From: Andy Parkins Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 09:04:29 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH] Detached HEAD (experimental) Message-ID: <200701100904.32077.andyparkins@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: 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 -- Dr Andy Parkins, M Eng (hons), MIEE andyparkins@gmail.com