On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 10:23 AM, Linus Torvalds

 wrote:

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>

> On Sat, 23 Aug 2008, Junio C Hamano wrote:

>>

>> There is one alternative, and one augmentation:

>>

>>  (A) We do not do anything.

>>

>>  (B) In addition to the main transition plan, outside git, prepare an

>>      optional "git-old-style" package that installs many "git-foo"

>>      wrappers in $PATH (i.e. /usr/bin).  Each of them exec "git foo".

>>      People who like the dashed form can keep typing "git-foo", even

>>      though that will cost them two exec()s.

>

> I actually suspect that (A) is fine.

>

> I suggested removing the "git-xyzzy" hardlinks entirely, but that was just

> because I didn't think anybody wanted them.

>

> But given that with the 1.6.0 model you can always just do

>

>        PATH="PATH:$(git --exec-path)"

>

If it is simple enough to get the git-abc commands by simply editing

the PATH var then I would have to agree that (A) is the option I would

prefer as well (not that I am as important as Linus though :)). I am

also using the git-abc formats in some of my scripts but I would

rather edit the PATH variable than to have then installed in /usr/bin

(Not to mention that I will be update to 'git abc' as soon as I have

time :)).
> in your .bashrc or similar to get the git-xyzzy form, and given that

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> clearly some people like using them, there's really no downside to keeping

> them.

>

> I _would_ suggest against putting them in /usr/bin, even as a

> "compatibility plan". Just expose them to people who want them, who can

> really quite easily do the above PATH setting.

>

>                Linus

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