Re: [PATCH] git-rebase.txt: add another hook to the hooks section, and explain more

[Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>]

On Fri, Apr 3, 2020 at 12:35 PM Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
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> "Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:
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> >  The apply backend has not traditionally called the post-commit hook,
> > +while the merge backend has.  In contrast, the apply backend has
> > +traditionally called the post-checkout hook while the merge backend
> > +has not.  However, the calling of these hooks in both cases was by
> > +accident of implementation rather than by design (both backends were
> > +originally implemented as shell scripts and happened to invoke other
> > +commands like 'git checkout' or 'git commit' that would call the
> > +hooks).  Both backends should have the same behavior, though it is not
> > +entirely clear which, if any, is correct.  We will likely remove both
> > +of these hooks in the future.
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> I'd phrase, instead of "remove", "stop calling from 'git rebase'".
> These hooks will still be called from their intended context ;-)

Makes sense; I'll update it.