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From: "Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason" <avarab@gmail.com>
To: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
Cc: Teng Long <dyroneteng@gmail.com>,
	git@vger.kernel.org, tenglong.tl@alibaba-inc.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] notes.c: introduce "--blank-line" option
Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2022 18:22:34 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <221107.86a652vfth.gmgdl@evledraar.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAPig+cS+8ER=K9byUZs9+MxZ1x9zVxnGKrKm8CGs1zJvvCoSEQ@mail.gmail.com>


On Mon, Nov 07 2022, Eric Sunshine wrote:

> On Mon, Nov 7, 2022 at 9:56 AM Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Mon, Nov 07 2022, Teng Long wrote:
>> > When appending to a given object which has note and if the appended
>> > note is not empty too, we will insert a blank line at first. The
>> > blank line serves as a split line, but sometimes we just want to
>> > omit it then append on the heels of the target note. So, we add
>> > a new "OPT_BOOL()" option to determain whether a new blank line
>> > is insert at first.
>> >
>> > Signed-off-by: Teng Long <dyroneteng@gmail.com>
>> > ---
>> > diff --git a/Documentation/git-notes.txt b/Documentation/git-notes.txt
>> > @@ -159,6 +161,11 @@ OPTIONS
>> > +--blank-line::
>> > +--no-blank-line::
>> > +     Controls if a blank line to split paragraphs is inserted
>> > +     when appending (the default is true).
>>
>> Just make this:
>>
>>         --no-blank-line:
>>                 Suppress the insertion of a blank line before the
>>                 inserted notes.
>>
>> Or something, i.e. when adding a "true by default" let's add a "no-..." variant directly.
>
> This is the exact opposite of Junio's advice[1], isn't it?
>
> [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/git/xmqqsfjsi7eq.fsf@gitster.g/

I read that as him mainly talking about what we name the variable (which
I agree with, but didn't comment on here). I'm talking about what
interface is exposed to the user.

I.e. both concerns can be satisfied, but whether my suggestion is
sensible UX is another matter...

  reply	other threads:[~2022-11-07 17:24 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 186+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2022-10-13  5:56 [RFC PATCH 0/2] notes.c: introduce "--no-blankline" option Teng Long
2022-10-13  5:56 ` [RFC PATCH 1/2] " Teng Long
2022-10-13  6:06   ` Junio C Hamano
2022-10-17 13:19     ` Teng Long
2022-10-13  9:31   ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-10-17 13:33     ` Teng Long
2022-10-13  5:56 ` [RFC PATCH 2/2] notes.c: fixed tip when target and append note are both empty Teng Long
2022-10-13  9:36   ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-10-13 10:10     ` Phillip Wood
2022-10-13 10:23       ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-10-15 19:40         ` Phillip Wood
2022-10-18  3:25       ` Teng Long
2022-10-18  8:08       ` Teng Long
2022-10-18  3:11     ` Teng Long
2022-10-18  9:23       ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-11-07 13:57 ` [PATCH v2 0/3] notes.c: introduce "--blank-line" option Teng Long
2022-11-07 13:57   ` [PATCH v2 1/3] " Teng Long
2022-11-07 14:45     ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-11-07 15:45       ` Eric Sunshine
2022-11-07 17:22         ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason [this message]
2022-11-07 21:46           ` Taylor Blau
2022-11-07 22:36             ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-11-08  0:32               ` Taylor Blau
2022-11-08  3:45       ` Teng Long
2022-11-08 13:06       ` Teng Long
2022-11-08 13:22         ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-11-09  6:35           ` Teng Long
