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-rw-r--r--Documentation/BreakingChanges.adoc2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/alias.adoc3
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-whatchanged.adoc8
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git.adoc3
-rw-r--r--Makefile2
-rw-r--r--builtin/log.c8
-rw-r--r--builtin/pack-redundant.c2
-rw-r--r--git-compat-util.h2
-rw-r--r--git.c91
-rwxr-xr-xt/t0014-alias.sh57
-rw-r--r--usage.c33
11 files changed, 165 insertions, 46 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/BreakingChanges.adoc b/Documentation/BreakingChanges.adoc
index 0cba20fadb..a67ad4eea1 100644
--- a/Documentation/BreakingChanges.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/BreakingChanges.adoc
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ These features will be removed.
equivalent `git log --raw`. We have nominated the command for
removal, have changed the command to refuse to work unless the
`--i-still-use-this` option is given, and asked the users to report
- when they do so. So far there hasn't been a single complaint.
+ when they do so.
+
The command will be removed.
diff --git a/Documentation/config/alias.adoc b/Documentation/config/alias.adoc
index 95825354bf..80ce17d2de 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/alias.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/config/alias.adoc
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ alias.*::
after defining `alias.last = cat-file commit HEAD`, the invocation
`git last` is equivalent to `git cat-file commit HEAD`. To avoid
confusion and troubles with script usage, aliases that
- hide existing Git commands are ignored. Arguments are split by
+ hide existing Git commands are ignored except for deprecated
+ commands. Arguments are split by
spaces, the usual shell quoting and escaping are supported.
A quote pair or a backslash can be used to quote them.
+
diff --git a/Documentation/git-whatchanged.adoc b/Documentation/git-whatchanged.adoc
index d21484026f..436e219b7d 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-whatchanged.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/git-whatchanged.adoc
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ WARNING
-------
`git whatchanged` has been deprecated and is scheduled for removal in
a future version of Git, as it is merely `git log` with different
-default; `whatchanged` is not even shorter to type than `log --raw`.
+defaults.
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ Shows commit logs and diff output each commit introduces.
New users are encouraged to use linkgit:git-log[1] instead. The
`whatchanged` command is essentially the same as linkgit:git-log[1]
-but defaults to showing the raw format diff output and skipping merges.
+but defaults to showing the raw format diff output and skipping merges:
+
+----
+git log --raw --no-merges
+----
The command is primarily kept for historical reasons; fingers of
many people who learned Git long before `git log` was invented by
diff --git a/Documentation/git.adoc b/Documentation/git.adoc
index 03e9e69d25..ce099e78b8 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/git.adoc
@@ -219,7 +219,8 @@ If you just want to run git as if it was started in `<path>` then use
List commands by group. This is an internal/experimental
option and may change or be removed in the future. Supported
groups are: builtins, parseopt (builtin commands that use
- parse-options), main (all commands in libexec directory),
+ parse-options), deprecated (deprecated builtins),
+ main (all commands in libexec directory),
others (all other commands in `$PATH` that have git- prefix),
list-<category> (see categories in command-list.txt),
nohelpers (exclude helper commands), alias and config
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7939b3c574..92fd8d86d8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -883,7 +883,9 @@ BUILT_INS += git-stage$X
BUILT_INS += git-status$X
BUILT_INS += git-switch$X
BUILT_INS += git-version$X
+ifndef WITH_BREAKING_CHANGES
BUILT_INS += git-whatchanged$X
+endif
# what 'all' will build but not install in gitexecdir
OTHER_PROGRAMS += git$X
diff --git a/builtin/log.c b/builtin/log.c
index 5f552d14c0..8aa1777940 100644
--- a/builtin/log.c
+++ b/builtin/log.c
@@ -543,7 +543,13 @@ int cmd_whatchanged(int argc,
cmd_log_init(argc, argv, prefix, &rev, &opt, &cfg);
if (!cfg.i_still_use_this)
- you_still_use_that("git whatchanged");
+ you_still_use_that("git whatchanged",
+ _("\n"
