RE: [PATCH v2 0/3] Ensure unique worktree ids across repositories

From: rsbecker@nexbridge.com <rsbecker@nexbridge.com>
Date: Dec 3, 2024, 01:53 UTC
Message-ID: <025b01db4526$3b05ef00$b111cd00$@nexbridge.com>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqo71tfsif.fsf@gitster.g>

On December 2, 2024 8:46 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote:

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>Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> writes:
>
>> Unfortunately, I haven't had time lately to follow all these
>> worktree-related changes or discussions, but perhaps shejialuo is
>> referring to the ability, from within one worktree, to mention a ref
>> from another worktree (which is a feature Duy added some time after
>> the initial worktree implementation).
>
>Ah, yes, that exposes (and has to expose) the worktree ID.  It still does

not have to

>be unique across repositories (only has to unique among the worktrees that

share

>the same single repository).

I might be mistaken, but I think the intent of the worktree series being discussed deliberately wanted the worktree ID to be globally unique on a specific machine. I might be wrong (hoping I am). The original author should comment on this.