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Re: [BUG] git stash refuses to save after "add -N"

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Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Aug 31, 2009, 04:36 UTC
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On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 01:01:11PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> One thing I noticed was that while unstashing without --index, we add full
> contents to the index of new files.  I think it is because back then when
> stash was written there was no other way, but now we have intent-to-add
> and a way to stash such an entry, I think we should add only the intent to
> add them in that codepath.
> 
> Of course we will not do this when unstashing with --index.

And btw, I think your suggestion is reasonable, though I don't feel strongly either way. I don't know that the current behavior is really bothering anybody.

-Peff
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