From: Sergey Organov <sorganov@gmail.com>
To: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Cc: Alex Henrie <alexhenrie24@gmail.com>,
Git mailing list <git@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Why doesn't `git log -m` imply `-p`?
Date: Thu, 06 May 2021 15:59:38 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87wnscuif9.fsf@osv.gnss.ru> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <xmqqim3w3dvx.fsf@gitster.g> (Junio C. Hamano's message of "Thu, 06 May 2021 09:27:30 +0900")
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
> Sergey Organov <sorganov@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> No, I don't mean it. The idea is to let -m be alias for
>> "--diff-merges=on -p",...
>
> Ahhhh, that makes a whole lot of difference. Thanks.
>
>> If, on the other hand, it's just me who fundamentally misunderstands the
>> design, then I need to be corrected fast, before I make significant
>> damage.
>
> No, it was I who was confused, as I somehow incorrectly thoguht that
> your plan was to make "-m" identical to "--diff-merges=on".
>
> But if your plan is to make
>
> "git log -m" (no other option)
> "git log -m -p"
>
> behave identically to "git log --diff-merges=on -p",
Yep, exactly.
> and similarly make
>
> "git log -m --stat"
> "git log -m --raw"
>
> behave identically to "git log --diff-merges=on --stat/--raw", I
> think that such a design makes quite a lot of sense.
These I honestly didn't even think about before, but now, after you've
brought them, I'll pay attention, thanks!
>
> It will still keep the purity of "--diff-merges=<choice>" (that is,
> it only is about if/how a merge is expressed in some form of diff),
> while solving the longstanding usability issue of "-m" that led to
> Alex's "when a user says -m, diff output is expected", that came
> quite early in this thread.
It's nice we've reached mutual understanding!
The only remaining issue then is if we just go and do the change of -m
semantics, or do we need to take some backward compatibility measures?
Looks like we are rather safe to just go, as it's unlikely there will be
any real breakage. What do you think?
Thanks,
-- Sergey Organov
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2021-04-29 1:44 Why doesn't `git log -m` imply `-p`? Alex Henrie
2021-04-29 3:22 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-29 12:38 ` Sergey Organov
2021-04-29 15:25 ` Alex Henrie
2021-04-29 16:35 ` Sergey Organov
2021-04-29 17:24 ` Alex Henrie
2021-04-29 19:07 ` Sergey Organov
2021-05-04 20:09 ` Felipe Contreras
2021-05-04 20:34 ` Sergey Organov
2021-04-29 23:27 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-30 4:50 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-04-30 14:00 ` Sergey Organov
2021-05-01 0:41 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-05-03 17:42 ` Sergey Organov
2021-05-04 1:15 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-05-04 9:10 ` Sergey Organov
2021-05-04 12:38 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-05-04 14:18 ` Sergey Organov
2021-05-05 0:20 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-05-05 13:43 ` Sergey Organov
2021-05-06 0:27 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-05-06 12:59 ` Sergey Organov [this message]
2021-05-06 20:29 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-05-06 20:48 ` Sergey Organov
2021-05-07 1:31 ` Alex Henrie
2021-05-10 12:11 ` Sergey Organov
2021-05-10 16:56 ` Alex Henrie
2021-05-10 15:34 ` [PATCH 0/6] diff-merges: let -m imply -p Sergey Organov
2021-05-10 15:34 ` [PATCH 1/6] t4013: add test for "git diff-index -m" Sergey Organov
2021-05-10 15:34 ` [PATCH 2/6] diff-merges: move specific diff-index "-m" handling to diff-index Sergey Organov
2021-05-11 4:09 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-05-11 5:23 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-05-11 5:41 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-05-11 13:43 ` Sergey Organov
2021-05-10 15:34 ` [PATCH 3/6] git-svn: stop passing "-m" to "git rev-list" Sergey Organov
2021-05-10 15:34 ` [PATCH 4/6] stash list: stop passing "-m" to "git list" Sergey Organov
2021-05-10 15:34 ` [PATCH 5/6] diff-merges: rename "combined_imply_patch" to "merges_imply_patch" Sergey Organov
2021-05-10 15:34 ` [PATCH 6/6] diff-merges: let -m imply -p Sergey Organov
2021-05-11 4:14 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-05-11 4:56 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-05-11 14:03 ` Sergey Organov
2021-05-11 17:13 ` Alex Henrie
2021-05-11 18:46 ` Sergey Organov
2021-05-11 19:53 ` Alex Henrie
2021-05-11 20:27 ` Sergey Organov
2021-05-12 1:16 ` Felipe Contreras
2021-05-11 18:31 ` Elijah Newren
2021-05-11 19:00 ` Sergey Organov
2021-05-11 19:56 ` Elijah Newren
2021-05-11 20:32 ` Sergey Organov
2021-05-11 20:43 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-05-11 21:38 ` Sergey Organov
2021-05-11 23:40 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-05-19 21:44 ` Jonathan Nieder
