From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>
Cc: git <git@vger.kernel.org>, Kevin Daudt <me@ikke.info>,
Jacob Keller <jacob.keller@gmail.com>,
Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/7] builtin/describe.c: describe a blob
Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2017 12:34:36 +0900 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqq4lqewu2b.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAGZ79kYO=4SWzfKY6bU8Spn5Ubw39ghOH6wanFhFEsKD8q9vrA@mail.gmail.com> (Stefan Beller's message of "Tue, 31 Oct 2017 12:16:30 -0700")
Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com> writes:
>> Given the difficulty in
>> coming up with the single-liner description of what it does we saw
>> above, I suspect that splitting SYNOPSIS out into two very distinct
>> operating mode might make it easier to read.
>>
>> SYNOPSIS
>> --------
>> [verse]
>> 'git describe' [--all] [--tags] [--contains] [--abbrev=<n>] [<commit-ish>...]
>> +'git describe' [<options>...] <blob>...
>>
>> Then this additional paragraph can say "When describin a <blob>",
>> without using a (technically nonsense) phrase "if <commit-ish>
>> refers to a blob", which is never true.
>
> ok, do we know about 'blob-ish' as a term?
No, and I do not think there is any need to say -ish at all for this
use case.
After all, when we accept a <commit> when a <tree-ish> is called
for, that is only because there is only one way to use the commit in
place of the wanted <tree>; we take the top-level tree contained in
it. You cannot say you take <blob-ish> and take a <tree>, as it is
unclear which entry in the <tree> can act as the substitute for the
wanted <blob>.
You accept blob object name in this mode, so just saying <blob> is
sufficient.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2017-11-01 3:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 110+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-10-28 0:44 [RFC PATCH 0/3] git-describe <blob> ? Stefan Beller
2017-10-28 0:45 ` [PATCH 1/3] list-objects.c: factor out traverse_trees_and_blobs Stefan Beller
2017-10-28 0:45 ` [PATCH 2/3] revision.h: introduce blob/tree walking in order of the commits Stefan Beller
2017-10-28 17:20 ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-10-29 3:22 ` Stefan Beller
2017-10-29 3:23 ` Stefan Beller
2017-10-29 3:43 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-10-28 0:45 ` [PATCH 3/3] builtin/describe: describe blobs Stefan Beller
2017-10-28 17:32 ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-10-28 22:47 ` Jacob Keller
2017-10-29 3:28 ` Stefan Beller
2017-10-29 12:02 ` Kevin Daudt
2017-10-29 12:07 ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-10-28 17:15 ` [PATCH 1/3] list-objects.c: factor out traverse_trees_and_blobs Johannes Schindelin
2017-10-29 3:13 ` Stefan Beller
2017-10-28 16:04 ` [RFC PATCH 0/3] git-describe <blob> ? Johannes Schindelin
2017-10-31 0:33 ` [PATCH 0/7] git-describe <blob> Stefan Beller
2017-10-31 0:33 ` [PATCH 1/7] list-objects.c: factor out traverse_trees_and_blobs Stefan Beller
2017-10-31 6:07 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-10-31 0:33 ` [PATCH 2/7] revision.h: introduce blob/tree walking in order of the commits Stefan Beller
2017-10-31 6:57 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-10-31 18:12 ` Stefan Beller
2017-10-31 0:33 ` [PATCH 3/7] builtin/describe.c: rename `oid` to avoid variable shadowing Stefan Beller
2017-10-31 8:15 ` Jacob Keller
2017-10-31 0:33 ` [PATCH 4/7] builtin/describe.c: print debug statements earlier Stefan Beller
2017-10-31 7:03 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-10-31 19:05 ` Stefan Beller
2017-10-31 0:33 ` [PATCH 5/7] builtin/describe.c: factor out describe_commit Stefan Beller
2017-10-31 0:33 ` [PATCH 6/7] builtin/describe.c: describe a blob Stefan Beller
2017-10-31 6:25 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-10-31 19:16 ` Stefan Beller
2017-11-01 3:34 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2017-11-01 20:58 ` Stefan Beller
2017-11-02 1:53 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-02 4:23 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-04 21:15 ` Philip Oakley
2017-11-05 6:28 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-06 23:50 ` Philip Oakley
