Re: [PATCH] builtin-commit: re-read file index before launching editor

[Samuel Yvon <samuelyvon9@gmail.com>]

Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:

> You seem to be quoting the thread over and over, but what you are
> quoting is somewhat different from the concluding part of what I
> said, which was:
>> If I have to guess, I think the reason is because pre-commit
>> automation is expected to be some sort of mechanical change and
>> not part of the actual work that the end-user produced, it would
>> become easier to perform the "final review" of "what have I done
>> so far---does everything make sense?"  if such "extra" changes
>> are excluded.
> So, in short, it is not "undefined", but rather it seems to be a
> designed behaviour that we are seeing.

Apologies if you feel I misquoted you. I am confused by the comment in the
original code w.r.t the location of the cache reset, which (from my
understanding) is contradictory with the quoted conversation and so I
focused on those parts.

Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
> I do not personally mind if we change the philosophy but because it
> has been a longstanding designed behaviour, it may need a careful
> transition plan.

Out of curiosity, what would that involve?