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Re: [RFD] making separate-remote layout easier to use

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JWJosef Weidendorfer <josef.weidendorfer@gmx.de>
Date
Nov 27, 2006, 00:59 UTC
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On Sunday 26 November 2006 04:58, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> > git-clone should skip rewinding branches by default, unless the user
> > adds an option (e.g. --include-rewinding-branches).  This way new
> > users to git.git don't get the `pu` branch unless they really mean
> > to get it, at which point they have hopefully also read the upstream's
> > description of the `pu` branch and its rewinding policy, and can
> > at least start to grasp what is going to happen if they start to
> > work with the branch.
> 
> I like this approach very much.

I am not so sure about this. IMHO, any user expects to see "pu" branch cloned too after cloning git.git (at least me, and a newbie probably too).

I agree about the remote branch description saying that "pu" branch will be rewinded. git-clone should set "+" before such a branch.

As said, the real problem begins when the user tries to branch off her own local branch from "pu". At this point, "git branch" or "git checkout -b ..." should warn the user that he has to expect troubles when branching off from such a branch, and only allow it with a "--force" option.

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  1. Junio C HamanoNov 25, 2006
  2. Jakub NarebskiNov 25, 2006
  3. Junio C HamanoNov 25, 2006
  4. Jakub NarebskiNov 25, 2006
  5. Junio C HamanoNov 26, 2006
  6. Junio C HamanoNov 26, 2006
  7. Shawn PearceNov 26, 2006
  8. Junio C HamanoNov 26, 2006
  9. Shawn PearceNov 26, 2006
  10. Junio C HamanoNov 26, 2006
  11. Shawn PearceNov 26, 2006
  12. Junio C HamanoNov 26, 2006
  13. Shawn PearceNov 26, 2006
  14. Junio C HamanoNov 26, 2006
  15. Jakub NarebskiNov 26, 2006
  16. Josef WeidendorferNov 27, 2006
  17. Junio C HamanoNov 27, 2006
  18. Jon LoeligerNov 30, 2006
  19. Junio C HamanoNov 30, 2006
  20. Jakub NarebskiNov 26, 2006
  21. Josef WeidendorferNov 27, 2006
  22. Jon LoeligerNov 29, 2006

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