From: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
To: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Cc: "Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason" <avarab@gmail.com>,
"Git List" <git@vger.kernel.org>, "Jeff King" <peff@peff.net>,
"Matthieu Moy" <git@matthieu-moy.fr>,
"Johannes Schindelin" <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/16] test-lib functions: add --printf option to test_commit
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2021 19:04:22 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAPig+cQSS8yp-K8Z5q9eG1t-7sFAyuPEvFDNvX_JaY07BKcMhQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <xmqqk0p7b3d5.fsf@gitster.g>
On Mon, Apr 12, 2021 at 5:27 PM Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
> Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> writes:
> > The name "printf" has such strong association in programmer's minds
> > with "%" and argument consumption that the name of this option alone
> > almost begs people to take advantage of argument interpolation even
> > though it's documented here as not allowing it. Taking into
> > consideration that people often do not read documentation, `--printf`
> > as the name of the option may be an unfortunate one. Perhaps it could
> > be called `--raw` or something less likely to suggest argument
> > interpolation.
>
> The reason we want to use 'printf' instead of 'echo' is because only
> some implementations of 'echo' honors '\t\n\r' etc., and 'echo' by
> others show these literally. Using printf(1) allows us to write
> these backslashed special characters universally.
>
> So, I find 'raw' equally confusing, if not more.
I don't care for `--raw` either but couldn't think of anything better
at the time. But perhaps a name such as `--allow-escapes` would be
clearer, or perhaps not. `--c-style-escapes`?
Anyhow, it's pure bikeshedding as I mentioned in my original email, so
not a big deal. I brought it up only because the very first thought
that popped into my head when reading the commit message saying it was
adding `--printf` was "oh, interesting; how do I specify the arguments
to interpolate into the `printf` format string?".
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2021-04-12 11:08 [PATCH 00/16] test-lib.sh: new test_commit args, simplification & fixes Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-12 11:08 ` [PATCH 01/16] check-non-portable-shell: complain about "test" a/-o instead of &&/|| Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-12 17:00 ` Eric Sunshine
2021-04-12 17:13 ` Matthieu Moy
2021-04-12 18:36 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-12 18:38 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-12 18:48 ` Eric Sunshine
2021-04-12 11:08 ` [PATCH 02/16] test-lib: bring $remove_trash out of retirement Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-12 19:06 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-12 21:22 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-12 11:08 ` [PATCH 03/16] test-lib tests: remove dead GIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_SELFTEST variable Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-12 11:08 ` [PATCH 04/16] test-lib-functions: reword "test_commit --append" docs Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-12 11:08 ` [PATCH 05/16] test-lib-functions: document test_commit --no-tag Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-12 17:07 ` Eric Sunshine
2021-04-12 11:08 ` [PATCH 06/16] test-lib functions: add an --annotated-tag option to "test_commit" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-15 15:33 ` Đoàn Trần Công Danh
2021-04-12 11:08 ` [PATCH 07/16] describe tests: convert setup to use test_commit Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-12 11:08 ` [PATCH 08/16] test-lib functions: add --printf option to test_commit Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-12 19:05 ` Eric Sunshine
2021-04-12 21:27 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-12 23:04 ` Eric Sunshine [this message]
2021-04-12 23:12 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-15 11:33 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-15 14:52 ` Eric Sunshine
2021-04-15 18:37 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-12 11:08 ` [PATCH 09/16] submodule tests: use symbolic-ref --short to discover branch name Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-12 11:08 ` [PATCH 10/16] test-lib: reformat argument list in test_create_repo() Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-12 11:09 ` [PATCH 11/16] test-lib: do not show advice about init.defaultBranch under --verbose Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-15 19:07 ` SZEDER Gábor
2021-04-12 11:09 ` [PATCH 12/16] test-lib: modernize test_create_repo() function Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-12 19:27 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-15 11:40 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-15 21:10 ` SZEDER Gábor
2021-04-16 21:22 ` SZEDER Gábor
