whatchanged: hint about git-log(1) and aliasing
There have been quite a few `--i-still-use-this` user reports since Git
2.51.0 was released.[1][2] And it doesn’t seem like they are reading
the man page about the git-log(1) equivalent.
Tell them what options to plug into git-log(1), either as a replacement
command or as an alias.[3] That template produces almost the same
output[4] and is arguably a plug-in replacement. Concretely, add
an optional `hint` argument so that we can use it right after the
initial error line.
Also mention the same concrete options in the documentation while we’re
at it.
[1]: E.g.,
• https://lore.kernel.org/git/
e1a69dea-bcb6-45fc-83d3-
9e50d32c410b@5y5.one/
• https://lore.kernel.org/git/
1011073f-9930-4360-a42f-
71eb7421fe3f@chrispalmer.uk/#t
• https://lore.kernel.org/git/
9fcbfcc4-79f9-421f-b9a4-
dc455f7db485@acm.org/#t
• https://lore.kernel.org/git/
83241BDE-1E0D-489A-9181-
C608E9FCC17B@gmail.com/
[2]: The error message on 2.51.0 does tell them to report it, unconditionally
[3]: We allow aliasing deprecated builtins now for people who are very
used to the command name or just like it a lot
[4]: You only get different outputs if you happen to have empty
commits (no changes)[4]
[5]: https://lore.kernel.org/git/
20250825085428.GA367101@coredump.intra.peff.net/
Signed-off-by: Kristoffer Haugsbakk <code@khaugsbakk.name>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>