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Re: Feature Request: Branch Annotations

From
Thomas Adam <thomas.adam22@gmail.com>
Date
Oct 8, 2008, 10:55 UTC
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2008/10/8 Rotem Yaari <vmalloc@gmail.com>:
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> Hi,
>
> I usually work with many branches in git, each of which represents a
> different state of development/stability, but also development tasks
> assigned to me.
> Sometimes, besides the name of the branch, it could be useful to have
> a short description of a branch which quickly reminds me what that
> branch is intended for.
>
> Currently I see no way in git to achieve this (there's a description
> for a repository, but not for individual branches).
>
> Any opinions on this?

Wasn't this discussed here before, with a prototype? ISTR it was, but dropped due to lack of interest? Have a look through the archives.

-- Thomas Adam
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  1. Rotem YaariOct 8, 2008
  2. Thomas AdamOct 8, 2008
  3. BazOct 8, 2008
  4. Marc WeberOct 8, 2008
  5. David Soria ParraOct 8, 2008
  6. Junio C HamanoOct 8, 2008
  7. David Soria ParraOct 8, 2008
  8. Avery PennarunOct 8, 2008
  9. Miklos VajnaOct 9, 2008
  10. Peter KreftingOct 10, 2008

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