Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> writes: >> There is one crucial difference: the exit code. > > OK, and it was good that you explicitly said "with exit code 0" in > the log message. Together with the idea to update the doc I floated > earlier, this probably is worth documenting, too. Heh, I am becoming sloppy in reviewing. The patch does not even update any doc. It is not a reason to reject the change (the change looks reasonably simple and reviewers and those who have to look at the code to build upon it would understand it in the current shape), but it is a blocker for the change to be merged to 'next' and down.
