Re: [PATCH] Detached HEAD (experimental)

From: Andy Parkins <andyparkins@gmail.com>
Date: Jan 10, 2007, 09:04 UTC
Message-ID: <200701100904.32077.andyparkins@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0701091539050.3594@woody.osdl.org>

On Tuesday 2007 January 09 23:46, Linus Torvalds wrote:

> I would suggest a solution:
>
>  - git checkout will refuse to switch AWAY from a detached head unless the
>    SHA1 of the detached head exactly matches some other branch.

If the detached HEAD matches another branch what did we need a detached HEAD for in the first place?

Seems that this check will in practice always be true. A detached HEAD by definition doesn't match some other branch.

Have I misunderstood? Perhaps you meant the detached HEAD is /on/ some other branch?

Andy

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Dr Andy Parkins, M Eng (hons), MIEE
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