Re: git-p4 and keyword expansion

Hello,



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From: Jing Xue <redacted>
To: dhruva <redacted>
Cc: GIT SCM <redacted>
Sent: Tuesday, 9 September, 2008 3:09:00 AM
Subject: Re: git-p4 and keyword expansion

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 Removing the keyword unexpanding code in 'git-p4' with the  
following patch makes it work:

I'm not really arguing against the patch itself, but just wondering  
whether it would be a good idea to make it optional or configurable.

I feel the configuration must be set the first time only, when you clone using 'git-p4 clone'. Altering it in between will be very confusing! Ideally, the setting must be transferred when the git repo (cloned from git-p4) is cloned using standard git. Is it something possible (well, I am new to git and am exploring. Any extra information would help).

My proposal is as follows:
1. Add an extra command line argument to 'git-p4 clone' to either enable/disable keyword expansion
2. Store that information under the .git folder in a file that is copied when someone clones that repo
3. Use the stored information in future 'git-p4 sync/rebase'

IIUC, there are reasons for git to discourage keyword expansion - for  
instance as discussed in this thread:

http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/git/2007/10/11/335112

I agree that keyword expansion is bad but there is no alternative when you work with a system that has keyword expansion and you need interoperability (p4<->git)

-dhruva



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