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From: Charvi Mendiratta <charvi077@gmail.com>
To: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
Cc: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>,
	Git List <git@vger.kernel.org>,
	Christian Couder <christian.couder@gmail.com>,
	Phillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com>,
	Christian Couder <chriscool@tuxfamily.org>,
	Phillip Wood <phillip.wood@dunelm.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/6] commit: add amend suboption to --fixup to create amend! commit
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2021 00:51:57 +0530	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAPSFM5eAdfAD+TeLn8f4+1x38g_6r7T=DuyPJf2f-828pwqgyQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAPig+cQcjUzXpW1OBCiEC3Sr13uyeesqK49KWmgnY1iHNnS2Rw@mail.gmail.com>

On Wed, 3 Mar 2021 at 13:27, Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> wrote:
>
[...]
> > I am not sure about this because we used the starts_with() so that it can
> > support the _any_ prefix of `amend` or `reword` i.e to make all below
> > like combinations possible :
> > --fixup=a:HEAD~2
> > --fixup=am:HEAD~2
> >
> > So, I am not sure if we need to replace it with !strcmp and work for
> > the specified prefix only ?
>
> Hmm, I see. I didn't follow whatever discussion led to the decision to
> use this sort of prefix matching, but I have to wonder if it is a good
> idea. Was the idea that it behave similarly to sequencer commands in
> `git rebase --interactive` which are often abbreviated to a single
> letter?

Yes, this is also true. Also, same is discussed as here:
https://lore.kernel.org/git/CAPSFM5cEnex1xaBy5ia_xNFDNzt5_Y=W-6TB9d9yW_AiPAKxDg@mail.gmail.com/

>I personally would feel much more comfortable requiring a
> full-word match for `amend` and `reword` at initial implementation.
> That leaves the door open to later loosening it to do prefix-matching
> if enough people request such a feature, whereas starting with
> prefix-matching closes that door since we can never later tighten it
> to require full words.
>
> Anyhow, if the decision is to keep this behavior, then it almost
> certainly deserves an in-code comment explaining the sort of
> prefix-matching it's doing since it's otherwise too easy for readers
> to be fooled as Junio and I were by not noticing that you had reversed
> the arguments to starts_with().

Okay, I will add the comments to it .

  reply	other threads:[~2021-03-04  0:53 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 95+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-03-01  8:45 [PATCH v3 0/6][Outreachy] commit: Implementation of "amend!" commit Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-01  8:45 ` [PATCH v3 1/6] sequencer: export subject_length() Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-01 20:25   ` Eric Sunshine
2021-03-03  6:26     ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-03  7:35     ` Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-01  8:45 ` [PATCH v3 2/6] commit: add amend suboption to --fixup to create amend! commit Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-01 18:34   ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-03  7:32     ` Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-01 22:15   ` Eric Sunshine
2021-03-01 22:32     ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-01 22:47       ` Eric Sunshine
2021-03-03  7:42         ` Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-03  7:41       ` Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-03  7:57         ` Eric Sunshine
2021-03-03 19:21           ` Charvi Mendiratta [this message]
2021-03-04  0:58           ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-04  9:01             ` Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-03  7:37     ` Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-03  7:46       ` Eric Sunshine
2021-03-03 19:21         ` Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-01  8:45 ` [PATCH v3 3/6] commit: add a reword suboption to --fixup Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-01 18:41   ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-03  7:33     ` Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-01 22:36   ` Eric Sunshine
2021-03-03  7:41     ` Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-01  8:45 ` [PATCH v3 4/6] t7500: add tests for --fixup=[amend|reword] options Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-02  5:43   ` Eric Sunshine
2021-03-03  6:28     ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-03  7:43     ` Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-01  8:45 ` [PATCH v3 5/6] t3437: use --fixup with options to create amend! commit Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-01  8:45 ` [PATCH v3 6/6] doc/git-commit: add documentation for fixup=[amend|reword] options Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-01 18:44   ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-03  7:33     ` Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-02  6:39   ` Eric Sunshine
2021-03-03  7:43     ` Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-03  8:18       ` Eric Sunshine
2021-03-03 19:22         ` Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-04  1:05         ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-04  9:00           ` Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-04 22:18             ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-05  6:14               ` Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-05 18:25                 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-06  4:13                   ` Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-06  6:11                     ` Eric Sunshine
2021-03-01 18:45 ` [PATCH v3 0/6][Outreachy] commit: Implementation of "amend!" commit Junio C Hamano
2021-03-03  7:33   ` Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-10 19:43 ` [PATCH v4 " Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-11  8:06   ` Eric Sunshine
2021-03-11 15:24     ` Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-13 13:40   ` [PATCH v5 " Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-13 13:40   ` [PATCH v5 1/6] sequencer: export and rename subject_length() Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-13 13:40   ` [PATCH v5 2/6] commit: add amend suboption to --fixup to create amend! commit Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-14  1:32     ` Eric Sunshine
2021-03-13 13:40   ` [PATCH v5 3/6] commit: add a reword suboption to --fixup Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-13 13:40   ` [PATCH v5 4/6] t7500: add tests for --fixup=[amend|reword] options Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-13 13:40   ` [PATCH v5 5/6] t3437: use --fixup with options to create amend! commit Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-13 13:40   ` [PATCH v5 6/6] doc/git-commit: add documentation for fixup=[amend|reword] options Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-14  1:10     ` Eric Sunshine
2021-03-14 13:57       ` Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-15  7:54   ` [PATCH v6 0/6][Outreachy] commit: Implementation of "amend!" commit Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-19  0:52     ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-19  3:16       ` Eric Sunshine
2021-03-19 14:10         ` Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-15  7:54   ` [PATCH v6 1/6] sequencer: export and rename subject_length() Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-15  7:54   ` [PATCH v6 2/6] commit: add amend suboption to --fixup to create amend! commit Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-15  7:54   ` [PATCH v6 3/6] commit: add a reword suboption to --fixup Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-15  7:54   ` [PATCH v6 4/6] t7500: add tests for --fixup=[amend|reword] options Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-15  7:54   ` [PATCH v6 5/6] t3437: use --fixup with options to create amend! commit Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-15  7:54   ` [PATCH v6 6/6] doc/git-commit: add documentation for fixup=[amend|reword] options Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-10 19:43 ` [PATCH v4 1/6] sequencer: export and rename subject_length() Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-10 19:43 ` [PATCH v4 2/6] commit: add amend suboption to --fixup to create amend! commit Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-11  6:25   ` Eric Sunshine
2021-03-11 15:24     ` Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-11 17:07       ` Eric Sunshine
2021-03-11 17:51         ` Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-14  2:25         ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-14 13:58           ` Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-14 22:43             ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-14 23:07               ` Eric Sunshine
2021-03-15  7:59                 ` Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-15  8:16                   ` Eric Sunshine
2021-03-15  9:35                     ` Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-10 19:43 ` [PATCH v4 3/6] commit: add a reword suboption to --fixup Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-11  0:31   ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-11  4:01     ` Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-11  5:37       ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-11  6:37         ` Eric Sunshine
2021-03-11 15:23         ` Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-10 19:43 ` [PATCH v4 4/6] t7500: add tests for --fixup=[amend|reword] options Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-10 19:43 ` [PATCH v4 5/6] t3437: use --fixup with options to create amend! commit Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-10 19:43 ` [PATCH v4 6/6] doc/git-commit: add documentation for fixup=[amend|reword] options Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-11  0:30   ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-11  4:02     ` Charvi Mendiratta
2021-03-11  7:48   ` Eric Sunshine
2021-03-11 15:24     ` Charvi Mendiratta

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