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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Teng Long <dyroneteng@gmail.com>
Cc: code@khaugsbakk.name, avarab@gmail.com, git@vger.kernel.org,
	sunshine@sunshineco.com, tenglong.tl@alibaba-inc.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 4/6] notes.c: introduce '--separator=<paragraph-break>' option
Date: Tue, 16 May 2023 10:00:26 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqttwcus7p.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20230512040746.2069-1-tenglong.tl@alibaba-inc.com> (Teng Long's message of "Fri, 12 May 2023 12:07:46 +0800")

Teng Long <dyroneteng@gmail.com> writes:

> Returning to the issue of -separator = "", my thought is that I want
> --separator="" to behave the same way as
> --separator="<any-string-without-a-trailing-\n'>" when deals a string which does
> not contains a trailing newline. This will eliminate one more implicit logic and
> make behavior more consistent.

An obvious alternative would be to use the string given to the
"--separator" option literally, I guess, and you can add your own
newline if you want to.  But most of the time you would not want to
have an incomplete line, so appending the newline at the end by
default does make sense.

Special casing an empty value to "--separator" as "nothing" does
make sort-of sense.  Using a blank line as the inter-paragraph
separator is the default, and there is not much use in the
"--separator=''" that becomes "--separator=$'\012'" automatically.

> I think --no-separator maybe a better name, means that not any separator will be
> append between two paragraphs even a newline.

It would work as well.  Is it something we can safely add before
merging the topic to upcoming -rc1?

Thanks.

  parent reply	other threads:[~2023-05-16 17:01 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
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 [this message]
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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