Jeff King <peff@xxxxxxxx> writes:
> On Fri, Nov 30, 2007 at 08:18:16AM +0100, Andreas Ericsson wrote:
> ...
>> It would provide a ui inconsistency between platforms. Several people
>> pointed that out. It's decidedly a Bad Thing.
>
> Which, as I said, I have already addressed (and which Linus has also
> expanded upon in this thread). Since those hardlinks would be hidden
> from users who did not go to some trouble to find them, there will not
> be inconsistency problems.
I already can see exchanges in the user community after such a change
you propose would happen:
Newbie: Ay! why doesn't git-commit work anymore?
Jeff: Stupid Junio and Linus decided that you should not use dash form
but say "git commit" instead.
Newbie: But my fingers are trained and I like the "git-<tab>"
completion.
Jeff: If you really like that, here is a hidden trick. Add
/usr/libexec/git-core/ to your PATH.
Newbie: Ah, that worked, thanks.
A few days later...
Newbie: Jeff, your trick does not work for my coworker. He also has
the latest git. His installation does not even have that
directory! What gives?
Jeff: Ah, sorry, that trick works for some platforms but not others.
Newbie: Stupid inconsistency. Who suggested that?
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