2021-05-20 20:39 ` Sergey Organov
2021-05-21 18:14 ` Felipe Contreras
2021-05-11 16:29 ` Sergey Organov
2021-05-17 12:57 ` Sergey Organov
2021-05-11 16:30 ` Sergey Organov
2021-05-19 21:48 ` Jonathan Nieder
2021-05-19 22:03 ` Sergey Organov
2021-05-19 23:32 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-05-20 13:14 ` Sergey Organov
2021-05-20 18:50 ` Jonathan Nieder
2021-05-20 19:38 ` Sergey Organov
2021-05-17 15:58 ` [PATCH v1 0/9] " Sergey Organov
2021-05-17 15:58 ` [PATCH v1 1/9] t4013: test that "-m" alone has no effect in "git log" Sergey Organov
2021-05-17 15:58 ` [PATCH v1 2/9] t4013: test "git -m --raw" Sergey Organov
2021-05-18 3:27 ` Bagas Sanjaya
2021-05-18 12:13 ` Sergey Organov
2021-05-17 15:58 ` [PATCH v1 3/9] t4013: test "git -m --stat" Sergey Organov
2021-05-17 15:58 ` [PATCH v1 4/9] t4013: test "git diff-index -m" Sergey Organov
2021-05-17 15:58 ` [PATCH v1 5/9] diff-merges: move specific diff-index "-m" handling to diff-index Sergey Organov
2021-05-17 20:10 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-05-17 20:24 ` Sergey Organov
2021-05-17 20:29 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-05-17 21:00 ` Sergey Organov
2021-05-17 15:58 ` [PATCH v1 6/9] git-svn: stop passing "-m" to "git rev-list" Sergey Organov
2021-05-17 15:58 ` [PATCH v1 7/9] stash list: stop passing "-m" to "git list" Sergey Organov
2021-05-17 15:58 ` [PATCH v1 8/9] diff-merges: rename "combined_imply_patch" to "merges_imply_patch" Sergey Organov
2021-05-17 15:58 ` [PATCH v1 9/9] diff-merges: let "-m" imply "-p" Sergey Organov
2021-05-17 19:51 ` [PATCH v1 0/9] diff-merges: let -m imply -p Junio C Hamano
2021-05-17 20:11 ` Sergey Organov
2021-05-18 3:18 ` Bagas Sanjaya
2021-05-18 12:03 ` Sergey Organov
2021-05-18 12:17 ` Sergey Organov
2021-05-18 14:17 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-05-18 15:52 ` Sergey Organov
2021-05-19 11:45 ` [PATCH v2 " Sergey Organov
2021-05-19 11:45 ` [PATCH v2 1/9] t4013: test that "-m" alone has no effect in "git log" Sergey Organov
2021-05-19 11:45 ` [PATCH v2 2/9] t4013: test "git log -m --raw" Sergey Organov
2021-05-19 11:45 ` [PATCH v2 3/9] t4013: test "git log -m --stat" Sergey Organov
2021-05-19 11:45 ` [PATCH v2 4/9] t4013: test "git diff-index -m" Sergey Organov
2021-05-19 11:45 ` [PATCH v2 5/9] diff-merges: move specific diff-index "-m" handling to diff-index Sergey Organov
2021-05-19 11:45 ` [PATCH v2 6/9] git-svn: stop passing "-m" to "git rev-list" Sergey Organov
2021-05-19 11:45 ` [PATCH v2 7/9] stash list: stop passing "-m" to "git log" Sergey Organov
2021-05-19 11:45 ` [PATCH v2 8/9] diff-merges: rename "combined_imply_patch" to "merges_imply_patch" Sergey Organov
2021-05-19 11:45 ` [PATCH v2 9/9] diff-merges: let "-m" imply "-p" Sergey Organov
2021-05-20 21:46 ` [PATCH v3 00/10] diff-merges: let -m imply -p Sergey Organov
2021-05-20 21:46 ` [PATCH v3 01/10] t4013: test that "-m" alone has no effect in "git log" Sergey Organov
2021-05-20 21:46 ` [PATCH v3 02/10] t4013: test "git log -m --raw" Sergey Organov
2021-05-20 21:46 ` [PATCH v3 03/10] t4013: test "git log -m --stat" Sergey Organov
2021-05-20 21:46 ` [PATCH v3 04/10] t4013: test "git diff-tree -m" Sergey Organov
2021-05-20 21:46 ` [PATCH v3 05/10] t4013: test "git diff-index -m" Sergey Organov
2021-05-20 21:46 ` [PATCH v3 06/10] diff-merges: move specific diff-index "-m" handling to diff-index Sergey Organov
2021-05-20 21:47 ` [PATCH v3 07/10] git-svn: stop passing "-m" to "git rev-list" Sergey Organov
2021-05-20 21:47 ` [PATCH v3 08/10] stash list: stop passing "-m" to "git log" Sergey Organov
2021-05-20 21:47 ` [PATCH v3 09/10] diff-merges: rename "combined_imply_patch" to "merges_imply_patch" Sergey Organov
2021-05-20 21:47 ` [PATCH v3 10/10] diff-merges: let "-m" imply "-p" Sergey Organov
2021-08-05 3:16 ` Jonathan Nieder
2021-08-06 1:45 ` [PATCH] Revert 'diff-merges: let "-m" imply "-p"' Jonathan Nieder
2021-08-06 17:21 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-08-06 17:55 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-08-06 19:57 ` Jonathan Nieder
2021-08-08 17:55 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-08-17 9:13 ` Sergey Organov
2021-08-17 22:10 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-08-18 8:56 ` Sergey Organov
2021-08-19 18:50 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-08-19 18:51 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-08-20 10:24 ` Sergey Organov
2021-08-07 1:55 ` Jonathan Nieder
2021-08-07 6:49 ` Johannes Sixt
2021-08-07 13:51 ` Jonathan Nieder
2021-08-07 17:00 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-08-07 18:08 ` Jonathan Nieder
2021-08-08 0:42 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-08-17 9:17 ` Sergey Organov
2021-08-16 9:09 ` [PATCH v3 10/10] diff-merges: let "-m" imply "-p" Sergey Organov
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2021-05-19 17:03 ` Why doesn't `git log -m` imply `-p`? Sergey Organov
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