Re: [PATCH 2/2] prune.c: only print informational message in show_only or verbose mode

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On Tue, Aug 07, 2012 at 02:44:51PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:

> Ok, so I'll queue it as a separate topic with a different
> justification.
> 
> -- >8 --
> From: Brandon Casey <drafnel@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2012 22:01:49 -0700
> Subject: [PATCH] prune.c: only print informational message in show_only or verbose mode
> 
> "git prune" reports removal of loose object files that are no longer
> necessary only under the "-v" option, but unconditionally reports
> removal of temporary files that are no longer needed.
> 
> The original thinking was that presence of a leftover temporary file

s/presence/the &/

> should be an unusual occurrence that may indicate an earlier failure
> of some sort, and the user may want to be reminded of it.  Removing
> an unnecessary loose object file, on the other hand, is just part of
> the normal operation.  That is why the former is always printed out
> and the latter only when -v is used.
> 
> But neither report is particularly useful.  Hide both of these
> behind the "-v" option for consistency.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Brandon Casey <drafnel@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---

Looks fine to me.  I think tmpfile removal is also not that interesting
in general. A stale file can happen any time the user aborts an
operation via ^C. But I think your justification is sufficient as-is
(and this topic is not worth spending too much more time on).

-Peff
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