Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/5 v4] log: parse detached options like git log --grep foo

From: Matthieu Moy <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:55:23 +0200

Junio C Hamano <[email-masked]> writes:

> The patch overall looks good, and this comments illustrates the issue
> rather well.  When the user wants to use "--longopt val" syntax, s/he
> needs to know that "--longopt" will always take a value.  Arguably
> majority of options that can take value will, but like "--stat X,Y" this
> leaves things inconsistent.  Without "--longopt value" patch there won't
> be such an inconsistency, but I think this patch series is lessor of two
> evils.

... especially when parse-option already does this:

git commit --message foo   => works
git gc --prune 'last week' => doesn't

Just like most GNU tools:

grep --regexp foo => works
grep --color auto => doesn't

> Don't you by the way regret the naming of the parsing function by now?
> There is nothing "diff" about it anymore.

Right. I'll rename them to "parse_long_opt".

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Matthieu Moy
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