2022-11-07 15:06     ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-11-08  6:32       ` Teng Long
2022-11-07 21:47     ` Taylor Blau
2022-11-08  7:36       ` Teng Long
2022-11-07 13:57   ` [PATCH v2 2/3] notes.c: fixed tip when target and append note are both empty Teng Long
2022-11-07 14:40     ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-11-07 21:51       ` Taylor Blau
2022-11-07 22:33         ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-11-07 22:45           ` Taylor Blau
2022-11-08  8:55           ` Teng Long
2022-11-07 13:57   ` [PATCH v2 3/3] notes.c: drop unreachable code in "append_edit()" Teng Long
2022-11-07 14:41     ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-11-07 14:57   ` [PATCH v2 0/3] notes.c: introduce "--blank-line" option Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-11-09  7:05     ` Teng Long
2022-11-09  7:06     ` Teng Long
2022-11-09  9:06   ` [PATCH v3 0/5] notes.c: introduce "--no-blank-line" option Teng Long
2022-11-09  9:06     ` [PATCH v3 1/5] notes.c: cleanup 'strbuf_grow' call in 'append_edit' Teng Long
2022-11-09  9:06     ` [PATCH v3 2/5] notes.c: cleanup for "designated init" and "char ptr init" Teng Long
2022-11-09  9:06     ` [PATCH v3 3/5] notes.c: drop unreachable code in 'append_edit()' Teng Long
2022-11-09  9:06     ` [PATCH v3 4/5] notes.c: provide tips when target and append note are both empty Teng Long
2022-11-09  9:06     ` [PATCH v3 5/5] notes.c: introduce "--no-blank-line" option Teng Long
2022-11-28 14:20     ` [PATCH v3 0/5] " Teng Long
2022-11-29  1:10       ` Junio C Hamano
2022-11-29 22:53         ` Taylor Blau
2022-11-29 12:57     ` Teng Long
2022-11-29 13:19       ` Junio C Hamano
2022-12-15 12:48         ` Teng Long
2022-12-19  3:03           ` Eric Sunshine
2022-12-21  9:16             ` Teng Long
2022-12-21 11:35               ` Junio C Hamano
2022-12-22  9:30             ` Teng Long
2022-12-23  1:36               ` Eric Sunshine
2023-01-12  2:48     ` [PATCH v4 0/5] notes.c: introduce "--separator" optio Teng Long
2023-01-12  2:48       ` [PATCH v4 1/5] notes.c: cleanup 'strbuf_grow' call in 'append_edit' Teng Long
2023-01-15  4:53         ` Eric Sunshine
2023-01-28 11:22           ` Teng Long
2023-01-12  2:48       ` [PATCH v4 2/5] notes.c: cleanup for "designated init" and "char ptr init" Teng Long
2023-01-12  9:51         ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2023-01-28 11:33           ` Teng Long
2023-01-12  2:48       ` [PATCH v4 3/5] notes.c: drop unreachable code in 'append_edit()' Teng Long
2023-01-15 20:59         ` Eric Sunshine
2023-01-15 21:10           ` Eric Sunshine
2023-01-28 11:50           ` Teng Long
2023-01-30  5:38             ` Eric Sunshine
2023-02-01  8:08               ` Teng Long
2023-01-12  2:48       ` [PATCH v4 4/5] notes.c: provide tips when target and append note are both empty Teng Long
2023-01-12  9:52         ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2023-01-15 21:28         ` Eric Sunshine
2023-01-12  2:48       ` [PATCH v4 5/5] notes.c: introduce "--separator" option Teng Long
2023-01-12  9:53         ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2023-01-15 22:04           ` Eric Sunshine
2023-01-15 22:15         ` Eric Sunshine
2023-02-16 13:05       ` [PATCH v5 0/3] " Teng Long
2023-02-16 13:05         ` [PATCH v5 1/3] notes.c: cleanup 'strbuf_grow' call in 'append_edit' Teng Long
2023-02-16 18:39           ` Junio C Hamano
2023-02-20  3:34             ` Teng Long
2023-02-16 13:05         ` [PATCH v5 2/3] notes.c: cleanup for "designated init" Teng Long
2023-02-16 18:39           ` Junio C Hamano
2023-02-16 13:05         ` [PATCH v5 3/3] notes.c: introduce "--separator" option Teng Long
2023-02-16 23:22           ` Junio C Hamano
2023-02-20 14:00             ` Teng Long
