Christian Couder <christian.couder@xxxxxxxxx> writes: >>> Wrap this string and the one below with _() so they can be translated. >> >> True. >> >> I further wonder if a natural reaction from users after seeing this >> message is "I do want to--what else would I use that option to run >> you for? Just do as you are told, instead of telling me what to >> do!". Is this warning really a good idea, or shouldn't these places >> be setting the configuration? > > In 435ec090ec (config: add core.untrackedCache, 2016-01-27) we decided > to just use warning() after discussing if we should instead set the > configuration. Yeah that seems to be the version that was committed. I then wonder if the users would naturally have a similar raction to that warning as well.