Re: [PATCH v1 19/25] contrib: remove 'diff-highlight'

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>
> It is serious.
>
> The purpose of the 'contrib/' area is not clear. The statemens coming
> from Junio don't match what is on 'contrib/README'. So we have a huge
> variance of quality all over 'contrib/'. Some tools in contrib have
> higher quality than what is part of the core (e.g. they have tests,
> while git-archimport doesn't).

How about rewriting the README then?
Also as I said in another mail, we could split up the contrib/ area
into multiple areas with narrow defined use-cases, i.e. staging/,
Documentation/historicTools (the current contrib/examples section),
3rdPartyTools/, Bridges/ (for cooperating with other VCS).


>
> So this is a serious attempt at making sure we remain consistent through
> the core and contrib/.
>
> Personally I would like to see everything in contrib/ have *at least*
> some tests and documentation. Otherwise we know what's going to happen;
> they are going to rot and nobody will care that the tools don't work any
> more, or they won't even know what they do and how to use them.
>
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