2017-11-09 20:30 ` Stefan Beller
2017-11-10 0:25 ` Philip Oakley
2017-11-10 1:24 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-10 22:44 ` [PATCH 0/1] describe a blob: with better docs Stefan Beller
2017-11-10 22:44 ` [PATCH] builtin/describe.c: describe a blob Stefan Beller
2017-11-13 1:33 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-14 23:37 ` Stefan Beller
2017-11-20 15:22 ` [PATCH 6/7] " Philip Oakley
2017-11-20 18:18 ` Philip Oakley
2017-11-01 3:44 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-10-31 0:33 ` [PATCH 7/7] t6120: fix typo in test name Stefan Beller
2017-11-01 1:21 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-01 18:13 ` Stefan Beller
2017-11-02 1:36 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-10-31 21:18 ` [PATCHv2 0/7] git describe blob Stefan Beller
2017-10-31 21:18 ` [PATCHv2 1/7] list-objects.c: factor out traverse_trees_and_blobs Stefan Beller
2017-11-01 3:46 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-10-31 21:18 ` [PATCHv2 2/7] revision.h: introduce blob/tree walking in order of the commits Stefan Beller
2017-11-01 3:50 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-01 12:26 ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-11-01 12:37 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-01 19:37 ` Stefan Beller
2017-11-01 22:08 ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-11-01 22:19 ` Stefan Beller
2017-11-01 22:39 ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-11-01 22:46 ` Stefan Beller
2017-11-01 21:36 ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-11-01 21:39 ` Jeff King
2017-11-01 22:33 ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-11-02 1:20 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-10-31 21:18 ` [PATCHv2 3/7] builtin/describe.c: rename `oid` to avoid variable shadowing Stefan Beller
2017-10-31 21:18 ` [PATCHv2 4/7] builtin/describe.c: print debug statements earlier Stefan Beller
2017-10-31 21:31 ` Eric Sunshine
2017-10-31 21:18 ` [PATCHv2 5/7] builtin/describe.c: factor out describe_commit Stefan Beller
2017-10-31 21:18 ` [PATCHv2 6/7] builtin/describe.c: describe a blob Stefan Beller
2017-10-31 21:49 ` Eric Sunshine
2017-11-01 19:51 ` Stefan Beller
2017-11-01 4:11 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-01 12:32 ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-11-01 17:59 ` Stefan Beller
2017-11-01 21:05 ` Jacob Keller
2017-11-01 22:12 ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-11-01 22:21 ` Stefan Beller
2017-11-01 22:41 ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-11-01 22:53 ` Stefan Beller
2017-11-02 6:05 ` Jacob Keller
2017-11-03 5:18 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-03 6:55 ` Jacob Keller
2017-11-03 15:02 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-02 7:23 ` Andreas Schwab
2017-11-02 18:18 ` Stefan Beller
2017-11-03 12:05 ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-11-01 21:28 ` Stefan Beller
2017-10-31 21:18 ` [PATCHv2 7/7] t6120: fix typo in test name Stefan Beller
2017-11-01 5:14 ` [PATCHv2 0/7] git describe blob Junio C Hamano
2017-11-02 19:41 ` [PATCHv3 " Stefan Beller
2017-11-02 19:41 ` [PATCHv3 1/7] t6120: fix typo in test name Stefan Beller
2017-11-02 19:41 ` [PATCHv3 2/7] list-objects.c: factor out traverse_trees_and_blobs Stefan Beller
2017-11-02 19:41 ` [PATCHv3 3/7] revision.h: introduce blob/tree walking in order of the commits Stefan Beller
2017-11-14 19:52 ` Jonathan Tan
2017-11-02 19:41 ` [PATCHv3 4/7] builtin/describe.c: rename `oid` to avoid variable shadowing Stefan Beller
2017-11-02 19:41 ` [PATCHv3 5/7] builtin/describe.c: print debug statements earlier Stefan Beller
2017-11-14 19:55 ` Jonathan Tan
2017-11-14 20:00 ` Stefan Beller
2017-11-02 19:41 ` [PATCHv3 6/7] builtin/describe.c: factor out describe_commit Stefan Beller
2017-11-02 19:41 ` [PATCHv3 7/7] builtin/describe.c: describe a blob Stefan Beller
2017-11-14 20:02 ` Jonathan Tan
2017-11-14 20:40 ` Stefan Beller
2017-11-14 21:17 ` Jonathan Tan
2017-11-03 0:23 ` [PATCHv3 0/7] git describe blob Jacob Keller
2017-11-03 1:46 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-03 2:29 ` Stefan Beller
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