From: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
To: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Cc: Git List <git@vger.kernel.org>,
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>,
Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Deprecate support for .git/info/grafts
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2018 14:57:36 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAPig+cREYENM7Y8SqtG2ket9+oJ6w0OU1_Qa8f-+O_yDyH=Aww@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <0f0942043678fe76f8d654306482ee26fac643f0.1523617836.git.johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
On Fri, Apr 13, 2018 at 7:11 AM, Johannes Schindelin
<johannes.schindelin@gmx.de> wrote:
> The grafts feature was a convenient way to "stich together" ancient
> history to the fresh start of linux.git.
> [...]
> The much younger feature implemented as `git replace` set out to remedy
> those limitations and dangerous bugs.
>
> Seeing as `git replace` is pretty mature by now, it is time to deprecate
> support for the graft file, and to retire it eventually.
>
> Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
> ---
> advice.c | 2 ++
> advice.h | 1 +
> commit.c | 9 +++++++++
> t/t6001-rev-list-graft.sh | 9 +++++++++
> 4 files changed, 21 insertions(+)
Perhaps, as part of this deprecation, the example in
Documentation/git-filter-branch.txt should be updated to suggest
git-replace instead of .git/info/grafts.
Maybe, also, Documentation/shallow.txt should talk about replace-refs
rather than .git/info/grafts.
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2018-04-13 11:11 [PATCH] Deprecate support for .git/info/grafts Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-13 18:22 ` Stefan Beller
2018-04-13 22:35 ` Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-13 22:45 ` Stefan Beller
2018-04-19 8:15 ` Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-13 18:57 ` Eric Sunshine [this message]
2018-04-19 8:14 ` Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-19 8:17 ` [PATCH v2 0/7] Deprecate .git/info/grafts Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-19 8:17 ` [PATCH v2 1/7] replace: "libify" create_graft() Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-20 0:25 ` Junio C Hamano
2018-04-20 11:51 ` Jakub Narebski
2018-04-20 15:32 ` Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-19 8:17 ` [PATCH v2 2/7] replace: introduce --convert-graft-file Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-19 10:09 ` Christian Couder
2018-04-20 13:57 ` Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-20 1:05 ` Junio C Hamano
2018-04-20 15:26 ` Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-19 8:18 ` [PATCH v2 3/7] Add a test for `git replace --convert-graft-file` Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-20 1:21 ` Junio C Hamano
2018-04-20 15:31 ` Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-19 8:18 ` [PATCH v2 4/7] Deprecate support for .git/info/grafts Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-19 8:18 ` [PATCH v2 5/7] filter-branch: stop suggesting to use grafts Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-19 8:19 ` [PATCH v2 6/7] technical/shallow: describe the relationship with replace refs Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-19 8:21 ` [PATCH v2 7/7] technical/shallow: describe why shallow cannot use " Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-20 22:20 ` [PATCH v3 00/11] Deprecate .git/info/grafts Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-20 22:20 ` [PATCH v3 01/11] argv_array: offer to split a string by whitespace Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-20 23:29 ` Stefan Beller
2018-04-21 9:39 ` Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-20 22:21 ` [PATCH v3 02/11] commit: Let the callback of for_each_mergetag return on error Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-20 22:21 ` [PATCH v3 03/11] replace: avoid using die() to indicate a bug Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-20 22:21 ` [PATCH v3 04/11] replace: "libify" create_graft() and callees Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-20 22:22 ` [PATCH v3 05/11] replace: introduce --convert-graft-file Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-20 22:23 ` [PATCH v3 06/11] Add a test for `git replace --convert-graft-file` Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-21 6:20 ` SZEDER Gábor
2018-04-21 9:42 ` Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-20 22:24 ` [PATCH v3 07/11] Deprecate support for .git/info/grafts Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-20 22:25 ` [PATCH v3 08/11] filter-branch: stop suggesting to use grafts Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-20 22:26 ` [PATCH v3 09/11] technical/shallow: describe the relationship with replace refs Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-22 15:16 ` Philip Oakley
2018-04-24 19:10 ` Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-24 21:34 ` Philip Oakley
2018-04-25 0:40 ` Junio C Hamano
2018-04-25 7:17 ` Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-20 22:26 ` [PATCH v3 10/11] technical/shallow: describe why shallow cannot use " Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-20 22:27 ` [PATCH v3 11/11] Remove obsolete script to convert grafts to " Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-21 9:43 ` [PATCH v4 00/11] Deprecate .git/info/grafts Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-21 9:46 ` [PATCH v4 01/11] argv_array: offer to split a string by whitespace Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-24 1:15 ` Junio C Hamano
2018-04-24 2:38 ` Junio C Hamano
2018-04-21 9:46 ` [PATCH v4 02/11] commit: Let the callback of for_each_mergetag return on error Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-21 9:47 ` [PATCH v4 03/11] replace: avoid using die() to indicate a bug Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-21 9:47 ` [PATCH v4 04/11] replace: "libify" create_graft() and callees Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-23 19:08 ` Stefan Beller
2018-04-24 18:51 ` Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-24 19:03 ` Stefan Beller
2018-04-25 7:10 ` Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-21 9:48 ` [PATCH v4 05/11] replace: introduce --convert-graft-file Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-22 3:30 ` Eric Sunshine
