Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > * js/no-builtins-on-disk-option (2020-08-24) 3 commits > - ci: stop linking built-ins to the dashed versions > - install: optionally skip linking/copying the built-ins > - msvc: copy the correct `.pdb` files in the Makefile target `install` > > The installation procedure learned to optionally omit "git-foo" > executable files for each 'foo' built-in subcommand, which are only > required by old timers that still rely on the age old promise that > prepending "git --exec-path" output to PATH early in their script > will keep the "git-foo" calls they wrote working. > > The old attempt to remove these executables from the disk failed in > the 1.6 era; it may be worth attempting again, but I think it is > worth to keep this topic separate from such a policy change to help > it graduate early. > > Expecting a reroll to update log message for the last one. > as it confused at least two reviewers. > cf. <xmqqwo1baop3.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > cf. <20200903104537.GA27325@xxxxxxxxxx> I think this is more or less good modulo the way the last bit is explained. No rush, but just trying to make sure it will not stay stalled forever. Thanks.
