The git-pack-redundant(1) command is already in the process of being phased out and dies unless the user passes the `--i-still-use-this` flag since 4406522b76 (pack-redundant: escalate deprecation warning to an error, 2023-03-23). We haven't heard any complaints, so let's announce the removal of this command in Git 3.0 in our breaking changes document. Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@xxxxxx> --- Documentation/BreakingChanges.txt | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/BreakingChanges.txt b/Documentation/BreakingChanges.txt index 0532bfcf7f9..2b64665694f 100644 --- a/Documentation/BreakingChanges.txt +++ b/Documentation/BreakingChanges.txt @@ -115,6 +115,26 @@ info/grafts as outdated, 2014-03-05) and will be removed. + Cf. <20140304174806.GA11561@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>. +* The git-pack-redundant(1) command can be used to remove redundant pack files. + The subcommand is unusably slow and the reason why nobody reports it as a + performance bug is suspected to be the absense of users. We have nominated + the command for removal and have started to emit a user-visible warning in + c3b58472be (pack-redundant: gauge the usage before proposing its removal, + 2020-08-25) whenever the command is executed. ++ +So far there was a single complaint about somebody still using the command, but +that complaint did not cause us to reverse course. On the contrary, we have +doubled down on the deprecation and starting with 4406522b76 (pack-redundant: +escalate deprecation warning to an error, 2023-03-23), the command dies unless +the user passes the `--i-still-use-this` option. ++ +There have not been any subsequent complaints, so this command will finally be +removed. ++ +Cf. <xmqq1rjuz6n3.fsf_-_@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, + <CAKvOHKAFXQwt4D8yUCCkf_TQL79mYaJ=KAKhtpDNTvHJFuX1NA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, + <20230323204047.GA9290@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, + == Superseded features that will not be deprecated Some features have gained newer replacements that aim to improve the design in -- 2.46.0.421.g159f2d50e7.dirty
