From: Dennis Kaarsemaker <dennis@kaarsemaker.net>
To: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 0/2] diff --no-index: support symlinks and pipes
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2017 11:40:04 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1490006404.15470.12.camel@kaarsemaker.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <xmqqo9wwzzpl.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>
On Sun, 2017-03-19 at 15:08 -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> Dennis Kaarsemaker <dennis@kaarsemaker.net> writes:
>
> > Normal diff provides arguably better output: the diff of the output of the
> > commands. This series makes it possible for git diff --no-index to follow
> > symlinks and read from pipes, mimicking the behaviour of normal diff.
> >
> > v1: http://public-inbox.org/git/20161111201958.2175-1-dennis@kaarsemaker.net/
> > v2: http://public-inbox.org/git/20170113102021.6054-1-dennis@kaarsemaker.net/
> >
> > Changes since v2, prompted by feedback from Junio:
> >
> > - A --derefence option was added and the default is no longer to dereference
> > symlinks.
>
> I do agree that it makes sense to have --[no-]dereference options,
> but I do not think it was my feedback and suggestion to make it
> optional (not default) to dereference, so please do not blame me for
> that choice.
Then I misinterpreted your message at
http://public-inbox.org/git/xmqqk29yedkv.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com/
No blame inteded, my apologies for coming across as blaming.
--
Dennis Kaarsemaker
http://www.kaarsemaker.net
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2017-03-20 12:36 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-03-18 21:00 [PATCH v3 0/2] diff --no-index: support symlinks and pipes Dennis Kaarsemaker
2017-03-18 21:00 ` [PATCH v3 1/2] diff --no-index: optionally follow symlinks Dennis Kaarsemaker
2017-03-19 22:14 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-03-20 10:50 ` Dennis Kaarsemaker
2017-03-18 21:00 ` [PATCH v3 2/2] diff --no-index: support reading from pipes Dennis Kaarsemaker
2017-03-19 22:08 ` [PATCH v3 0/2] diff --no-index: support symlinks and pipes Junio C Hamano
2017-03-20 10:40 ` Dennis Kaarsemaker [this message]
2017-03-20 16:02 ` Junio C Hamano
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