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 .
next prev parent 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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