Re: [RFC PATCH 0/3] git-describe <blob> ?

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Hi Stefan,

On Fri, 27 Oct 2017, Stefan Beller wrote:

> Occasionally a user is given an object hash from a blob as an error message
> or other output (e.g. [1]).
> 
> It would be useful to get a further description of such a blob, such as
> the (commit, path) tuple where this blob was introduced.
> 
> This implements the answer in builtin/describe, but I am not sure if that
> is the right place. (One office mate argued it could be a "reverse-blame"
> that tells you all the trees/commits where the blob is referenced from).
> 
> This is RFC for other reasons as well: tests, docs missing.
> 
> Any feedback welcome,

As you ask so nicely, I'll just cheer (I do not have time to review it
right now, but I really, really wanted this, I even started working on the
name-rev side of things some time ago but eventually had to let things
slide).

Ciao,
Dscho



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