From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.2 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id A540820A1E for ; Wed, 12 Dec 2018 00:42:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1726232AbeLLAmk (ORCPT ); Tue, 11 Dec 2018 19:42:40 -0500 Received: from mail-yw1-f43.google.com ([209.85.161.43]:46738 "EHLO mail-yw1-f43.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726211AbeLLAmk (ORCPT ); Tue, 11 Dec 2018 19:42:40 -0500 Received: by mail-yw1-f43.google.com with SMTP id t13so6261126ywe.13 for ; Tue, 11 Dec 2018 16:42:39 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=NXefcjX4c1t4/7y5KCF7cysBlyiQJlfXZOWeXjwYbCE=; b=I7/2ePEmdmuADdbnGwdWDihHNrfQtKkJDBBz1N5orOlVOlPPaYP8FCMVYRakD0zr64 aCziosMTUfE/xAcvUoicJqsKSXV69IfY62h7kbw1/IxJB2DmVu17m57D7gQ8u2+sk3li 0bmTXCgDqSQbAAZtAH/S8mTSe0wD4vDuM2vUPCBJGxwOy4HNLAdV4RIMIhvJHPAgI70g i3vugtVRcWiMMXOtEkRrlb+lsAN6DTV/kM7cNGFRJ1KHAW3mKmeMNGSj6XsfWf7i9VK+ RFv71rGoqNzc65PwLIQ9JHt2SNR4Xp00PW5p91FNUsN4HhWloJCqchT2dNTFzFWe/xN0 vGow== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=NXefcjX4c1t4/7y5KCF7cysBlyiQJlfXZOWeXjwYbCE=; b=KRm/k1s3IkGuq0455x5kwYTsnveE3naG0mopUnQxPJk2s1ruHMccw0sse8ryBc0Iia CcepUmEhjK204LD74fax7oO7yrxU/i6bmXmYlyTkOa/8XdauI+OK139H1x5rhfszLjON zASKgT2HxWRcQ1kUn/YTAZvvGtQPtxzqcR5b79KvyhoacOS+/uPVvzfbnOP0PXoYV8N0 BXlm1auNW5WyeuAOeQTGDeUvr4x63M6JsOV4IZhKxu3FxzPg9ZiHRCtVDZodIEjDAUBG jdNjYw4nKG8L5Tp4XJF45fqrXl12PFuAfsjakDrS4a3J2v8ecY52H6EK4Rf9tHwQHHBO zaaA== X-Gm-Message-State: AA+aEWaF1ACLIV2Cvid9Y3btIRVM5ZHrYMcRfbc9IiqsYOJ+jl6LY7m8 02KAoos5Zf6JToBEt9TN9J5irPQZBPJ+H1xpmHw= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AFSGD/U74aDJVbVpRfVxRKlJ5qSsHvOAPbpWR/WdJwcSSjZ0cMt0egBms1sWgM/UFTxKDQHObHUh2MYBqKSWP7591Ic= X-Received: by 2002:a81:27d0:: with SMTP id n199mr19082309ywn.350.1544575358700; Tue, 11 Dec 2018 16:42:38 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <5bf18396.1c69fb81.20780.2b1d@mx.google.com> <20181207170456.8994-1-tboegi@web.de> In-Reply-To: From: Steven Penny Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 18:42:34 -0600 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] git clone C:\cygwin\home\USER\repo' is working (again) To: Johannes Schindelin Cc: git@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Dec 11, 2018 at 7:39 AM Johannes Schindelin wrote: > I have no intention of flaming anybody. That is simply a > misrepresentation. you may see yourself "through a glass darkly", but i dont. this language is not constructive: > > - pc-windows > > - pc-win > > - win > > I find all of those horrible. one windows triplet in use is "x86_64-pc-windows", used by Rust: https://forge.rust-lang.org/other-installation-methods.html which is how i came about my suggestions - again they arent great but they arent misleading as "Win32" is. > It is a long established convention to talk about the Win32 API as the set > of functions developed for Windows NT and backported to Windows 95. > > There is no benefit in abandoning that convention just to please you. Quoting from Wikipedia (emphasis mine): > The **Windows API**, informally **WinAPI**, is Microsoft's core set of > application programming interfaces (APIs) available in the Microsoft Windows > operating systems. The name **Windows API** collectively refers to several > different platform implementations that are often referred to by their own > names (for example, **Win32** API) and: > Microsoft eventually changed the name of the then current **Win32** API family > into **Windows API**, and made it into a catch-all term for both past and > future API versions. http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_API and quoting directly from Microsoft: > The **Windows API** can be used in all Windows-based desktop applications, and > the same functions are generally supported on 32-bit and 64-bit Windows. http://docs.microsoft.com/windows/desktop/apiindex/api-index-portal So again, "Win32" refers specifically to the old 32-bit only version of the API, while: - windows-api - win-api - winapi refer to the current version. > If you want to change something that has been in use for a long time, you > have to have good reasons. None of your arguments convinces me so far that > you have any good reason to change these. i am certainly not interested in convincing you. i figured you wouldve gleaned this from the fact that i removed you from the CC. Nevertheless, see above links. > If anyone truly cares about an issue to be fixed, I would expect more > assisting, and less distracting, to do wonders. hmm: - http://public-inbox.org/git/CAAXzdLXSJU5bC_D1Q_gCWqKG7mcdcAvRkiYzano-VsrRRxazDQ@mail.gmail.com - http://public-inbox.org/git/CAAXzdLXmJ1YKiTF17b=ZfkM3HtJCNkvVMQNU=riW8R42VLid_Q@mail.gmail.com - http://public-inbox.org/git/CAAXzdLWByGC+B_XdDiJwounoPgMAsMq=EuOSx9bdV-f5vQUhnA@mail.gmail.com - http://public-inbox.org/git/CAAXzdLXCEeZdkCXT+-0n=Fn7_=Nz5cm+6xr0w-cd6B1om028uA@mail.gmail.com - http://public-inbox.org/git/CAAXzdLU3dsCabgYKnD9c7iWZcXx1cfO3tisJ7r0dNjiiTHk1mA@mail.gmail.com - http://public-inbox.org/git/CAAXzdLWBSD5coxqbyRN_d9B1e4AA-Q6VQ7iRo8BPuhBKDicMRQ@mail.gmail.com - http://public-inbox.org/git/CAAXzdLX4jU7+i1W1A_Q1LpPFa1D4FYVPW5rcMnqr_tDHEJn+tw@mail.gmail.com - http://public-inbox.org/git/CAAXzdLWtDw09umyr23qZkv2jQ6_mTeFXbktgb-f6S2w6Zf1Egg@mail.gmail.com