Hi Junio, On Thu, 11 Nov 2021, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@xxxxxx> writes: > > > P.S.: The second reason is that I was uncertain as to your decision > > regarding Stolee's thread about the optimal final location for Scalar. > > Since it seems that we can actually go forward with `contrib/scalar/` > > even if you eventually decide you prefer another place, I plan on > > submitting a new iteration with adjustments for v2.34.0, after that > > release. > > When "make install" at the top-level of the tree starts installing > "scalar", I'd prefer to see it outside contrib/. That is the only > preference I can think of right now. Before that happens, if there is a > way to install it, e.g. "cd contrib/scalar && make install", as long as > it is clear that it is not yet official, I have no problems with. Okay, I will rework the patch series so that you can call `make -C contrib/scalar install`. It is a bit premature, but might help users try it out. > There is no hard rule that "git" has to be the only top-level > command the end-user interacts with. We already ship "gitk" and > "git-gui" with us, and adding "scalar" to the mix is OK. Some > people may love it, and others may hate its design choices with > passion, but that is the same for "gitk" and "git-gui" already. True. Thanks, Dscho
