From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Derrick Stolee <derrickstolee@github.com>
Cc: Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>,
git@vger.kernel.org, chakrabortyabhradeep79@gmail.com,
Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] test-lib-functions: fix test_subcommand_inexact
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022 10:25:27 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqils2aqrc.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <fc1db75c-868c-08c6-7087-b70460653460@github.com> (Derrick Stolee's message of "Fri, 25 Mar 2022 10:03:33 -0400")
Derrick Stolee <derrickstolee@github.com> writes:
> On 3/24/2022 4:48 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>> "Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:
>
>>> All existing tests continue to pass with this change. There was one
>>> instance from t7700-repack.sh that was taking advantage of this
>>> flexibility, but it was removed in the previous change.
>>
>> Of course all existing tests continue to pass, as we no longer have
>> any user of test_subcommand_inexact after the previous step ;-).
>
> Yeah, I definitely should have checked to see if there were other
> uses of this. I thought there was, but I was mistaken.
>
>> Among
>>
>> (1) doing nothing,
>> (2) removing, and
>> (3) clarifying the implementation,
>>
>> my preference would be 2 > 1 > 3. If we add
>
> I agree that (2) is the best option here.
>
>> (4) clarify the implementation and document what kind of inexactness we
>> tolerate with an updated comment"
>>
>> to the mix, that would come before all 3 others, though.
>
> Is there value in fixing the implementation and adding this comment
> if we are to just delete the helper? I suppose that we could prevent
> a future contribution from reintroducing the broken implementation.
That is a good thoguth to take into account.
> My current feeling is that we should just delete this and refer
> to that deletion if anyone considers needing something like it.
I am very much in favor of deleting it.
Thanks.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2022-03-25 19:25 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 30+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-03-21 20:34 [PATCH] test-lib-functions: fix test_subcommand_inexact Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2022-03-22 15:17 ` Derrick Stolee
2022-03-23 14:53 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-03-23 14:55 ` Derrick Stolee
2022-03-23 21:45 ` Taylor Blau
2022-03-23 23:10 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-03-24 15:42 ` Derrick Stolee
2022-03-24 16:02 ` Taylor Blau
2022-03-24 16:39 ` Derrick Stolee
2022-03-24 16:38 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-03-24 18:10 ` Abhradeep Chakraborty
2022-03-25 0:33 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-03-25 8:13 ` Abhradeep Chakraborty
2022-03-24 18:34 ` [PATCH v2 0/2] " Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2022-03-24 18:34 ` [PATCH v2 1/2] t7700: check post-condition in kept-pack test Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2022-03-24 18:58 ` Taylor Blau
2022-03-25 13:55 ` Derrick Stolee
2022-03-25 17:07 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-03-25 17:23 ` Derrick Stolee
2022-03-25 17:36 ` Taylor Blau
2022-03-25 18:22 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-03-24 18:34 ` [PATCH v2 2/2] test-lib-functions: fix test_subcommand_inexact Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2022-03-24 18:49 ` Taylor Blau
2022-03-24 20:48 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-03-25 14:03 ` Derrick Stolee
2022-03-25 17:25 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2022-03-25 19:02 ` [PATCH v3 0/2] " Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2022-03-25 19:02 ` [PATCH v3 1/2] t7700: check post-condition in kept-pack test Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2022-03-25 19:02 ` [PATCH v3 2/2] test-lib-functions: remove test_subcommand_inexact Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget
2022-03-30 2:44 ` [PATCH v3 0/2] test-lib-functions: fix test_subcommand_inexact Taylor Blau
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