2023-02-21 21:31               ` Junio C Hamano
2023-02-22  8:17                 ` Teng Long
2023-02-22 23:15                   ` Junio C Hamano
2023-02-23  7:29         ` [PATCH v6 0/3] " Teng Long
2023-02-23  7:29           ` [PATCH v6 1/3] notes.c: cleanup 'strbuf_grow' call in 'append_edit' Teng Long
2023-02-23  7:29           ` [PATCH v6 2/3] notes.c: cleanup for "designated init" Teng Long
2023-02-23  7:29           ` [PATCH v6 3/3] notes.c: introduce '--separator=<paragraph-break>' option Teng Long
2023-02-23 18:21             ` Junio C Hamano
2023-02-28 14:11               ` Teng Long
2023-02-25 21:30             ` Junio C Hamano
2023-02-28 14:14               ` Teng Long
2023-03-27 13:13           ` [PATCH v6 0/3] notes.c: introduce "--separator" option Teng Long
2023-03-28 14:28           ` [PATCH v7 0/4] " Teng Long
2023-03-28 14:28             ` [PATCH v7 1/4] notes.c: cleanup 'strbuf_grow' call in 'append_edit' Teng Long
2023-03-28 14:28             ` [PATCH v7 2/4] notes.c: cleanup for "designated init" Teng Long
2023-03-29 22:17               ` Junio C Hamano
2023-03-28 14:28             ` [PATCH v7 3/4] notes.c: introduce '--separator=<paragraph-break>' option Teng Long
2023-03-28 15:37               ` Junio C Hamano
2023-03-29 14:15                 ` Teng Long
2023-03-29 21:48                   ` Junio C Hamano
2023-04-13  9:36                     ` Teng Long
2023-03-28 14:28             ` [PATCH v7 4/4] notes.c: don't do stripespace when parse file arg Teng Long
2023-03-28 15:54               ` Junio C Hamano
2023-03-29 12:06                 ` Teng Long
2023-03-29 16:21                   ` Junio C Hamano
2023-04-25 13:34             ` [PATCH 0/6] notes.c: introduce "--separator" option Teng Long
2023-04-25 13:34               ` [PATCH v8 1/6] notes.c: cleanup 'strbuf_grow' call in 'append_edit' Teng Long
2023-04-25 13:34               ` [PATCH v8 2/6] notes.c: use designated initializers for clarity Teng Long
2023-04-25 13:34               ` [PATCH v8 3/6] t3321: add test cases about the notes stripspace behavior Teng Long
2023-04-25 16:25                 ` Junio C Hamano
2023-04-27  3:47                   ` Teng Long
2023-04-25 13:34               ` [PATCH v8 4/6] notes.c: introduce '--separator=<paragraph-break>' option Teng Long
2023-04-25 17:34                 ` Junio C Hamano
2023-04-27  7:21                   ` Teng Long
2023-04-27 18:21                     ` Junio C Hamano
2023-04-25 17:35                 ` Junio C Hamano
2023-04-25 13:34               ` [PATCH v8 5/6] notes.c: append separator instead of insert by pos Teng Long
2023-04-25 17:47                 ` Junio C Hamano
2023-04-27  7:51                   ` Teng Long
2023-04-25 13:34               ` [PATCH v8 6/6] notes.c: introduce "--[no-]stripspace" option Teng Long
2023-04-25 17:49                 ` Junio C Hamano
2023-04-28  7:40                   ` Teng Long
2023-04-28 18:21                     ` Junio C Hamano
2023-04-28  9:23               ` [PATCH v9 0/6] notes.c: introduce "--separator" option Teng Long
2023-04-28  9:23                 ` [PATCH v9 1/6] notes.c: cleanup 'strbuf_grow' call in 'append_edit' Teng Long
2023-04-28  9:23                 ` [PATCH v9 2/6] notes.c: use designated initializers for clarity Teng Long
2023-04-28  9:23                 ` [PATCH v9 3/6] t3321: add test cases about the notes stripspace behavior Teng Long
2023-04-28  9:23                 ` [PATCH v9 4/6] notes.c: introduce '--separator=<paragraph-break>' option Teng Long
2023-04-28 20:44                   ` Junio C Hamano
2023-05-06  9:12                     ` Teng Long
2023-05-06  9:22                       ` Teng Long
2023-05-10 19:19                   ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2023-05-12  4:07                     ` Teng Long
