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Re: [PATCH] Added guilt.reusebranch configuration option.

From
JSJosef 'Jeff' Sipek <jeffpc@josefsipek.net>
Date
May 22, 2013, 16:31 UTC
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<20130522163139.GF13731@poseidon.cudanet.local>
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On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 10:45:31AM -0400, Theodore Ts'o wrote:
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> I just had another idea (although I haven't had a chance to code up
> anything yet).  Perhaps instead of, or in addition to, a global
> setting (i.e., guilt.reusebranch), perhaps we should have a per-branch
> setting, such as branch.<branch>.guiltReuseBranch?
> 
> I was actually thinking that it might be interesting to have a
> branch.<branch>.rewindable, which would change the guilt defaults, and
> could also key changes in key git behavior which makes it less likely
> that a user shoots him or herself in the foot --- i.e., give warnings
> if he or she has modified the branch in such a way that
> remotes.origin.<branch> is no longer contained within the branch head.
Interesting!  I wonder what git people have to say about this.
Jeff.
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Message 8 of 17 in “guilt: force the use of bare branches”
  1. guilt: force the use of bare branchesTheodore Ts'o, May 22, 2013
  2. Josef 'Jeff' SipekMay 22, 2013
  3. guilt: force the use of bare branchesTheodore Ts'o, May 22, 2013
  4. Per CederqvistMay 22, 2013
  5. Added guilt.reusebranch configuration option.Per Cederqvist, May 22, 2013
  6. Josef 'Jeff' SipekMay 22, 2013
  7. Theodore Ts'oMay 22, 2013
  8. Josef 'Jeff' SipekMay 22, 2013
  9. Junio C HamanoMay 22, 2013
  10. Theodore Ts'oMay 22, 2013
  11. Junio C HamanoMay 22, 2013
  12. Theodore Ts'oMay 23, 2013
  13. Ramkumar RamachandraMay 23, 2013
  14. Theodore Ts'oMay 23, 2013
  15. Ramkumar RamachandraMay 23, 2013
  16. Junio C HamanoMay 23, 2013
  17. Junio C HamanoMay 23, 2013

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