Hi Jeff, On Fri, 11 Feb 2022, Jeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget wrote: > From: Jeff Hostetler <jeffhost@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Add the "feature: fsmonitor--daemon" message to the output of > `git version --build-options`. > > The builtin FSMonitor is only available on certain platforms and > even then only when certain Makefile flags are enabled, so print > a message in the verbose version output when it is available. > > This can be used by test scripts for prereq testing. Granted, tests > could just try `git fsmonitor--daemon status` and look for a 128 exit > code or grep for a "not supported" message on stderr, but this is > rather obscure. > > The main advantage is that the feature message will automatically > appear in bug reports and other support requests. It was also used by Scalar before we started the journey to integrate it into core Git ;-) Maybe include that, for history buffs like me? Ciao, Dscho