2021-04-16 23:38 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-12 11:09 ` [PATCH 13/16] test-lib-functions: normalize test_path_is_missing() debugging Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-12 11:09 ` [PATCH 14/16] test-lib-functions: use "return 1" instead of "false" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-12 19:31 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-12 11:09 ` [PATCH 15/16] Revert and amend "test-lib-functions: assert correct parameter count" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-12 19:37 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-15 11:32 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-15 12:31 ` Andreas Schwab
2021-04-15 18:35 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-16 21:06 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-15 22:05 ` SZEDER Gábor
2021-04-15 22:24 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-16 23:48 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-12 11:09 ` [PATCH 16/16] test-lib-functions: remove last two parameter count assertions Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-12 19:40 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-12 18:18 ` [PATCH 00/16] test-lib.sh: new test_commit args, simplification & fixes Junio C Hamano
2021-04-17 12:52 ` [PATCH v2 00/12] " Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-17 12:52 ` [PATCH v2 01/12] check-non-portable-shell: check for "test <cond> -a/-o <cond>" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-17 12:52 ` [PATCH v2 02/12] test-lib: bring $remove_trash out of retirement Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-17 12:52 ` [PATCH v2 03/12] test-lib tests: remove dead GIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_SELFTEST variable Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-17 12:52 ` [PATCH v2 04/12] test-lib-functions: reword "test_commit --append" docs Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-17 12:52 ` [PATCH v2 05/12] test-lib-functions: document test_commit --no-tag Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-17 12:52 ` [PATCH v2 06/12] test-lib functions: add an --annotated option to "test_commit" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-17 12:52 ` [PATCH v2 07/12] describe tests: convert setup to use test_commit Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-17 12:52 ` [PATCH v2 08/12] test-lib functions: add --printf option to test_commit Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-17 12:52 ` [PATCH v2 09/12] submodule tests: use symbolic-ref --short to discover branch name Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-17 12:52 ` [PATCH v2 10/12] test-lib: reformat argument list in test_create_repo() Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-17 12:52 ` [PATCH v2 11/12] test-lib: do not show advice about init.defaultBranch under --verbose Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-17 12:52 ` [PATCH v2 12/12] test-lib: split up and deprecate test_create_repo() Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-17 15:42 ` SZEDER Gábor
2021-04-17 21:45 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-20 21:27 ` SZEDER Gábor
2021-04-17 12:58 ` [PATCH 0/3] test-lib-functions.sh: trickery to make -x less verbose Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-17 12:58 ` [PATCH 1/3] test-lib-functions: normalize test_path_is_missing() debugging Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-17 12:58 ` [PATCH 2/3] Revert and amend "test-lib-functions: assert correct parameter count" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-18 5:11 ` Eric Sunshine
2021-04-20 12:25 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-17 12:58 ` [PATCH 3/3] test-lib-functions: remove last two parameter count assertions Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-20 12:21 ` [PATCH v3 00/12] test-lib.sh: new test_commit args, simplification & fixes Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-20 12:21 ` [PATCH v3 01/12] check-non-portable-shell: check for "test <cond> -a/-o <cond>" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-20 22:25 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-21 8:46 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 10:39 ` Đoàn Trần Công Danh
2021-04-21 10:41 ` [PATCH 1/2] t6400: check exit status of ls-files Đoàn Trần Công Danh
2021-04-21 10:41 ` [PATCH 2/2] t6402: " Đoàn Trần Công Danh
2021-04-21 16:55 ` Eric Sunshine
2021-04-21 17:32 ` Eric Sunshine
2021-04-21 23:32 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-22 13:49 ` Đoàn Trần Công Danh
2021-04-22 15:04 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-22 15:30 ` Eric Sunshine
2021-04-22 15:07 ` Đoàn Trần Công Danh
