Re: [PATCH] Add git-edit-index.perl

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Hi,

On Wed, 17 Dec 2008, Jeff King wrote:

> On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 08:47:49PM +0000, Neil Roberts wrote:
> 
> > This script can be used to edit a file in the index without affecting 
> > your working tree. It checkouts a copy of the file to a temporary file 
> > and runs an editor on it. If the editor completes successfully with a 
> > non-empty file then it updates the index with the new data.
> 
> Hmm. Neat idea.

Yes, it is a neat idea.  But I always keep in mind what Junio had to say 
about my "add -e" thing (that I use pretty frequently myself): you will 
put something into the index that has _never_ been tested.

Would we really want to bless such a workflow with "official" support?

Ciao,
Dscho

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