Marcus Griep, Thu, Aug 28, 2008 20:46:55 +0200:
> Currently, using any editor to edit a commit message for 'git commit'
> kicks of a 'git status' which is then included as comments to give
> the commit author some context. However, in some situations, such as
> having a working tree of many hundred thousand files or on an inefficient
> filesystem, a 'git status' can take a long time to process before
> displaying the commit for editing.
>
> This patch provides an option to disable the status summary, documents it
> and provides test cases for its operation.
There is prior art:
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/66183/focus=66251
and resolution (in the thread, somewhat unclear).
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