you-still-use-that??: help deprecating commands for removal

Commands slated for removal like "git pack-redundant" now require
an explicit "--i-still-use-this" option to run.  This is to
discourage casual use and surface their pending deprecation to
users.

The warning message is long, so factor it into a helper function
you_still_use_that() to simplify reuse by other commands.

Also add a missing test to ensure this enforcement works for
"pack-redundant".

Helped-by: Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
[en: log message]
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
This commit is contained in:
Junio C Hamano
2025-05-12 12:03:06 -07:00
parent d50a5e8939
commit 4511d56e1a
4 changed files with 21 additions and 8 deletions

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usage.c
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@@ -372,3 +372,15 @@ void bug_fl(const char *file, int line, const char *fmt, ...)
trace2_cmd_error_va(fmt, ap);
va_end(ap);
}
NORETURN void you_still_use_that(const char *command_name)
{
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);
die(_("refusing to run without --i-still-use-this"));
}