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From: Eric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net>
To: Johan Herland <johan@herland.net>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, tfnico@gmail.com,
	Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC/PATCHv3 3/3] Git 2.0: git svn: Set default --prefix='origin/' if --prefix is not given
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2014 08:32:10 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20140419083210.GA28771@dcvr.yhbt.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1381496227-28700-4-git-send-email-johan@herland.net>

Johan Herland <johan@herland.net> wrote:
> --- a/Documentation/git-svn.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/git-svn.txt
> @@ -86,14 +86,7 @@ COMMANDS
>  	(refs/remotes/$remote/*). Setting a prefix is also useful
>  	if you wish to track multiple projects that share a common
>  	repository.
> -+
> -NOTE: In Git v2.0, the default prefix will CHANGE from "" (no prefix)
> -to "origin/". This is done to put SVN-tracking refs at
> -"refs/remotes/origin/*" instead of "refs/remotes/*", and make them
> -more compatible with how Git's own remote-tracking refs are organized
> -(i.e. refs/remotes/$remote/*). You can enjoy the same benefits today,
> -by using the --prefix option.
> -
> +	By default, the prefix is set to 'origin/'.

We should maintain a description of <=1.9 behavior in the manpage.
Users on long-term-support systems are likely to continue using ancient
git installations for some time (5-10 years, even?), but may come across
the current documentation online.

Otherwise the patch looks fine and I can push it up for Junio for
2.0-rc1.

  reply	other threads:[~2014-04-19  8:32 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-08-22  9:02 git-svn: Use prefix by default? Thomas Ferris Nicolaisen
2013-09-30 22:39 ` Johan Herland
2013-09-30 22:46   ` [RFC/PATCH] git svn: Set default --prefix='origin/' if --prefix is not given Johan Herland
2013-10-01  4:07     ` Eric Wong
2013-10-01  6:12       ` Johan Herland
2013-10-03 19:01         ` Eric Wong
2013-10-05 23:30           ` [RFC/PATCHv2 1/3] Documentation/git-svn: Promote the use of --prefix in docs + examples Johan Herland
2013-10-05 23:30             ` [RFC/PATCHv2 2/3] git-svn: Warn about changing default for --prefix in Git v2.0 Johan Herland
2013-10-09  1:34               ` Eric Sunshine
2013-10-09 12:18                 ` Johan Herland
2013-10-05 23:30             ` [RFC/PATCHv2 3/3] Git 2.0: git svn: Set default --prefix='origin/' if --prefix is not given Johan Herland
2013-10-06  9:51             ` [RFC/PATCHv2 1/3] Documentation/git-svn: Promote the use of --prefix in docs + examples Philip Oakley
2013-10-06 13:46               ` Johan Herland
2013-10-09  1:33             ` Eric Sunshine
2013-10-09 12:06               ` Johan Herland
2013-10-11 12:57             ` [RFC/PATCHv3 0/3] Change git-svn's default --prefix in Git v2.0 Johan Herland
2013-10-11 12:57               ` [RFC/PATCHv3 1/3] Documentation/git-svn: Promote the use of --prefix in docs + examples Johan Herland
2013-10-11 12:57               ` [RFC/PATCHv3 2/3] git-svn: Warn about changing default for --prefix in Git v2.0 Johan Herland
2013-10-12 22:33                 ` Eric Wong
2013-10-11 12:57               ` [RFC/PATCHv3 3/3] Git 2.0: git svn: Set default --prefix='origin/' if --prefix is not given Johan Herland
2014-04-19  8:32                 ` Eric Wong [this message]
2014-04-19  9:10                   ` [PATCH] git-svn.txt: Retain a description og pre-v2.0 default prefix Johan Herland
2014-04-19 11:43                     ` Eric Wong

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