Jim Meyering <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Junio C Hamano wrote: > ... >> Subject: [PATCH] diff --quiet: special case "ignore whitespace" options >> ... >> Change the semantics of --ignore-whitespace* options to mean more than >> "omit showing the difference in text". When these options are used, the >> internal "quick" optimization is turned off, and the status reported with >> the --exit-code option will now match if any the textual diff output is >> actually produced. >> >> Also rename the internal option "QUIET" to "QUICK" to better reflect what >> its true purpose is. > > Thanks again. > If there's anything I can to do help (add a test?), let me know. The change has been cooking in 'next' and hopefully be in 1.7.0. I think the updated series adds its own test script, too. Using it in every day scenario, and reporting any breakage you notice before 1.7.0 happens, would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html