Wow - you’ve certainly got a unique perspective on the situation, and I’m grateful that you took the time to share it. Thank you. It’s fascinating to hear from someone who actually worked with the guy.
I can relate to both the Linux struggle and your “I get their PoV but disagree” reaction. Had the same feeling when Kitty’s creator dismissed multiplexers as “a hack” - as a longtime tmux user, that stung. Great tool, but that philosophy never sat right with me. I bounced between most of the more popular terminals for years (Wezterm rocks but has performance issues, Kitty never felt quite right) so I was eager for Ghostty to drop. So far it’s delivered on what I was hoping for (despite needing a minor tweak or two out of the box).
I’m glad you found my last response so helpful. Sounds like exploring alternatives worked out well for you in the end, which is what matters. Cheers. :)
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functions.shwon’t fit in a comment, so here’s 2 of my more unique functions that makes life a little easier when contributing to busy OSS projects:# Git fork sync functions # Assumes standard convention: origin = your fork, upstream = original repo ## Sync fork with upstream before starting work gss() { # Safety checks if ! git rev-parse --git-dir >/dev/null 2>&1; then echo "❌ Not in a git repository" return 1 fi # Check if we're in a git operation state local git_dir=$(git rev-parse --git-dir) if [[ -f "$git_dir/rebase-merge/interactive" ]] || [[ -d "$git_dir/rebase-apply" ]] || [[ -f "$git_dir/MERGE_HEAD" ]]; then echo "❌ Git operation in progress. Complete or abort current rebase/merge first:" echo " git rebase --continue (after resolving conflicts)" echo " git rebase --abort (to cancel rebase)" echo " git merge --abort (to cancel merge)" return 1 fi # Check for uncommitted changes if ! git diff-index --quiet HEAD -- 2>/dev/null; then echo "❌ You have uncommitted changes. Commit or stash them first:" git status --porcelain echo "" echo "💡 Quick fix: git add . && git commit -m 'WIP' or git stash" return 1 fi # Check for required remotes if ! git remote get-url upstream >/dev/null 2>&1; then echo "❌ No 'upstream' remote found. Add it first:" echo " git remote add upstream <upstream-repo-url>" return 1 fi if ! git remote get-url origin >/dev/null 2>&1; then echo "❌ No 'origin' remote found. Add it first:" echo " git remote add origin <your-fork-url>" return 1 fi local current_branch=$(git branch --show-current) # Ensure we have a main branch locally if ! git show-ref --verify --quiet refs/heads/main; then echo "❌ No local 'main' branch found. Create it first:" echo " git checkout -b main upstream/main" return 1 fi echo "🔄 Syncing fork with upstream..." echo " Current branch: $current_branch" # Fetch with error handling if ! git fetch upstream; then echo "❌ Failed to fetch from upstream. Check network connection and remote URL." return 1 fi echo "📌 Updating local main..." if ! git checkout main; then echo "❌ Failed to checkout main branch" return 1 fi if ! git reset --hard upstream/main; then echo "❌ Failed to reset main to upstream/main" return 1 fi echo "⬆️ Pushing updated main to fork..." if ! git push origin main; then echo "❌ Failed to push main to origin. Check push permissions." return 1 fi echo "🔀 Rebasing feature branch on updated main..." if ! git checkout "$current_branch"; then echo "❌ Failed to checkout $current_branch" return 1 fi if ! git rebase main; then echo "❌ Rebase failed due to conflicts. Resolve them and continue:" echo " 1. Edit conflicted files" echo " 2. git add <resolved-files>" echo " 3. git rebase --continue" echo " Or: git rebase --abort to cancel" return 1 fi echo "✅ Ready to work on branch: $current_branch" } ## Sync fork and push feature branch gsp() { # Safety checks if ! git rev-parse --git-dir >/dev/null 2>&1; then echo "❌ Not in a git repository" return 1 fi local git_dir=$(git rev-parse --git-dir) if [[ -f "$git_dir/rebase-merge/interactive" ]] || [[ -d "$git_dir/rebase-apply" ]] || [[ -f "$git_dir/MERGE_HEAD" ]]; then echo "❌ Git operation in progress. Complete or abort first." return 1 fi if ! git diff-index --quiet HEAD -- 2>/dev/null; then echo "❌ You have uncommitted changes. Commit or stash them first:" git status --porcelain return 1 fi if ! git remote get-url upstream >/dev/null 2>&1; then echo "❌ No 'upstream' remote found" return 1 fi if ! git remote get-url origin >/dev/null 2>&1; then echo "❌ No 'origin' remote found" return 1 fi local current_branch=$(git branch --show-current) # Prevent pushing from main if [[ "$current_branch" == "main" ]]; then echo "❌ Cannot push from main branch. Switch to your feature branch first:" echo " git checkout <your-feature-branch>" return 1 fi # Show what we're about to do echo "⚠️ About to sync and push branch: $current_branch" echo " This will:" echo " • Fetch latest changes from upstream" echo " • Rebase your branch on updated main" echo " • Force-push to your fork (updates PR)" echo "" read -p "Continue? [y/N]: " -n 1 -r echo if [[ ! $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then echo "❌ Operation cancelled" return 0 fi echo "🔄 Final sync with upstream..." if ! git fetch upstream; then echo "❌ Failed to fetch from upstream" return 1 fi echo "📌 Updating local main..." if ! git checkout main; then echo "❌ Failed to checkout main" return 1 fi if ! git reset --hard upstream/main; then echo "❌ Failed to reset main" return 1 fi if ! git push origin main; then echo "❌ Failed to push main to origin" return 1 fi echo "🔀 Rebasing feature branch..." if ! git checkout "$current_branch"; then echo "❌ Failed to checkout $current_branch" return 1 fi if ! git rebase main; then echo "❌ Rebase failed. Resolve conflicts and try again:" echo " git add <resolved-files> && git rebase --continue" echo " Then run 'gsp' again" return 1 fi echo "🚀 Pushing feature branch to fork..." if ! git push origin "$current_branch" --force-with-lease; then echo "❌ Failed to push to origin. The branch may have been updated." echo " Run 'git pull origin $current_branch' and try again" return 1 fi echo "✅ Feature branch $current_branch successfully pushed to fork" }