2021-04-22 12:45 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 14:18 ` [PATCH v3 01/12] check-non-portable-shell: check for "test <cond> -a/-o <cond>" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 16:32 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-21 18:56 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-20 12:21 ` [PATCH v3 02/12] test-lib: bring $remove_trash out of retirement Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-20 22:28 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-20 12:21 ` [PATCH v3 03/12] test-lib tests: remove dead GIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_SELFTEST variable Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-20 12:21 ` [PATCH v3 04/12] test-lib-functions: reword "test_commit --append" docs Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-20 12:21 ` [PATCH v3 05/12] test-lib-functions: document test_commit --no-tag Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-20 12:21 ` [PATCH v3 06/12] test-lib functions: add an --annotated option to "test_commit" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-20 12:21 ` [PATCH v3 07/12] describe tests: convert setup to use test_commit Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-20 12:21 ` [PATCH v3 08/12] test-lib functions: add --printf option to test_commit Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-20 12:22 ` [PATCH v3 09/12] submodule tests: use symbolic-ref --short to discover branch name Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-20 12:22 ` [PATCH v3 10/12] test-lib: reformat argument list in test_create_repo() Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-20 12:22 ` [PATCH v3 11/12] test-lib: do not show advice about init.defaultBranch under --verbose Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-20 12:22 ` [PATCH v3 12/12] test-lib: split up and deprecate test_create_repo() Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 10:15 ` [PATCH v4 00/11] test-lib.sh: new test_commit args, simplification & fixes Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 10:15 ` [PATCH v4 01/11] test-lib: bring $remove_trash out of retirement Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 10:15 ` [PATCH v4 02/11] test-lib tests: remove dead GIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_SELFTEST variable Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 10:15 ` [PATCH v4 03/11] test-lib-functions: reword "test_commit --append" docs Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 10:15 ` [PATCH v4 04/11] test-lib-functions: document test_commit --no-tag Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 10:15 ` [PATCH v4 05/11] test-lib functions: add an --annotated option to "test_commit" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 10:15 ` [PATCH v4 06/11] describe tests: convert setup to use test_commit Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 10:15 ` [PATCH v4 07/11] test-lib functions: add --printf option to test_commit Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 10:15 ` [PATCH v4 08/11] submodule tests: use symbolic-ref --short to discover branch name Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 10:15 ` [PATCH v4 09/11] test-lib: reformat argument list in test_create_repo() Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 10:15 ` [PATCH v4 10/11] test-lib: do not show advice about init.defaultBranch under --verbose Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 10:15 ` [PATCH v4 11/11] test-lib: split up and deprecate test_create_repo() Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 16:43 ` SZEDER Gábor
2021-04-22 12:39 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-23 7:21 ` [PATCH v5 00/11] test-lib.sh: new test_commit args, simplification & fixes Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-23 7:21 ` [PATCH v5 01/11] test-lib: bring $remove_trash out of retirement Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-05-06 15:46 ` Đoàn Trần Công Danh
2021-04-23 7:21 ` [PATCH v5 02/11] test-lib tests: remove dead GIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_SELFTEST variable Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-23 7:21 ` [PATCH v5 03/11] test-lib-functions: reword "test_commit --append" docs Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-23 7:21 ` [PATCH v5 04/11] test-lib-functions: document test_commit --no-tag Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-23 7:21 ` [PATCH v5 05/11] test-lib functions: add an --annotated option to "test_commit" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-23 7:21 ` [PATCH v5 06/11] describe tests: convert setup to use test_commit Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-05-06 15:58 ` Đoàn Trần Công Danh
2021-04-23 7:21 ` [PATCH v5 07/11] test-lib functions: add --printf option to test_commit Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-05-06 16:08 ` Đoàn Trần Công Danh
2021-04-23 7:21 ` [PATCH v5 08/11] submodule tests: use symbolic-ref --short to discover branch name Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-23 7:21 ` [PATCH v5 09/11] test-lib: reformat argument list in test_create_repo() Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-23 7:21 ` [PATCH v5 10/11] test-lib: do not show advice about init.defaultBranch under --verbose Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-23 7:21 ` [PATCH v5 11/11] test-lib: split up and deprecate test_create_repo() Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-29 7:23 ` [PATCH v5 00/11] test-lib.sh: new test_commit args, simplification & fixes Junio C Hamano
