Thank you for continuing to keep try syntax working. I know I'm
holding back progress by not spending the time to figure out how to
convert `./mach try -b do -p win32-mingwclang,win64-mingwclang -u all
-t none` to fuzzy  (maybe it's something like `./mach try fuzzy
"'mingwclang -talos"` ?).

-tom

On Mon, Jul 6, 2020 at 4:33 PM Andrew Halberstadt <a...@mozilla.com> wrote:
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> On Friday July 10th we intend to change the default try selector from 
> "syntax" to "auto". This means running `mach try` (with no subcommand) will 
> invoke `mach try auto` rather than `mach try syntax`. If you don't use try 
> syntax, this change will not impact your workflow.
>
> If you do use try syntax (e.g, `mach try -b do ..`), then you have two 
> options:
>
> 1. Type `mach try syntax -b do ..` instead
> 2. Specify a custom default by editing `~/.mozbuild/machrc` (create it first 
> if it doesn't exist) and adding:
> ```
> [try]
> default = syntax
> ```
>
> Try syntax users can make this change to their `machrc` right now for a 
> seamless transition when the change hits central. Please let me know if you 
> have questions or concerns.
>
> Cheers,
> Andrew
>
> p.s For those who may be unaware, |mach try syntax| uses an outdated (and 
> poorly supported) method for selecting tasks on try and requires some arcane 
> knowledge. Whereas |mach try auto| is a new selector that aims to make the 
> decision on your behalf, requiring no special CI-related knowledge, thus 
> being a better default.
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