Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] gc: config option for running --auto in background

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On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 6:03 PM, Erik Faye-Lund <kusmabite@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> `gc --auto` takes time and can block the user temporarily (but not any
>> -               if (!quiet)
>> -                       fprintf(stderr,
>> -                                       _("Auto packing the repository for optimum performance. You may also\n"
>> -                                       "run \"git gc\" manually. See "
>> -                                       "\"git help gc\" for more information.\n"));
>> +               if (!quiet) {
>> +                       if (detach_auto)
>> +                               fprintf(stderr, _("Auto packing the repository in background for optimum performance.\n"));
>> +                       else
>> +                               fprintf(stderr, _("Auto packing the repository for optimum performance.\n"));
>> +                       fprintf(stderr, _("See \"git help gc\" for manual housekeeping.\n"));
>> +               }
>> +               if (detach_auto)
>> +                       /*
>> +                        * failure to daemonize is ok, we'll continue
>> +                        * in foreground
>> +                        */
>> +                       daemonize();
>
> While I agree that it should be OK, shouldn't we warn the user?

If --quiet is set, we should not be printing anyway. If not, I thinkg
we could only print "auto packing in background.." when we actually
can do that, else just print the old message. It means an #ifdef
NO_POSIX_GOODIES here again though..
-- 
Duy
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