Re: [fossil-users] [fossil all extras] useless without --showfile
On 4/2/2014 11:42 PM, Joe Mistachkin wrote: Andy Goth wrote: I'm curious how a script could make use of [fossil extras] without the benefit of the --showfile option. The --showfile option is processed by the [fossil all] command, not the [fossil extras] command, which basically explains the underlying issue... The [fossil extras] command itself has never printed the associated repository information, while the [fossil changes] command has. Most of that is clear from behavioral observation, but my question still stands. I ask the question in reference to your statement: On 4/2/2014 7:47 PM, Joe Mistachkin wrote: however, given the implementation of the [fossil extras] command itself, it would be difficult to make the changes you are suggesting without breaking backwards compatibility with existing scripts that may wrap Fossil. Backwards compatibility is a worthy goal, but I'm not sure how valuable it is to maintain compatibility with something that could never have worked in the first place and therefore may not even exist. Now, an interesting detail. [fossil changes] has a --header option which implements the Changes for REPOS at DIRECTORY: headers, but [fossil extras] does not have anything of the sort. I see no harm in adding it to [fossil extras]. The compatibility problem only arises when changing [fossil all] to supply [fossil extras] with this new --header option, thereby changing its output format. A possible compromise is to have [fossil all] only give --header to [fossil extras] when [fossil all] was not given --showfile. I suggest this on the presumption that any existing scripts that actually use [fossil all extras] must use --showfile, because the output is otherwise useless except for the limited purpose of saying whether or not there exist any extra files, though not where exactly they are. -- Andy Goth | andrew.m.goth/at/gmail/dot/com ___ fossil-users mailing list fossil-users@lists.fossil-scm.org http://lists.fossil-scm.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fossil-users
Re: [fossil-users] [fossil all extras] useless without --showfile
Andy Goth wrote: A possible compromise is to have [fossil all] only give --header to [fossil extras] when [fossil all] was not given --showfile. I suggest this on the presumption that any existing scripts that actually use [fossil all extras] must use --showfile, because the output is otherwise useless except for the limited purpose of saying whether or not there exist any extra files, though not where exactly they are. Excellent idea. Done here: https://www.fossil-scm.org/index.html/info/69974aaa19c7 Thanks. -- Joe Mistachkin ___ fossil-users mailing list fossil-users@lists.fossil-scm.org http://lists.fossil-scm.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fossil-users
Re: [fossil-users] [fossil all extras] useless without --showfile
Andy Goth wrote: Without the --showfile option, [fossil all extras] just prints filenames relative to the directories in which the repositories were opened. It's anyone's guess which files go with which directories and which repositories. Additionally, --showfile prints the names of all directories, not just those that actually have extra files in them. Good point; however, I could actually make a relatively good argument for why it's not completely useless. I prefer the behavior of [fossil all changes]. By default it prints the names of both the repositories and directories with changes, plus doesn't print anything for directories with no changes. I would prefer to be consistent as well; however, given the implementation of the [fossil extras] command itself, it would be difficult to make the changes you are suggesting without breaking backwards compatibility with existing scripts that may wrap Fossil. -- Joe Mistachkin ___ fossil-users mailing list fossil-users@lists.fossil-scm.org http://lists.fossil-scm.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fossil-users
Re: [fossil-users] [fossil all extras] useless without --showfile
On 4/2/2014 7:47 PM, Joe Mistachkin wrote: Andy Goth wrote: I prefer the behavior of [fossil all changes]. By default it prints the names of both the repositories and directories with changes, plus doesn't print anything for directories with no changes. I would prefer to be consistent as well; however, given the implementation of the [fossil extras] command itself, it would be difficult to make the changes you are suggesting without breaking backwards compatibility with existing scripts that may wrap Fossil. I'm curious how a script could make use of [fossil extras] without the benefit of the --showfile option. -- Andy Goth | andrew.m.goth/at/gmail/dot/com ___ fossil-users mailing list fossil-users@lists.fossil-scm.org http://lists.fossil-scm.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fossil-users
Re: [fossil-users] [fossil all extras] useless without --showfile
Andy Goth wrote: I'm curious how a script could make use of [fossil extras] without the benefit of the --showfile option. The --showfile option is processed by the [fossil all] command, not the [fossil extras] command, which basically explains the underlying issue... The [fossil extras] command itself has never printed the associated repository information, while the [fossil changes] command has. -- Joe Mistachkin ___ fossil-users mailing list fossil-users@lists.fossil-scm.org http://lists.fossil-scm.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fossil-users