+ "hint: You can replace 'git whatchanged <opts>' with:\n"
+ "hint:\tgit log <opts> --raw --no-merges\n"
+ "hint: Or make an alias:\n"
+ "hint:\tgit config set --global alias.whatchanged 'log --raw --no-merges'\n"
+ "\n"));
if (!rev.diffopt.output_format)
rev.diffopt.output_format = DIFF_FORMAT_RAW;
diff --git a/builtin/pack-redundant.c b/builtin/pack-redundant.c
index fe81c293e3..5d5ae4afa2 100644
--- a/builtin/pack-redundant.c
+++ b/builtin/pack-redundant.c
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ int cmd_pack_redundant(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix UNUSED, s
}
if (!i_still_use_this)
- you_still_use_that("git pack-redundant");
+ you_still_use_that("git pack-redundant", NULL);
if (load_all_packs)
load_all();
diff --git a/git-compat-util.h b/git-compat-util.h
index 9408f463e3..398e0fac4f 100644
--- a/git-compat-util.h
+++ b/git-compat-util.h
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ void warning_errno(const char *err, ...) __attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2)));
void show_usage_if_asked(int ac, const char **av, const char *err);
-NORETURN void you_still_use_that(const char *command_name);
+NORETURN void you_still_use_that(const char *command_name, const char *hint);
#ifndef NO_OPENSSL
#ifdef APPLE_COMMON_CRYPTO
diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index d020eef021..c5fad56813 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
#define NEED_WORK_TREE (1<<3)
#define DELAY_PAGER_CONFIG (1<<4)
#define NO_PARSEOPT (1<<5) /* parse-options is not used */
+#define DEPRECATED (1<<6)
struct cmd_struct {
const char *cmd;
@@ -51,7 +52,9 @@ const char git_more_info_string[] =
static int use_pager = -1;
-static void list_builtins(struct string_list *list, unsigned int exclude_option);
+static void list_builtins(struct string_list *list,
+ unsigned int include_option,
+ unsigned int exclude_option);
static void exclude_helpers_from_list(struct string_list *list)
{
@@ -88,7 +91,7 @@ static int list_cmds(const char *spec)
int len = sep - spec;
if (match_token(spec, len, "builtins"))
- list_builtins(&list, 0);
+ list_builtins(&list, 0, 0);
else if (match_token(spec, len, "main"))
list_all_main_cmds(&list);
else if (match_token(spec, len, "others"))
@@ -99,6 +102,8 @@ static int list_cmds(const char *spec)
list_aliases(&list);
else if (match_token(spec, len, "config"))
list_cmds_by_config(&list);
+ else if (match_token(spec, len, "deprecated"))
+ list_builtins(&list, DEPRECATED, 0);
else if (len > 5 && !strncmp(spec, "list-", 5)) {
struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
@@ -322,7 +327,7 @@ static int handle_options(const char ***argv, int *argc, int *envchanged)
if (!strcmp(cmd, "parseopt")) {
struct string_list list = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
- list_builtins(&list, NO_PARSEOPT);
+ list_builtins(&list, 0, NO_PARSEOPT);
for (size_t i = 0; i < list.nr; i++)
printf("%s ", list.items[i].string);
string_list_clear(&list, 0);
@@ -360,7 +365,7 @@ static int handle_options(const char ***argv, int *argc, int *envchanged)
return (*argv) - orig_argv;
}
-static int handle_alias(struct strvec *args)
+static int handle_alias(struct strvec *args, struct string_list *expanded_aliases)
{
int envchanged = 0, ret = 0, saved_errno = errno;
int count, option_count;
@@ -371,6 +376,8 @@ static int handle_alias(struct strvec *args)
alias_command = args->v[0];
alias_string = alias_lookup(alias_command);
if (alias_string) {
+ struct string_list_item *seen;
+
if (args->nr == 2 && !strcmp(args->v[1], "-h"))
fprintf_ln(stderr, _("'%s' is aliased to '%s'"),
alias_command, alias_string);
@@ -418,6 +425,25 @@ static int handle_alias(struct strvec *args)
if (!strcmp(alias_command, new_argv[0]))
die(_("recursive alias: %s"), alias_command);
+ string_list_append(expanded_aliases, alias_command);
+ seen = unsorted_string_list_lookup(expanded_aliases,
+ new_argv[0]);
+
+ if (seen) {
+ struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
+ for (size_t i = 0; i < expanded_aliases->nr; i++) {
+ struct string_list_item *item = &expanded_aliases->items[i];
+
+ strbuf_addf(&sb, "\n %s", item->string);
+ if (item == seen)
+ strbuf_addstr(&sb, " <==");
+ else if (i == expanded_aliases->nr - 1)
+ strbuf_addstr(&sb, " ==>");
+ }
+ die(_("alias loop detected: expansion of '%s' does"
+ " not terminate:%s"), expanded_aliases->items[0].string, sb.buf);
+ }
+
trace_argv_printf(new_argv,
"trace: alias expansion: %s =>",
alias_command);
