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Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yeah, people really do use Git.pm as an external API.

Yikes :<

> If we want to prevent this, then we should not be installing it in the
> public perl module path.  Or we should at least add a note to the
> manpages we ship :) to recommend not using it.

I think a note in manpages is fine; maybe a load-time warning
to non-git.git users.  We shouldn't be breaking other peoples'
code when they upgrade, though.