Hi Junio, On Mon, 14 Nov 2016, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> I _think_ the no-index mode was primarily for those who want to use > our diff as a replacement for GNU and other diffs, and from that > point of view, I'd favour not doing the "comparing symbolic link? > We'll show the difference between the link contents, not target" > under no-index mode myself. If I read this correctly, then we are in agreement that the default for --no-index should be as it is right now, i.e. comparing symlink targets as opposed to --follow-links. > That is a lot closer to the diff other people implemented, not ours. > Hence the knee-jerk reaction I gave in > > http://public-inbox.org/git/xmqqinrt1zcx....@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com Let me quote the knee-jerk reaction: > My knee-jerk reaction is: > > * The --no-index mode should default to your --follow-symlinks > behaviour, without any option to turn it on or off. But this is the exact opposite of what I find reasonable. Ciao, Johannes
