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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox•com>
To: Jeff King <peff@peff•net>
Cc: git@vger•kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] log --decorate: do not leak "commit" color into the next item
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2015 23:09:57 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqq4mqfyc3e.fsf@gitster.dls.corp.google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20150221062310.GB29665@peff.net> (Jeff King's message of "Sat, 21 Feb 2015 01:23:10 -0500")

Jeff King <peff@peff•net> writes:

> On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 03:06:39PM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>
>> -- >8 --
>> Subject: config.txt: spell out how certain typed values are written
>> 
>> Many variables have values that are not arbitrary strings and there
>> are ways to spell these values of certain types.  The way to spell
>> colors was described in a section for color.branch.<slot> and other
>> variables refered to that section, which was technically wrong, but
>> was a bit awkward.
>
> Did you mean "not technically" here?

Yes.

> I think this patch is certainly an improvement with respect to the
> colors. And I like that it organizes the types into one place using a
> list, which is easier to scan when you are looking at a manpage. But...
>
>> +Values
>> +~~~~~~
>> +
>> +Values of many variables are treated as a simple string, but there
>> +are variables that take values of specific types and there are rules
>> +as to how to spell them.
>> +
>> +boolean::
>> +	When a variable is said to take a boolean value, many
>> +	synonyms are accepted for 'true' and 'false'.
>> +	true;; Boolean true can be spelled as `yes`, `on`, `true`,
>> +	    or `1`.  Also, a variable defined without `= <value>`
>> +	    is taken as true.
>> +	false;; Boolean false can be spelled as `no`, `off`,
>> +	    `false`, or `0`.
>
> This information is redundant with what is in the `Syntax` section:
> ...

Heh, thanks.  That is what I wanted to say when I said "other types
may need de-duping" ;-).

  reply	other threads:[~2015-02-21  7:10 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2015-02-18 21:03 [Q] should "color.*.<slot> = normal" emit nothing? Junio C Hamano
2015-02-18 21:44 ` [PATCH] log --decorate: do not leak "commit" color into the next item Junio C Hamano
2015-02-18 23:07   ` Jeff King
2015-02-19 18:02     ` Junio C Hamano
2015-02-20  1:42       ` Jeff King
2015-02-20 23:06         ` Junio C Hamano
2015-02-21  6:23           ` Jeff King
2015-02-21  7:09             ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2015-03-04 21:33   ` [PATCH v2 0/7] Fix leak of color/attributes in "git log --decorate" Junio C Hamano
2015-03-04 21:33     ` [PATCH v2 1/7] Documentation/config.txt: avoid unnecessary negation Junio C Hamano
2015-03-04 21:33     ` [PATCH v2 2/7] Documentation/config.txt: explain multi-valued variables once Junio C Hamano
2015-03-04 21:33     ` [PATCH v2 3/7] Documentation/config.txt: describe the structure first and then meaning Junio C Hamano
2015-03-04 21:33     ` [PATCH v2 4/7] Documentation/config.txt: have a separate "Values" section Junio C Hamano
2015-03-04 21:33     ` [PATCH v2 5/7] Documentation/config.txt: describe 'color' value type in the " Junio C Hamano
2015-03-04 21:33     ` [PATCH v2 6/7] Documentation/config.txt: simplify boolean description in the syntax section Junio C Hamano
2015-03-04 21:33     ` [PATCH v2 7/7] log --decorate: do not leak "commit" color into the next item Junio C Hamano

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