On Tue, Jan 9, 2024 at 12:21 PM Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I think the current code makes "-n" take precedence, and ignores > "-f". :-( > Shouldn't it either > > (1) error out with "-n and -f cannot be used together", or > (2) let "-n" and "-f" follow the usual "last one wins" rule? I believe so. > The latter may be logically cleaner but it is a change that breaks > backward compatibility big time in a more dangerous direction, so it > may not be desirable in practice, with too big a downside for a too > little gain. Yeah, I think (1) is the safer option, for now. We could potentially do (1), then wait a long time, then switch to (2).
