From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-6.9 required=3.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,INCLUDES_PATCH,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, SIGNED_OFF_BY,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C5A07C433DF for ; Sun, 17 May 2020 18:35:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D325205CB for ; Sun, 17 May 2020 18:35:21 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=pobox.com header.i=@pobox.com header.b="J6e1mRJQ" Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1726280AbgEQSey (ORCPT ); Sun, 17 May 2020 14:34:54 -0400 Received: from pb-smtp21.pobox.com ([173.228.157.53]:54712 "EHLO pb-smtp21.pobox.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726259AbgEQSex (ORCPT ); Sun, 17 May 2020 14:34:53 -0400 Received: from pb-smtp21.pobox.com (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by pb-smtp21.pobox.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0BA5EBDEC5; Sun, 17 May 2020 14:34:52 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from junio@pobox.com) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=pobox.com; h=from:to:cc :subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id:mime-version :content-type; s=sasl; bh=97UDiI4wpfSNNmJGm4XVHLn6qqI=; b=J6e1mR JQ5t/blgdWRJj7MO1W0tqpoFtonwXq3UavtGPBiwIDIfDI5MxEwu7Aebc7aG8+F0 Q3t2UINtl6sVHXQ+85ucW/f9LK7VmhzYu/ofWfD9Tt40a2JYK+freMl2//VW8QcF FCZtmwk+Fa4L2LKgOn22Lzh1l25GjChsCf0HU= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=pobox.com; h=from:to:cc :subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id:mime-version :content-type; q=dns; s=sasl; b=jkZsnCFM+Fvo5g3mnwhdzgmTEC+glGNA J8poXezJ0Hx7tIDUwwvDZu+b/OONiif2JIjsBEwfb+H2oOV6vpYZ2YqGIplCYMSD LvsQLlDHw3ZjxWDb9xALO2c3Aa9xmQVhLx66REWDpg8/kB295h6wS3S0tQselPsE 4fKlAfFwJBA= Received: from pb-smtp21.sea.icgroup.com (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by pb-smtp21.pobox.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 03B6DBDEC2; Sun, 17 May 2020 14:34:52 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from junio@pobox.com) Received: from pobox.com (unknown [35.196.173.25]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pb-smtp21.pobox.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id BF555BDEC1; Sun, 17 May 2020 14:34:48 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from junio@pobox.com) From: Junio C Hamano To: Kenneth Lorber Cc: git@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 2/6] Add bit on extending git to Hacking Git References: <1589681624-36969-1-git-send-email-keni@hers.com> <1589681624-36969-3-git-send-email-keni@hers.com> Date: Sun, 17 May 2020 11:34:46 -0700 In-Reply-To: <1589681624-36969-3-git-send-email-keni@hers.com> (Kenneth Lorber's message of "Sat, 16 May 2020 22:13:40 -0400") Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.3 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Pobox-Relay-ID: 16B44580-986D-11EA-B300-8D86F504CC47-77302942!pb-smtp21.pobox.com Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Kenneth Lorber writes: > From: Kenneth Lorber > > The Hacking Git section of the user manual is the logical place to look > for information on extending Gut, so add a short section of links to > places where that information actually lives. > > Signed-off-by: Kenneth Lorber > --- > Documentation/user-manual.txt | 8 ++++++++ > 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/Documentation/user-manual.txt b/Documentation/user-manual.txt > index 833652983f..2144246444 100644 > --- a/Documentation/user-manual.txt > +++ b/Documentation/user-manual.txt > @@ -4049,6 +4049,14 @@ and that is what higher level `git merge -s resolve` is implemented with. > This chapter covers internal details of the Git implementation which > probably only Git developers need to understand. > > +If you are extending Git using hooks, writing new tools, or otherwise > +looking for technical information but not hacking Git itself, the following > +documents may be what you are really looking for: > + > +* hooks: linkgit:githooks[5] > +* attributes: linkgit:gitattributes[5] > +* new tools: linkgit:git-sh-setup[1] I am not sure if this fits here. It is a distraction to the target audience of this section, no?