly cast into stone (rewriting being something you want to do very
> rarely).
Is it possible to turn git-filter-branch into a fast, compatible,
and (maybe) safe wrapper for git-filter-repo? That would "fix"
filter-branch and (if done carefully) not break existing uses.
It could also spew warnings to recommend safer switches.
Stability is a major reason I use git, the Linux kernel,
and why I distrust+avoid desktop/GUI software. Removing
"unsafe" features, even with good intentions, inevitably leads
to frustrated users.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2019-08-23 3:01 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 73+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2019-08-22 18:26 RFC: Proposing git-filter-repo for inclusion in git.git Elijah Newren
2019-08-22 20:23 ` Junio C Hamano
2019-08-22 21:12 ` Elijah Newren
2019-08-22 21:34 ` Junio C Hamano
2019-08-26 23:52 ` [RFC PATCH 0/5] Remove git-filter-branch from git.git; host it elsewhere Elijah Newren
2019-08-26 23:52 ` [RFC PATCH 1/5] t6006: simplify and optimize empty message test Elijah Newren
2019-08-27 1:23 ` Derrick Stolee
2019-08-26 23:52 ` [RFC PATCH 2/5] t3427: accelerate this test by using fast-export and fast-import Elijah Newren
2019-08-27 1:25 ` Derrick Stolee
2019-08-26 23:52 ` [RFC PATCH 3/5] git-sh-i18n: work with external scripts Elijah Newren
2019-08-27 1:28 ` Derrick Stolee
2019-08-26 23:52 ` [RFC PATCH 4/5] Recommend git-filter-repo instead of git-filter-branch in documentation Elijah Newren
2019-08-27 1:32 ` Derrick Stolee
2019-08-27 6:23 ` Elijah Newren
2019-08-26 23:52 ` [RFC PATCH 5/5] Remove git-filter-branch, it is now external to git.git Elijah Newren
2019-08-27 1:39 ` [RFC PATCH 0/5] Remove git-filter-branch from git.git; host it elsewhere Derrick Stolee
2019-08-27 6:17 ` Elijah Newren
2019-08-27 7:03 ` Eric Wong
2019-08-27 8:43 ` Sergey Organov
2019-08-27 22:18 ` Elijah Newren
2019-08-28 8:52 ` Sergey Organov
2019-08-28 17:16 ` Elijah Newren
2019-08-28 19:03 ` Sergey Organov
2019-08-30 20:40 ` Johannes Schindelin
2019-08-30 23:22 ` Elijah Newren
2019-09-02 9:29 ` Johannes Schindelin
2019-09-03 17:37 ` Elijah Newren
2019-08-28 0:22 ` [PATCH v2 0/4] Warn about git-filter-branch usage and avoid it Elijah Newren
2019-08-28 0:22 ` [PATCH v2 1/4] t6006: simplify and optimize empty message test Elijah Newren
2019-08-28 0:22 ` [PATCH v2 2/4] t3427: accelerate this test by using fast-export and fast-import Elijah Newren
2019-08-28 6:00 ` Eric Sunshine
2019-08-28 0:22 ` [PATCH v2 3/4] Recommend git-filter-repo instead of git-filter-branch Elijah Newren
2019-08-28 6:17 ` Eric Sunshine
2019-08-28 21:48 ` Elijah Newren
2019-08-28 0:22 ` [RFC PATCH v2 4/4] Remove git-filter-branch, it is now external to git.git Elijah Newren
2019-08-29 0:06 ` [PATCH v3 0/4] Warn about git-filter-branch usage and avoid it Elijah Newren
2019-08-29 0:06 ` [PATCH v3 1/4] t6006: simplify and optimize empty message test Elijah Newren
2019-08-29 0:06 ` [PATCH v3 2/4] t3427: accelerate this test by using fast-export and fast-import Elijah Newren
2019-08-29 0:06 ` [PATCH v3 3/4] Recommend git-filter-repo instead of git-filter-branch Elijah Newren
2019-08-29 18:10 ` Eric Sunshine
2019-08-30 0:04 ` Elijah Newren
2019-08-29 0:06 ` [PATCH v3 4/4] t9902: use a non-deprecated command for testing Elijah Newren
2019-08-30 5:57 ` [PATCH v4 0/4] Warn about git-filter-branch usage and avoid it Elijah Newren
2019-08-30 5:57 ` [PATCH v4 1/4] t6006: simplify and optimize empty message test Elijah Newren
2019-09-02 14:47 ` Johannes Schindelin
2019-08-30 5:57 ` [PATCH v4 2/4] t3427: accelerate this test by using fast-export and fast-import Elijah Newren
2019-09-02 14:45 ` Johannes Schindelin
2019-08-30 5:57 ` [PATCH v4 3/4] Recommend git-filter-repo instead of git-filter-branch Elijah Newren
2019-08-30 5:57 ` [PATCH v4 4/4] t9902: use a non-deprecated command for testing Elijah Newren
2019-09-03 18:55 ` [PATCH v5 0/4] Warn about git-filter-branch usage and avoid it Elijah Newren
2019-09-03 18:55 ` [PATCH v5 1/4] t6006: simplify and optimize empty message test Elijah Newren
2019-09-03 21:08 ` Junio C Hamano
2019-09-03 21:58 ` Elijah Newren
2019-09-03 22:25 ` Junio C Hamano
2019-09-03 18:55 ` [PATCH v5 2/4] t3427: accelerate this test by using fast-export and fast-import Elijah Newren
2019-09-03 21:26 ` Junio C Hamano
2019-09-03 22:46 ` Junio C Hamano
2019-09-04 20:32 ` Elijah Newren
2019-09-03 18:55 ` [PATCH v5 3/4] Recommend git-filter-repo instead of git-filter-branch Elijah Newren
2019-09-03 21:40 ` Junio C Hamano
2019-09-04 20:30 ` Elijah Newren
2019-09-03 18:55 ` [PATCH v5 4/4] t9902: use a non-deprecated command for testing Elijah Newren
2019-09-04 22:32 ` [PATCH v6 0/3] Warn about git-filter-branch usage and avoid it Elijah Newren
2019-09-04 22:32 ` [PATCH v6 1/3] t6006: simplify, fix, and optimize empty message test Elijah Newren
2019-09-04 22:32 ` [PATCH v6 2/3] Recommend git-filter-repo instead of git-filter-branch Elijah Newren
2019-09-04 22:32 ` [PATCH v6 3/3] t9902: use a non-deprecated command for testing Elijah Newren
2019-08-23 3:00 ` Eric Wong [this message]
2019-08-23 18:06 ` RFC: Proposing git-filter-repo for inclusion in git.git Elijah Newren
2019-08-23 18:29 ` Elijah Newren
2019-08-28 11:09 ` Johannes Schindelin
2019-08-28 15:06 ` Junio C Hamano
2019-08-23 12:02 ` Derrick Stolee
2019-08-26 19:56 ` Jeff King
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