> On Oct 21, 2016, at 10:55 PM, Ryan Schmidt <ryandes...@macports.org> wrote: > >> On Oct 21, 2016, at 9:47 PM, Lawrence Velázquez <lar...@macports.org> wrote: >> >>> On Oct 21, 2016, at 10:20 PM, Craig Treleaven <ctrelea...@macports.org> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Also, is the consensus that a graphical user interface over git >>> more likely to be harmful than helpful? The Tools section at the >>> bottom of the page doesn’t give any kind of recommendation. >> >> I don't know that there is any sort of consensus on that. Everyone >> has their own preferences, and Git is almost absurdly flexible about >> workflows. I don't think our documentation should recommend any >> particular tools. > > I think it would be reasonable for us to mention that GitHub Desktop > is a GUI client that exists and works for basic operations like > creating or switching between branches and committing changes and has > a handy diff viewer to see your changes before committing and even > lets you select which portions of your diff you want to commit. But it > is of no help with even slightly more advanced git commands.
Sure, we should certainly list more tools; that section is a bit sparse. I just meant that we shouldn't recommend any one tool over the others (e.g., "if you like GUI tools, you should use X"). vq _______________________________________________ macports-users mailing list macports-users@lists.macosforge.org https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users
