Re: [PATCH] add `tag:' prefix to `--output=tags' results

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+From: Pieter Praet <pieter@praet.org>\r
+To: Jameson Graef Rollins <jrollins@finestructure.net>,\r
+       David Bremner <david@tethera.net>, notmuch@notmuchmail.org\r
+Subject: Re: [PATCH] add `tag:' prefix to `--output=tags' results\r
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+On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 15:00:56 -0800, Jameson Graef Rollins <jrollins@finestructure.net> wrote:\r
+> On Sat, 12 Nov 2011 10:17:30 -0500, David Bremner <david@tethera.net> wrote:\r
+> > What do people think about this change? Personally I will have change\r
+> > some scripts to not add "tag:", but it isn't that big of a deal.\r
+> \r
+> I would actually prefer to see the prefixes removed from the messages\r
+> and threads output rather than see it added to the tags output.  I think\r
+> that's the way to make the output most consistent.  When I ask for\r
+> --output=messages I'm asking for the message ids of the messages, not\r
+> for search terms for the messages.  I think it should be up to the\r
+> consumer to add the prefix if they would like to construct search terms\r
+> based on the output.\r
+> \r
+> My 2 cents.  I would be happy to provide a patch to make that change if\r
+> people agree to that behavior.\r
+> \r
+\r
+I agree 100%.  Your rationale is as rational as they come, and the\r
+change itself is really simple (patch available [1]), *but* do consider\r
+the amount of tests (alot!) and third-party programs/scripts that would\r
+need an update.\r
+\r
+> jamie.\r
+\r
+\r
+Peace\r
+\r
+-- \r
+Pieter\r
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