2021-05-06 15:32 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-05-06 16:21 ` Đoàn Trần Công Danh
2021-05-10 14:18 ` [PATCH v6 " Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-05-10 14:19 ` [PATCH v6 01/11] test-lib: bring $remove_trash out of retirement Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-05-10 14:19 ` [PATCH v6 02/11] test-lib tests: remove dead GIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_SELFTEST variable Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-05-10 14:19 ` [PATCH v6 03/11] test-lib-functions: reword "test_commit --append" docs Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-05-10 14:19 ` [PATCH v6 04/11] test-lib-functions: document test_commit --no-tag Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-05-10 14:19 ` [PATCH v6 05/11] test-lib functions: add an --annotated option to "test_commit" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-05-10 14:19 ` [PATCH v6 06/11] describe tests: convert setup to use test_commit Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-05-10 14:19 ` [PATCH v6 07/11] test-lib functions: add --printf option to test_commit Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-05-10 14:19 ` [PATCH v6 08/11] submodule tests: use symbolic-ref --short to discover branch name Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-05-10 14:19 ` [PATCH v6 09/11] test-lib: reformat argument list in test_create_repo() Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-05-10 14:19 ` [PATCH v6 10/11] test-lib: do not show advice about init.defaultBranch under --verbose Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-05-10 14:19 ` [PATCH v6 11/11] test-lib: split up and deprecate test_create_repo() Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-05-13 6:45 ` Felipe Contreras
2021-05-13 7:45 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-05-13 8:23 ` Felipe Contreras
2021-05-13 12:05 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-05-13 20:11 ` Felipe Contreras
2021-05-12 12:19 ` [PATCH v6 00/11] test-lib.sh: new test_commit args, simplification & fixes Đoàn Trần Công Danh
2021-05-12 23:24 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-20 12:29 ` [PATCH v2 0/3] test-lib-functions.sh: trickery to make -x less verbose Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-20 12:29 ` [PATCH v2 1/3] test-lib-functions: normalize test_path_is_missing() debugging Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-20 12:29 ` [PATCH v2 2/3] Revert and amend "test-lib-functions: assert correct parameter count" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-20 15:07 ` Eric Sunshine
2021-04-21 8:22 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-20 12:29 ` [PATCH v2 3/3] test-lib-functions: remove last two parameter count assertions Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-20 21:15 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-21 14:58 ` [PATCH v2 0/5] test-lib-functions.sh: trickery to make -x less verbose Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 14:58 ` [PATCH v2 1/5] test-lib-functions: normalize test_path_is_missing() debugging Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 14:58 ` [PATCH v2 2/5] Revert and amend "test-lib-functions: assert correct parameter count" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 14:58 ` [PATCH v2 3/5] test helpers: remove unused test-tool path-utils slice-tests Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 18:02 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 14:58 ` [PATCH v2 4/5] test-helpers: rename "path-utils is_valid_path" to "is-valid-paths" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-21 14:58 ` [PATCH v2 5/5] test-helpers: split "file-size" into "file-size(s)" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-23 7:29 ` [PATCH v3 0/4] test-lib-functions.sh: trickery to make -x less verbose Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-23 7:29 ` [PATCH v3 1/4] test-lib-functions: normalize test_path_is_missing() debugging Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-29 3:49 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-23 7:29 ` [PATCH v3 2/4] Revert and amend "test-lib-functions: assert correct parameter count" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-29 3:59 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-29 4:02 ` Felipe Contreras
2021-04-23 7:29 ` [PATCH v3 3/4] test-helpers: rename "path-utils is_valid_path" to "is-valid-paths" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-04-23 7:29 ` [PATCH v3 4/4] test-helpers: split "file-size" into "file-size(s)" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
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