From: Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 09:05:48 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Detached HEAD (experimental)
Message-ID: <20070110090548.GE30765@spearce.org>
In-Reply-To: <200701100904.32077.andyparkins@gmail.com>

Andy Parkins <andyparkins@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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?

Tags.  Previously you could not checkout a tag without first making
a branch from it.  Now you can.

-- 
Shawn.