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From: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
To: Denton Liu <liu.denton@gmail.com>
Cc: Git Mailing List <git@vger.kernel.org>,
	Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>,
	David Aguilar <davvid@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/5] mergetool: use get_merge_tool function
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2019 03:07:25 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAPig+cTJf_2psxrtsOi2h7c3ZbDj25WqLGPNaLqBmoVpM+6FRg@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <692875cf4baaeee8b47fd7e95d0b787d1a08f64e.1555880168.git.liu.denton@gmail.com>

On Mon, Apr 22, 2019 at 1:07 AM Denton Liu <liu.denton@gmail.com> wrote:
> [...]
> Rewrite `get_merge_tool` to return whether or not the tool was guessed
> and make git-mergetool call this function instead of duplicating the
> logic. Also, let `$GIT_MERGETOOL_GUI` be set to determine whether or not
> the guitool will be selected.
>
> Signed-off-by: Denton Liu <liu.denton@gmail.com>
> ---
> diff --git a/Documentation/git-mergetool--lib.txt b/Documentation/git-mergetool--lib.txt
> @@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ to define the operation mode for the functions listed below.
>  get_merge_tool::
> -       returns a merge tool.
> +       returns '$is_guessed:$merge_tool'. '$is_guessed' is 'true' if
> +       the tool was guessed, else 'false'. '$merge_tool' is the merge
> +       tool to use. '$GIT_MERGETOOL_GUI' may be set to 'true' to search
> +       for the appropriate guitool.

What is the likelihood that code outside of our control is using this
function? If there is such code, this backward-incompatible change
will break that code. If the likelihood is excessively small, perhaps
it is not worth worrying about, otherwise, perhaps this warrants a new
function with a distinct name.

  reply	other threads:[~2019-04-22  7:07 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 48+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-04-22  5:07 [PATCH 0/5] difftool and mergetool improvements Denton Liu
2019-04-22  5:07 ` [PATCH 1/5] t7610: add mergetool --gui tests Denton Liu
2019-04-22  5:07 ` [PATCH 2/5] mergetool: use get_merge_tool function Denton Liu
2019-04-22  7:07   ` Eric Sunshine [this message]
2019-04-22  8:35     ` Denton Liu
2019-04-22  5:07 ` [PATCH 3/5] mergetool: fallback to tool when guitool unavailable Denton Liu
2019-04-22  5:07 ` [PATCH 4/5] difftool: make --gui, --tool and --extcmd exclusive Denton Liu
2019-04-22  7:03   ` Eric Sunshine
2019-04-22  5:07 ` [PATCH 5/5] difftool: fallback on merge.guitool Denton Liu
2019-04-22 18:18   ` Jeff Hostetler
2019-04-22 18:33     ` Denton Liu
2019-04-23  8:53 ` [PATCH v2 0/5] difftool and mergetool improvements Denton Liu
2019-04-23  8:53   ` [PATCH v2 1/5] t7610: add mergetool --gui tests Denton Liu
2019-04-24  7:07     ` Junio C Hamano
2019-04-23  8:54   ` [PATCH v2 2/5] mergetool: use get_merge_tool_guessed function Denton Liu
2019-04-24  7:27     ` Junio C Hamano
2019-04-23  8:54   ` [PATCH v2 3/5] mergetool: fallback to tool when guitool unavailable Denton Liu
2019-04-23  8:54   ` [PATCH v2 4/5] difftool: make --gui, --tool and --extcmd mutually exclusive Denton Liu
2019-04-23  8:54   ` [PATCH v2 5/5] difftool: fallback on merge.guitool Denton Liu
2019-04-24 22:46   ` [PATCH v3 0/6] difftool and mergetool improvements Denton Liu
2019-04-24 22:46     ` [PATCH v3 1/6] t7610: unsuppress output Denton Liu
2019-04-25  2:31       ` Junio C Hamano
2019-04-24 22:46     ` [PATCH v3 2/6] t7610: add mergetool --gui tests Denton Liu
2019-04-24 22:47     ` [PATCH v3 3/6] mergetool: use get_merge_tool function Denton Liu
2019-04-25  2:36       ` Junio C Hamano
2019-04-24 22:47     ` [PATCH v3 4/6] mergetool: fallback to tool when guitool unavailable Denton Liu
2019-04-25  3:02       ` Junio C Hamano
2019-04-25  5:16         ` Denton Liu
2019-04-24 22:47     ` [PATCH v3 5/6] difftool: make --gui, --tool and --extcmd mutually exclusive Denton Liu
2019-04-24 22:47     ` [PATCH v3 6/6] difftool: fallback on merge.guitool Denton Liu
2019-04-25  3:10       ` Junio C Hamano
2019-04-25  9:54     ` [PATCH v4 0/6] difftool and mergetool improvements Denton Liu
2019-04-25  9:54       ` [PATCH v4 1/6] t7610: unsuppress output Denton Liu
2019-04-25  9:54       ` [PATCH v4 2/6] t7610: add mergetool --gui tests Denton Liu
2019-04-25  9:54       ` [PATCH v4 3/6] mergetool: use get_merge_tool function Denton Liu
2019-04-28 23:52         ` David Aguilar
2019-04-25  9:54       ` [PATCH v4 4/6] mergetool: fallback to tool when guitool unavailable Denton Liu
2019-04-28 23:56         ` David Aguilar
2019-04-25  9:54       ` [PATCH v4 5/6] difftool: make --gui, --tool and --extcmd mutually exclusive Denton Liu
2019-04-25  9:54       ` [PATCH v4 6/6] difftool: fallback on merge.guitool Denton Liu
2019-04-29  6:20       ` [PATCH v5 0/7] difftool and mergetool improvements Denton Liu
2019-04-29  6:21         ` [PATCH v5 1/7] t7610: unsuppress output Denton Liu
2019-04-29  6:21         ` [PATCH v5 2/7] t7610: add mergetool --gui tests Denton Liu
2019-04-29  6:21         ` [PATCH v5 3/7] mergetool: use get_merge_tool function Denton Liu
2019-04-29  6:21         ` [PATCH v5 4/7] mergetool--lib: create gui_mode function Denton Liu
2019-04-29  6:21         ` [PATCH v5 5/7] mergetool: fallback to tool when guitool unavailable Denton Liu
2019-04-29  6:21         ` [PATCH v5 6/7] difftool: make --gui, --tool and --extcmd mutually exclusive Denton Liu
2019-04-29  6:21         ` [PATCH v5 7/7] difftool: fallback on merge.guitool Denton Liu

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