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Re: [PATCH/RFC 0/2] fast-import: commit from null_sha1

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Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date
Sep 18, 2011, 21:30 UTC
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<20110918213050.GJ2308@elie>
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Dmitry Ivankov wrote:
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> These patches make fast-import treat
>     commit refs/heads/master
>     ...
>     from `null_sha1`
> like any other missing parent sha1 - reject such input.

Are you sure the existing support for "from 0{40}" is not deliberate and that no one is relying on it? If and only if you are, then this seems like a good idea (a single patch that both makes the behavior change and adds a test for it should be easier to review).

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  1. 0/2 fast-import: commit from null_sha1Dmitry Ivankov, Sep 18, 2011
  2. 1/2 fast-import: add 'commit from 0{40}' failing testDmitry Ivankov, Sep 18, 2011
  3. 2/2 fast-import: fix 'from 0{40}' testDmitry Ivankov, Sep 18, 2011
  4. Jonathan NiederSep 18, 2011
  5. Dmitry IvankovSep 18, 2011

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