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Re: Git Notes on Branches

From
Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date
Jul 22, 2010, 21:05 UTC
Message-ID
<20100722210554.GA17461@burratino>
In-Reply-To
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Hi Joshua,
Joshua Shrader wrote:
> I'm wondering if there is a way to (or a reason that would prevent one
> from implementing a feature that allows one to) associate a note with
> a branch, rather than a specific object.

Except for the word “note”, I think your suggestion does not have anything to do with git notes at all. :)

Special support in gitweb, ‘git branch’, and so on for a branch with files named after branches and giving descriptions would seem sane to me.

Here’s something similar for inspiration:
  http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/33528/focus=33563

Good luck, Jonathan

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  1. Joshua ShraderJul 22, 2010
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