Re: [PATCH] Use -script postfix for scripts

2005-08-13 Thread Junio C Hamano
Ryan Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: See, for example, the history on git-rename-script for why this is good. Why do you think it is a good example? What happens when next time somebody rewrites it in C? - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe git in the body of a

Re: [PATCH] Use -script postfix for scripts

2005-08-13 Thread Ryan Anderson
On Sat, Aug 13, 2005 at 01:57:22AM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote: Ryan Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: See, for example, the history on git-rename-script for why this is good. Why do you think it is a good example? What happens when next time somebody rewrites it in C? Well, I was

Re: [PATCH] Use -script postfix for scripts

2005-08-13 Thread Petr Baudis
Dear diary, on Sun, Aug 14, 2005 at 12:25:12AM CEST, I got a letter where Ryan Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] told me that... Honestly, I think the biggest argument against the -script suffix is related to man-page usage: It requires significant knowledge of the Git project to figure out what name

Re: [PATCH] Use -script postfix for scripts

2005-08-12 Thread Junio C Hamano
Johannes Schindelin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: For consistency reasons, the names of all scripts should end in -script. This may be a bit controversial (people might find it unnecessary). Subject to discussion. I have never liked the original -script name convention. It only meant that they

Re: [PATCH] Use -script postfix for scripts

2005-08-12 Thread Johannes Schindelin
hI, On Fri, 12 Aug 2005, Junio C Hamano wrote: Johannes Schindelin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: For consistency reasons, the names of all scripts should end in -script. This may be a bit controversial (people might find it unnecessary). Subject to discussion. I have never liked the