Re: [RFC/PATCH 8/8] user-manual: simplify the user configuration

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On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 2:00 AM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>>> See this lengthy thread:
>>>
>>> http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/106634
>>
>> I've obviously seen that thread because I started it.
>>
>> Can you write more than one line to explain your point?
>
> The "lengthy thread" look lengthier than necessary because it has a
> more-or-less unrelated side topic ("where is $HOME on Windows"), but I
> think the main point by WIncent is that onus lies on whoever repeats the
> previous discussion to provide what is different in this round to convince
> others to read the patch.  For example, this
>
>    http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/106657
>
> was not answered by you in the previous round, and I do not think this
> round is any different.

Was I supposed to answer it? I am trying to address the points raised
in those discussions in this patch series.

> I personally find that between what Wincent presented in
>
>    http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/106673
>
> as "Something like either ... or ...", the first one that shows the actual
> configuration file contents and then mention 'git config' a good enough
> compromise.

Except that in the previous patch[1] (#7) I'm adding a new global
section that explains how to configure git in different ways:

I don't think it makes sense to explain "either ... or ..." each time
we deal with 'git config' in the manual if it's explained in the very
beginning.

[1] http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/114163

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Felipe Contreras
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