From: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:38:16 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] checkout: do not switch branch during a rebase unless -f is given
Message-ID: <20101109143816.GC18960@burratino>
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTi=VtP=T7PwY-PcZ9sHy0FjU8Nj=Fe1eWc44Q+OE@mail.gmail.com>

Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy wrote:

> I don't know. If we can place the branch lock inside
> .git/rebase-merge, then yes removing that directory will also remove
> the lock. But how does git find the locks if they are everywhere in
> .git?

Could the lock signature say something to the effect that "this lock
is only valid against commands that don't declare this signature, and
only so long as .git/rebase-merge/ref has such-and-such content"?