@@ -591,7 +617,7 @@ static struct cmd_struct commands[] = {
{ "notes", cmd_notes, RUN_SETUP },
{ "pack-objects", cmd_pack_objects, RUN_SETUP },
#ifndef WITH_BREAKING_CHANGES
- { "pack-redundant", cmd_pack_redundant, RUN_SETUP | NO_PARSEOPT },
+ { "pack-redundant", cmd_pack_redundant, RUN_SETUP | NO_PARSEOPT | DEPRECATED },
#endif
{ "pack-refs", cmd_pack_refs, RUN_SETUP },
{ "patch-id", cmd_patch_id, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY | NO_PARSEOPT },
@@ -649,7 +675,7 @@ static struct cmd_struct commands[] = {
{ "verify-tag", cmd_verify_tag, RUN_SETUP },
{ "version", cmd_version },
#ifndef WITH_BREAKING_CHANGES
- { "whatchanged", cmd_whatchanged, RUN_SETUP },
+ { "whatchanged", cmd_whatchanged, RUN_SETUP | DEPRECATED },
#endif
{ "worktree", cmd_worktree, RUN_SETUP },
{ "write-tree", cmd_write_tree, RUN_SETUP },
@@ -670,11 +696,16 @@ int is_builtin(const char *s)
return !!get_builtin(s);
}
-static void list_builtins(struct string_list *out, unsigned int exclude_option)
+static void list_builtins(struct string_list *out,
+ unsigned int include_option,
+ unsigned int exclude_option)
{
+ if (include_option && exclude_option)
+ BUG("'include_option' and 'exclude_option' are mutually exclusive");
for (size_t i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(commands); i++) {
- if (exclude_option &&
- (commands[i].option & exclude_option))
+ if (include_option && !(commands[i].option & include_option))
+ continue;
+ if (exclude_option && (commands[i].option & exclude_option))
continue;
string_list_append(out, commands[i].cmd);
}
@@ -795,14 +826,30 @@ static void execv_dashed_external(const char **argv)
exit(128);
}
+static int is_deprecated_command(const char *cmd)
+{
+ struct cmd_struct *builtin = get_builtin(cmd);
+ return builtin && (builtin->option & DEPRECATED);
+}
+
static int run_argv(struct strvec *args)
{
int done_alias = 0;
- struct string_list cmd_list = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
- struct string_list_item *seen;
+ struct string_list expanded_aliases = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
while (1) {
/*
+ * Allow deprecated commands to be overridden by aliases. This
+ * creates a seamless path forward for people who want to keep
+ * using the name after it is gone, but want to skip the
+ * deprecation complaint in the meantime.
+ */
+ if (is_deprecated_command(args->v[0]) &&
+ handle_alias(args, &expanded_aliases)) {
+ done_alias = 1;
+ continue;
+ }
+ /*
* If we tried alias and futzed with our environment,
* it no longer is safe to invoke builtins directly in
* general. We have to spawn them as dashed externals.
@@ -851,35 +898,17 @@ static int run_argv(struct strvec *args)
/* .. then try the external ones */
execv_dashed_external(args->v);
- seen = unsorted_string_list_lookup(&cmd_list, args->v[0]);
- if (seen) {
- struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
- for (size_t i = 0; i < cmd_list.nr; i++) {
- struct string_list_item *item = &cmd_list.items[i];
-
- strbuf_addf(&sb, "\n %s", item->string);
- if (item == seen)
- strbuf_addstr(&sb, " <==");
- else if (i == cmd_list.nr - 1)
- strbuf_addstr(&sb, " ==>");
- }
- die(_("alias loop detected: expansion of '%s' does"
- " not terminate:%s"), cmd_list.items[0].string, sb.buf);
- }
-
- string_list_append(&cmd_list, args->v[0]);
-
/*
* It could be an alias -- this works around the insanity
* of overriding "git log" with "git show" by having
* alias.log = show
*/
- if (!handle_alias(args))
+ if (!handle_alias(args, &expanded_aliases))
break;
done_alias = 1;
}
- string_list_clear(&cmd_list, 0);
+ string_list_clear(&expanded_aliases, 0);
return done_alias;
}
diff --git a/t/t0014-alias.sh b/t/t0014-alias.sh
index 854d59ec58..07a53e7366 100755
--- a/t/t0014-alias.sh
+++ b/t/t0014-alias.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,20 @@ test_expect_success 'looping aliases - internal execution' '
test_grep "^fatal: alias loop detected: expansion of" output
'
+test_expect_success 'looping aliases - deprecated builtins' '
+ test_config alias.whatchanged pack-redundant &&
+ test_config alias.pack-redundant whatchanged &&
+ cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+ ${SQ}whatchanged${SQ} is aliased to ${SQ}pack-redundant${SQ}
+ ${SQ}pack-redundant${SQ} is aliased to ${SQ}whatchanged${SQ}
+ fatal: alias loop detected: expansion of ${SQ}whatchanged${SQ} does not terminate:
+ whatchanged <==
+ pack-redundant ==>
+ EOF
+ test_must_fail git whatchanged -h 2>actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
