On Wed, Mar 26, 2025 at 8:46 AM Junio C Hamano [off-list ref] wrote:

* ib/diff-S-G-with-longhand (2025-02-12) 10 commits
 - diff: docs: Use --patch-{grep,modifies} over -G/-S
 - diff: --pickaxe-{all,regex} help: Add --patch-{grep,modifies}
 - diff: test: Use --patch-{grep,modifies} over -G/-S
 - completion: Support --patch-{grep,modifies}
 - diff: --patch-{grep,modifies} arg names for -G and -S
 - docs: gitdiffcore: -G and -S: Use regex/string placeholders
 - diff: short help: Add -G and --pickaxe-grep
 - diff: short help: Correct -S description
 - diff: -G description: Correct copy/paste error
 - t/t4209-log-pickaxe: Naming typo: -G takes a regex

 The commands in the "diff" family learned longhands for "-S" and
 "-G" options.

 The core part looked mostly good.
 source: [ref]

I'd be interested in seeing this land. I think I can read through
review comments
and split the cleanups from the addition of long-form options (both of which I
think are generally improvements), but without signoffs in the original commits
I feel like I might be overstepping on the intellectual property---and I
certainly wouldn't want to cause licensing trouble for Git.

What's the usual way to proceed in a case like this?

PS enjoy the vacation Junio---I'm hoping someone else will reply so that you
don't need to :)

Cheers,
Ben