Re: [PATCHv2 0/7] git describe blob

2017-10-31 Thread Junio C Hamano
Stefan Beller writes: > Occasionally a user is given an object hash from a blob as an error message > or other output (e.g. [1]). > > It would be useful to get a further description of such a blob, such as > the (commit, path) tuple where this blob was introduced. > > This implements the answer i

[PATCHv2 0/7] git describe blob

2017-10-31 Thread Stefan Beller
v2: * other variable names in patch v1, the commit message explains the unusual strategy for the scratch pad variable, + assert * less ugly test in p2 * typofix in p3 commit msg * patch 4 (debug printing) unchanged, awaiting discussion to start/settle. * rephrased the man page in p6. Thanks, St