As promised in 0fa2eb530fb7 (add: warn when -u or -A is used without pathspec, 2013-01-28), "git add -u/-A" that is run without pathspec in a subdirectory will stop working sometime before Git 2.0, to wean users off of the old default, in preparation for adopting the new default in Git 2.0. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/git-add.txt | 24 ++++++++++++++++-------- builtin/add.c | 38 ++++++++++++++++++-------------------- 2 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-add.txt b/Documentation/git-add.txt index b0944e5..b849b78 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-add.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-add.txt @@ -104,10 +104,14 @@ apply to the index. See EDITING PATCHES below. <pathspec>. This removes as well as modifies index entries to match the working tree, but adds no new files. + -If no <pathspec> is given, the current version of Git defaults to -"."; in other words, update all tracked files in the current directory -and its subdirectories. This default will change in a future version -of Git, hence the form without <pathspec> should not be used. +If no <pathspec> is given when `-u` option is used, Git used +to update all tracked files in the current directory and its +subdirectories. We would eventually want to change this to operate +on the entire working tree, not limiting it to the current +directory, to make it consistent with `git commit -a` and other +commands. In order to avoid harming users who are used to the old +default, Git *errors out* when no <pathspec> is given to train their +fingers to explicitly type `git add -u .` when they mean it. -A:: --all:: @@ -116,10 +120,14 @@ of Git, hence the form without <pathspec> should not be used. entry. This adds, modifies, and removes index entries to match the working tree. + -If no <pathspec> is given, the current version of Git defaults to -"."; in other words, update all files in the current directory -and its subdirectories. This default will change in a future version -of Git, hence the form without <pathspec> should not be used. +If no <pathspec> is given when `-A` option is used, Git used +to update all files in the current directory and its +subdirectories. We would eventually want to change this to operate +on the entire working tree, not limiting it to the current +directory, to make it consistent with `git commit -a` and other +commands. In order to avoid harming users who are used to the old +default, Git *errors out* when no <pathspec> is given to train their +fingers to explicitly type `git add -A .` when they mean it. -N:: --intent-to-add:: diff --git a/builtin/add.c b/builtin/add.c index 0dd014e..4b9d57c 100644 --- a/builtin/add.c +++ b/builtin/add.c @@ -321,30 +321,28 @@ static int add_files(struct dir_struct *dir, int flags) return exit_status; } -static void warn_pathless_add(const char *option_name, const char *short_name) { +static void die_on_pathless_add(const char *option_name, const char *short_name) +{ /* * To be consistent with "git add -p" and most Git * commands, we should default to being tree-wide, but * this is not the original behavior and can't be * changed until users trained themselves not to type - * "git add -u" or "git add -A". For now, we warn and - * keep the old behavior. Later, this warning can be - * turned into a die(...), and eventually we may - * reallow the command with a new behavior. + * "git add -u" or "git add -A". In the previous release, + * we kept the old behavior but gave a big warning. */ - warning(_("The behavior of 'git add %s (or %s)' with no path argument from a\n" - "subdirectory of the tree will change in Git 2.0 and should not be used anymore.\n" - "To add content for the whole tree, run:\n" - "\n" - " git add %s :/\n" - " (or git add %s :/)\n" - "\n" - "To restrict the command to the current directory, run:\n" - "\n" - " git add %s .\n" - " (or git add %s .)\n" - "\n" - "With the current Git version, the command is restricted to the current directory."), + die(_("The behavior of 'git add %s (or %s)' with no path argument from a\n" + "subdirectory of the tree will change in Git 2.0 and should not be " + "used anymore.\n" + "To add content for the whole tree, run:\n" + "\n" + " git add %s :/\n" + " (or git add %s :/)\n" + "\n" + "To restrict the command to the current directory, run:\n" + "\n" + " git add %s .\n" + " (or git add %s .)"), option_name, short_name, option_name, short_name, option_name, short_name); @@ -392,8 +390,8 @@ int cmd_add(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) if (option_with_implicit_dot && !argc) { static const char *here[2] = { ".", NULL }; if (prefix) - warn_pathless_add(option_with_implicit_dot, - short_option_with_implicit_dot); + die_on_pathless_add(option_with_implicit_dot, + short_option_with_implicit_dot); argc = 1; argv = here; } -- 1.8.2-rc3-203-gc9aaab5 -- 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