2018-04-24 19:04 ` Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-21 9:48 ` [PATCH v4 06/11] Add a test for `git replace --convert-graft-file` Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-21 9:49 ` [PATCH v4 07/11] Deprecate support for .git/info/grafts Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-21 9:49 ` [PATCH v4 08/11] filter-branch: stop suggesting to use grafts Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-21 9:51 ` [PATCH v4 09/11] technical/shallow: describe the relationship with replace refs Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-21 9:56 ` [PATCH v4 10/11] technical/shallow: describe why shallow cannot use " Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-21 9:56 ` [PATCH v4 11/11] Remove obsolete script to convert grafts to " Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-23 19:24 ` [PATCH v4 00/11] Deprecate .git/info/grafts Stefan Beller
2018-04-25 9:53 ` [PATCH v5 " Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-25 9:53 ` [PATCH v5 01/11] argv_array: offer to split a string by whitespace Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-25 9:54 ` [PATCH v5 02/11] commit: Let the callback of for_each_mergetag return on error Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-25 9:54 ` [PATCH v5 03/11] replace: avoid using die() to indicate a bug Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-25 9:54 ` [PATCH v5 04/11] replace: "libify" create_graft() and callees Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-25 9:54 ` [PATCH v5 05/11] replace: introduce --convert-graft-file Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-25 9:54 ` [PATCH v5 06/11] Add a test for `git replace --convert-graft-file` Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-25 9:54 ` [PATCH v5 07/11] Deprecate support for .git/info/grafts Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-25 9:54 ` [PATCH v5 08/11] filter-branch: stop suggesting to use grafts Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-25 9:54 ` [PATCH v5 09/11] technical/shallow: stop referring to grafts Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-25 12:25 ` Jakub Narębski
2018-04-26 9:19 ` Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-25 9:54 ` [PATCH v5 10/11] technical/shallow: describe why shallow cannot use replace refs Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-25 9:54 ` [PATCH v5 11/11] Remove obsolete script to convert grafts to " Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-26 4:10 ` [PATCH v5 00/11] Deprecate .git/info/grafts Junio C Hamano
2018-04-27 21:03 ` Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-27 21:39 ` [PATCH v6 " Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-27 21:39 ` [PATCH v6 01/11] argv_array: offer to split a string by whitespace Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-27 21:39 ` [PATCH v6 02/11] commit: Let the callback of for_each_mergetag return on error Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-27 21:39 ` [PATCH v6 03/11] replace: avoid using die() to indicate a bug Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-27 21:39 ` [PATCH v6 04/11] replace: "libify" create_graft() and callees Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-27 21:39 ` [PATCH v6 05/11] replace: introduce --convert-graft-file Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-27 21:39 ` [PATCH v6 06/11] Add a test for `git replace --convert-graft-file` Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-28 1:25 ` SZEDER Gábor
2018-04-28 13:07 ` Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-27 21:39 ` [PATCH v6 07/11] Deprecate support for .git/info/grafts Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-27 21:39 ` [PATCH v6 08/11] filter-branch: stop suggesting to use grafts Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-27 21:40 ` [PATCH v6 09/11] technical/shallow: stop referring to grafts Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-27 21:40 ` [PATCH v6 10/11] technical/shallow: describe why shallow cannot use replace refs Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-27 21:40 ` [PATCH v6 11/11] Remove obsolete script to convert grafts to " Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-28 9:04 ` Philip Oakley
2018-04-28 13:13 ` Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-28 15:00 ` Stefan Beller
2018-04-28 22:47 ` [Re-send PATCH v7 00/12] Deprecate .git/info/grafts Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-28 22:44 ` [PATCH v7 01/12] argv_array: offer to split a string by whitespace Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-28 22:44 ` [PATCH v7 02/12] commit: Let the callback of for_each_mergetag return on error Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-28 22:44 ` [PATCH v7 03/12] replace: avoid using die() to indicate a bug Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-28 22:44 ` [PATCH v7 04/12] replace: "libify" create_graft() and callees Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-28 22:44 ` [PATCH v7 05/12] replace: prepare create_graft() for converting graft files wholesale Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-28 22:44 ` [PATCH v7 06/12] replace: introduce --convert-graft-file Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-28 22:44 ` [PATCH v7 07/12] Add a test for `git replace --convert-graft-file` Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-28 22:44 ` [PATCH v7 08/12] Deprecate support for .git/info/grafts Johannes Schindelin
2018-11-27 20:12 ` [PATCH] advice: don't pointlessly suggest --convert-graft-file Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2018-11-28 6:34 ` Junio C Hamano
2018-11-28 9:03 ` Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-28 22:44 ` [PATCH v7 09/12] filter-branch: stop suggesting to use grafts Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-28 22:45 ` [PATCH v7 10/12] technical/shallow: stop referring to grafts Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-28 22:45 ` [PATCH v7 11/12] technical/shallow: describe why shallow cannot use replace refs Johannes Schindelin
2018-04-28 22:45 ` [PATCH v7 12/12] Remove obsolete script to convert grafts to " Johannes Schindelin
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