Patrick Steinhardt <ps@xxxxxx> writes: > 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(+) Finally ;-) The "--i-still-use-this" (unless major distros have stripped it out) was a good approach to allow us do this. Will queue. Thanks. > 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 @@ -115,6 +115,26 @@ info/grafts as outdated, 2014-03-05) and will be removed.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 == Superseded features that will not be deprecated 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
