On Sat, 23 Aug 2008, Junio C Hamano wrote: > > There is one alternative, and one augmentation: > > (A) We do not do anything. > > (B) In addition to the main transition plan, outside git, prepare an > optional "git-old-style" package that installs many "git-foo" > wrappers in $PATH (i.e. /usr/bin). Each of them exec "git foo". > People who like the dashed form can keep typing "git-foo", even > though that will cost them two exec()s. I actually suspect that (A) is fine. I suggested removing the "git-xyzzy" hardlinks entirely, but that was just because I didn't think anybody wanted them. But given that with the 1.6.0 model you can always just do PATH="PATH:$(git --exec-path)" in your .bashrc or similar to get the git-xyzzy form, and given that clearly some people like using them, there's really no downside to keeping them. I _would_ suggest against putting them in /usr/bin, even as a "compatibility plan". Just expose them to people who want them, who can really quite easily do the above PATH setting. Linus -- 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
