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Re: [RFC] Hidden refs

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Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Oct 13, 2010, 17:46 UTC
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On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 10:42:41AM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:
> 
> > Yeah, I believe "." at the front of a directory component is explicitly
> > forbidden by check_ref_format. I don't recall whether there was a
> > specific rationale, or whether it was simply a can of worms we didn't
> > want to explore.
> 
> Is "log foo...bar" a symmetric difference between foo and bar, or is it an
> assymmetric one from foo and .bar?

Thanks, I was sure there was a simple example of how it would make things ambiguous, but for some reason I couldn't think of one.

-Peff
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  3. Marc BranchaudOct 13, 2010
  4. Jeff KingOct 13, 2010
  5. Junio C HamanoOct 13, 2010
  6. Jeff KingOct 13, 2010
  7. Junio C HamanoOct 13, 2010
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