Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > 1. Using multiple versions of Git on a single machine. For example, > some IDEs bundle a particular version of Git, which can be a > different version from the system copy, or on a Mac, /usr/bin/git > quickly goes out of sync with the Homebrew git in > /usr/local/bin/git. Exactly this, especially the latter, is the answer to your question in an earlier message: >> Am I understanding correclty? Can you give an example of when a user >> would *want* to see this message and what they would do in response? The user may not be even aware of using another version of Git that does not know how to take advantage of the version of Git you have used in the repository, and it can be a mistake the user may want to fix (e.g. by futzing with PATH). The message would help the user notice the situation and take corrective action. Users of IDEs that bundle stale version of Git cannot even bug the supplier of the IDE to make them more up-to-date if they aren't aware of it.
