On Wed, Dec 05, 2007 at 10:33:49PM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Making what was string match to regex using the same syntax is a > regression, isn't it? I do not use :/ very often myself, so I > personally would not mind but people who are used to using :/ may get > upset about the change. I do not feel strongly enough for changing it > to regex to declare such a change unilaterally. Yes, it is a regression, which is why my initial patch was labeled RFC. Nobody commented on that aspect, so either they don't care, or (as you often seem to find out) they will just complain later. :) I am fine with adding it with a new syntax, but that is going to take some thought, so perhaps it is better left to post-1.5.4. -Peff - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
