From: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2011 21:30:50 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH/RFC 0/2] fast-import: commit from null_sha1
Message-ID: <20110918213050.GJ2308@elie>
In-Reply-To: <1316380846-15845-1-git-send-email-divanorama@gmail.com>

Dmitry Ivankov wrote:

> 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).