Sean Whitton writes ("Re: Bug#930930: dgit: suggestion to use -wga/-wgfa could
also suggest using -wn --include-dirty"):
> On Mon 01 Jul 2019 at 01:28pm +01, Ian Jackson wrote:
> > Is the idea of committing them not obvious enough ?
>
> I'd like to add the suggestion -- it might not be obvious to someone
> with a whole load of packaging stuff on the brain and not much
> experience with dgit.
>
> > If not, maybe
> > dgit: You can use --clean=git[-ff],always (-wga/-wgfa) to delete them.
> > dgit: To include them, you should probably git add and commit them.
> > ?
>
> A bit friendlier and less opinionated:
>
> dgit: You can use --clean=git[-ff],always (-wga/-wgfa) to delete them.
> dgit: To include them in the build, it is usually simplest to just
> dgit: git add and commit them.
>
> Possibly s/simplest/easiest/.
I don't mind making it friendlier but I do mind making it longer.
Excess verbiage in error messages makes it much harder to see the
point. Can you come up with a formulation that fits on one line ?
As for the adjective, I think "best" is right. It's not only simpler
and easier; it's also less risky and better supports short-timescale
archaeology.
Does that make sense ?
thanks,
Ian.
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