2023-05-12  7:29                       ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2023-05-16 17:00                       ` Junio C Hamano
2023-05-17  3:58                         ` Teng Long
2023-05-17 15:32                           ` Junio C Hamano
2023-06-14  1:02                   ` Junio C Hamano
2023-06-14  1:10                     ` [PATCH] notes: do not access before the beginning of an array Junio C Hamano
2023-06-14  1:41                     ` [PATCH v9 4/6] notes.c: introduce '--separator=<paragraph-break>' option Eric Sunshine
2023-06-14  2:07                       ` Junio C Hamano
2023-06-15  7:13                         ` Jeff King
2023-06-15 19:15                           ` Junio C Hamano
2023-06-19  6:08                             ` Teng Long
2023-06-20 20:36                               ` Junio C Hamano
2023-06-21  2:50                                 ` Teng Long
2023-04-28  9:23                 ` [PATCH v9 5/6] notes.c: append separator instead of insert by pos Teng Long
2023-04-28  9:23                 ` [PATCH v9 6/6] notes.c: introduce "--[no-]stripspace" option Teng Long
2023-04-28 20:46                 ` [PATCH v9 0/6] notes.c: introduce "--separator" option Junio C Hamano
2023-05-01 22:29                 ` Junio C Hamano
2023-05-18 12:02                 ` [PATCH v10 " Teng Long
2023-05-18 12:02                   ` [PATCH v10 1/6] notes.c: cleanup 'strbuf_grow' call in 'append_edit' Teng Long
2023-05-18 12:02                   ` [PATCH v10 2/6] notes.c: use designated initializers for clarity Teng Long
2023-05-18 12:02                   ` [PATCH v10 3/6] t3321: add test cases about the notes stripspace behavior Teng Long
2023-05-18 12:02                   ` [PATCH v10 4/6] notes.c: introduce '[--[no-]separator|--separator=<paragraph-break>]' option Teng Long
2023-05-18 14:34                     ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2023-05-20 10:41                       ` Teng Long
2023-05-20 16:12                         ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2023-05-19  0:54                     ` Jeff King
2023-05-27  7:17                       ` Teng Long
2023-05-27 17:19                         ` Jeff King
2023-05-29 11:48                           ` Teng Long
2023-05-18 12:02                   ` [PATCH v10 5/6] notes.c: append separator instead of insert by pos Teng Long
2023-05-18 12:02                   ` [PATCH v10 6/6] notes.c: introduce "--[no-]stripspace" option Teng Long
2023-05-18 13:56                   ` [PATCH v10 0/6] notes.c: introduce "--separator" option Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2023-05-20 10:22                     ` Teng Long
2023-05-18 15:17                   ` Junio C Hamano
2023-05-20 10:59                     ` Teng Long
2023-05-27  7:57                   ` [PATCH v11 0/7] notes.c: introduce "--separator" Teng Long
2023-05-27  7:57                     ` [PATCH v11 1/7] notes.c: cleanup 'strbuf_grow' call in 'append_edit' Teng Long
2023-05-27  7:57                     ` [PATCH v11 2/7] notes.c: use designated initializers for clarity Teng Long
2023-05-27  7:57                     ` [PATCH v11 3/7] t3321: add test cases about the notes stripspace behavior Teng Long
2023-05-27  7:57                     ` [PATCH v11 4/7] notes.c: introduce '--separator=<paragraph-break>' option Teng Long
2023-05-27  7:57                     ` [PATCH v11 5/7] notes.c: append separator instead of insert by pos Teng Long
2023-05-27  7:57                     ` [PATCH v11 6/7] notes.c: introduce "--[no-]stripspace" option Teng Long
2023-05-27  7:57                     ` [PATCH v11 7/7] notes: introduce "--no-separator" option Teng Long
2023-06-01  5:50                     ` [PATCH v11 0/7] notes.c: introduce "--separator" Junio C Hamano
2023-06-03 10:01                       ` Teng Long

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