Re: Configuring a third-party git hook

On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 10:38 AM, Jeff King [off-list ref] wrote:

quoted

A comment there to the effect that "Third party tools may also define
their own variables" or something would make it clear that this is the
intention.

I think this sentence from the section you linked is meant to express
that:

  You will find a description of non-core porcelain configuration
  variables in the respective porcelain documentation.

but it is rather opaque, isn't it? You did not know it, but your hook is
a non-core porcelain. :)

I think it could probably be re-worded, and possibly even indicate to
authors of other programs that they are free to make up their own
variables (but should take care with namespacing them appropriately).

Would you like to try your hand at writing a patch?

.... oohhhhhh. Heh. I thought the "porcelain" sections of git were the
lower-level or machine-readable versions of other tools, and didn't
really think of mine as fitting into that.

How does the attached patch look?

ChrisA