# This test is disabled until external loops are fixed, because would block
# the test suite for a full minute.
#
@@ -55,4 +69,47 @@ test_expect_success 'tracing a shell alias with arguments shows trace of prepare
test_cmp expect actual
'
+can_alias_deprecated_builtin () {
+ cmd="$1" &&
+ # some git(1) commands will fail for `-h` (the case for
+ # git-status as of 2025-09-07)
+ test_might_fail git status -h >expect &&
+ test_file_not_empty expect &&
+ test_might_fail git -c alias."$cmd"=status "$cmd" -h >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+}
+
+test_expect_success 'can alias-shadow deprecated builtins' '
+ for cmd in $(git --list-cmds=deprecated)
+ do
+ can_alias_deprecated_builtin "$cmd" || return 1
+ done
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'can alias-shadow via two deprecated builtins' '
+ # some git(1) commands will fail... (see above)
+ test_might_fail git status -h >expect &&
+ test_file_not_empty expect &&
+ test_might_fail git -c alias.whatchanged=pack-redundant \
+ -c alias.pack-redundant=status whatchanged -h >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+cannot_alias_regular_builtin () {
+ cmd="$1" &&
+ # some git(1) commands will fail... (see above)
+ test_might_fail git "$cmd" -h >expect &&
+ test_file_not_empty expect &&
+ test_might_fail git -c alias."$cmd"=status "$cmd" -h >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+}
+
+test_expect_success 'cannot alias-shadow a sample of regular builtins' '
+ for cmd in grep check-ref-format interpret-trailers \
+ checkout-index fast-import diagnose rev-list prune
+ do
+ cannot_alias_regular_builtin "$cmd" || return 1
+ done
+'
+
test_done
diff --git a/usage.c b/usage.c
index 4c245ba0cb..527edb1e79 100644
--- a/usage.c
+++ b/usage.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
#include "git-compat-util.h"
#include "gettext.h"
#include "trace2.h"
+#include "strbuf.h"
static void vfreportf(FILE *f, const char *prefix, const char *err, va_list params)
{
@@ -376,14 +377,32 @@ void bug_fl(const char *file, int line, const char *fmt, ...)
va_end(ap);
}
-NORETURN void you_still_use_that(const char *command_name)
+
+NORETURN void you_still_use_that(const char *command_name, const char *hint)
{
+ struct strbuf percent_encoded = STRBUF_INIT;
+ strbuf_add_percentencode(&percent_encoded,
+ command_name,
+ STRBUF_ENCODE_SLASH);
+
+ fprintf(stderr,
+ _("'%s' is nominated for removal.\n"), command_name);
+
+ if (hint)
+ fputs(hint, stderr);
+
fprintf(stderr,
- _("'%s' is nominated for removal.\n"
- "If you still use this command, please add an extra\n"
- "option, '--i-still-use-this', on the command line\n"
- "and let us know you still use it by sending an e-mail\n"
- "to <git@vger.kernel.org>. Thanks.\n"),
- command_name);
+ _("If you still use this command, here's what you can do:\n"
+ "\n"
+ "- read https://git-scm.com/docs/BreakingChanges.html\n"
+ "- check if anyone has discussed this on the mailing\n"
+ " list and if they came up with something that can\n"
+ " help you: https://lore.kernel.org/git/?q=%s\n"
+ "- send an email to <git@vger.kernel.org> to let us\n"
+ " know that you still use this command and were unable\n"
+ " to determine a suitable replacement\n"
+ "\n"),
+ percent_encoded.buf);
+ strbuf_release(&percent_encoded);
die(_("refusing to run without --i-still-use-this"));
}