Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Tue, Jul 19 2022, Junio C Hamano wrote: > >> As continued use of 1.4.4 by people stopped being an issue long time >> ago, we can safely remove the warning about interoperability that we >> added in 1.6.0 when the use of delta-base-offset has become default. >> >> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> >> --- >> >> * Instead of outright removing, it probably is a good idea to hint >> the reason why the now seemingly useless configuration variable >> is there, perhaps. > > We cover that in git-config(1), I don't see a reason to continue > dicsussing it in git-repack(1) as well. Just above the paragraph you're > modifying we link to it. > > The patch you've got here also replaces a specific reason (pre-1.4.4) > with a vague reference to "hardly any reason", leaving the reader > wondering what that reason is... Yup, that is the effect I exactly wanted to have, with the "hint". If you are curious, you'd dig. If not, you can just trust the documentation and not worry about it ;-)
