From: "Kristoffer Haugsbakk" <kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail•com>
To: "Patrick Steinhardt" <ps@pks•im>, git@vger•kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] builtin/init-db: deprecate alias for git-init(1)
Date: Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:31:46 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <276a92ac-b2cb-4a89-96d0-9071ab6200be@app.fastmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260601-pks-deprecate-git-init-db-v1-2-ea3e6eebe674@pks.im>
On Mon, Jun 1, 2026, at 09:56, Patrick Steinhardt wrote:
> The git-init-db(1) command was initially only initializing the object
> database of a Git repository. This has changed over time so that the
> command also initializes all the other data structures, which is why we
> have eventually introduced git-init(1) as a more aptly named replacement
> for it.
>
> This has all happened in 2007 already, and with 5c94f87e6b (use 'init'
> instead of 'init-db' for shipped docs and tools, 2007-01-12) we have
> also adapted all user-facing documentation to mention the replacement.
> It is thus safe to assume that (almost) nobody uses git-init-db(1)
> nowadays anymore.
>
> Deprecate the command in favor of git-init(1) and wire up the removal
> when compiling Git with breaking changes enabled.
>
> Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks•im>
> ---
>[snip]
> diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
> index a72394b599..6bf6a60360 100644
> --- a/git.c
> +++ b/git.c
> @@ -591,7 +591,9 @@ static struct cmd_struct commands[] = {
> { "hook", cmd_hook, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY },
> { "index-pack", cmd_index_pack, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY | NO_PARSEOPT },
> { "init", cmd_init },
> +#ifndef WITH_BREAKING_CHANGES
> { "init-db", cmd_init },
This can be marked as deprecated.
{ "init-db", cmd_init, DEPRECATED },
> +#endif
> { "interpret-trailers", cmd_interpret_trailers, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY },
> { "last-modified", cmd_last_modified, RUN_SETUP },
> { "log", cmd_log, RUN_SETUP },
>[snip]
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-06-01 9:32 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-01 7:55 [PATCH 0/2] Deprecate git-init-db(1) alias Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-01 7:55 ` [PATCH 1/2] builtin/init-db: rename to "builtin/init.c" Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-01 7:56 ` [PATCH 2/2] builtin/init-db: deprecate alias for git-init(1) Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-01 9:31 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk [this message]
2026-06-01 12:10 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-01 13:48 ` Phillip Wood
2026-06-01 14:20 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-01 21:23 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2026-06-01 22:22 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-06-02 6:45 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-02 7:54 ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2026-06-02 12:34 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-02 8:27 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-06-02 12:34 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-02 13:12 ` Phillip Wood
2026-06-02 14:58 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2026-06-02 15:24 ` SZEDER Gábor
2026-06-01 22:18 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-06-02 13:09 ` Phillip Wood
2026-06-02 13:50 ` Junio C Hamano
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