Miklos Vajna <vmiklos@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Fri, Apr 01, 2022 at 10:51:34AM -0700, Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> We could add a --since-as-filter= option or something, but then the >> user needs to be careful when to stop (and digging down to the root >> of the history, i.e. "never stop", may be an acceptable answer to >> some projects). > > I sent a patch to add such an option (which picks the "never stop" > behavior) on 1st, did you see that? > > If the idea is OK in principle, but the patch needs tweaking, please let > me know. As a single-shot change, "--since-as-filter" is certainly an easy to explain approach of least resistance. But when viewed from a higher level as a general design problem, I am unsure if it is a good direction to go in. Giving "--since" the "as-filter" variant sets a precedent, and closes the door for a better UI that we can extend more generally without having to add "--X-as-filter" for each and every conceivable "--X" that is a traversal stopper into a filtering kind.
