From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: "Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason" <avarab@gmail.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, "Jeff King" <peff@peff.net>,
"Andreas Färber" <andreas.faerber@web.de>,
"Johannes Schindelin" <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/6] Makefile: make non-symlink & non-hardlink install sane
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2021 16:08:36 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqq7dlph823.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cover-0.7-00000000000-20210329T162327Z-avarab@gmail.com> (=?utf-8?B?IsOGdmFyCUFybmZqw7Zyw7A=?= Bjarmason"'s message of "Mon, 29 Mar 2021 18:31:38 +0200")
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com> writes:
> This is on top of my just-submitted "Makefile: don't die on AIX with
> open ./git" series: [1]
>
> This series introduces no "real" behavior changes I'd expect anyone to
> notice, but refactors a lengthy copy/pasted test/if/else in the
> Makefile into a simple helper script.
>
> The "real" behavior change is that we no longer ask the user how
> they'd like to install (symlinks, hardlinks, neither?) and then
> proceed to ignore what was asked of us and optimistically fallback in
> case of errors. I.e. the inability to create symlinks or hardlinks.
>
> Instead we'll just die, the old behavior is still available as
> INSTALL_FALLBACK_LN_CP. In practice I think exactly nobody actually
> wanted the existing behavior.
I read most of the patches in the series.
While I like the general direction to allow builders/installers more
precisely to specify what methods of installation are preferred, I
do not know if I agree with the exact execution. It does not help
that the series is built on top of that "generate in temporary and
move to the final, even for $(CC)" series, most of which I do not
think I agree with.
Thanks.
prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-03-29 23:09 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 48+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-03-07 13:20 [PATCH] Makefile: generate 'git' as 'cc [...] -o git+ && mv git+ git' Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-07 20:41 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-08 12:38 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-08 17:21 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-08 18:26 ` Jeff King
2021-03-29 16:20 ` [PATCH v2 0/5] Makefile: don't die on AIX with open ./git Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-29 16:20 ` [PATCH v2 1/5] Makefile: rename objects in-place, don't clobber Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-29 18:21 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-29 18:26 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-29 23:24 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-30 0:21 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-31 14:17 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-31 18:50 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-29 16:20 ` [PATCH v2 2/5] Makefile: rename scripts " Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-29 18:40 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-29 23:28 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-29 16:20 ` [PATCH v2 3/5] Makefile: don't needlessly "rm $@ $@+" before "mv $@+ $@" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-29 18:46 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-29 16:20 ` [PATCH v2 4/5] Makefile: add the ".DELETE_ON_ERROR" flag Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-29 18:51 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-29 23:31 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-29 23:58 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-30 15:11 ` Jeff King
2021-03-30 18:36 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-31 6:58 ` Jeff King
2021-03-31 18:36 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-31 22:29 ` Johannes Schindelin
2021-03-29 16:20 ` [PATCH v2 5/5] Makefile: don't "rm configure" before generating it Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-29 16:31 ` [PATCH 0/6] Makefile: make non-symlink & non-hardlink install sane Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-29 16:31 ` [PATCH 1/6] Makefile: symlink the same way under "symlinks" and "no hardlinks" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-29 22:17 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-29 16:31 ` [PATCH 2/6] Makefile: begin refactoring out "ln || ln -s || cp" pattern Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-29 22:20 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-29 16:31 ` [PATCH 3/6] Makefile: refactor " Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-29 22:24 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-30 15:20 ` Jeff King
2021-03-30 18:36 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-29 16:31 ` [PATCH 4/6] Makefile: make INSTALL_SYMLINKS affect the build directory Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-29 22:31 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-31 14:04 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-29 16:31 ` [PATCH 5/6] Makefile: use "ln -f" instead of "rm && ln" Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-29 22:46 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-29 16:31 ` [PATCH 6/6] Makefile: add a INSTALL_FALLBACK_LN_CP mode Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-29 22:53 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-31 14:03 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-31 18:45 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-03-31 19:01 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-03-29 23:08 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
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