Re: [PATCH] push: start warning upcoming default change for push.default

Matthieu Moy [off-list ref] writes:

Junio C Hamano [off-list ref] writes:

quoted

Perhaps we should say more to help people decide which one to choose
in this message.

[...]

quoted

    You can squelch this message by picking your preferred default now,
    e.g. running one of these:

            git config push.default matching
            git config push.default simple
            git config push.default current

I don't see any added value. Seeing this, it's less clear to the user,
and he may chose 'simple', and then complain that it breaks his older
Git. 

Re-read the part you omitted with [...].  Doesn't it say something
about "only available"?

Really, if 'simple' isn't an option for someone, why should we make
this someone think before chosing between 'current' an 'simple'?

This is not about choosing between simple and current when both are
available.  As [...] part tries to clearly state (and if it is
unclear, please clarify it further), the new default "simple" is
only available in certain versions, and 'current' is the closest
approximation for other versions.  So even though there are three
choices, it is really about choosing between 'matching' (push all
relevant and current branch does not matter) and 'simple/current'
(push current  branch only).  We could make it like this:

	e.g. running one of these:

		git config push.default matching
		git config push.default simple (or current)

and it may make it clearer what choices are suggested.  The only
reason I made it three lines is "(or current)" would make it harder
for people who want "current only" but runs older version of git in
the same repository to cut and paste.