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Re: Regarding "git log" on "git series" metadata

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Nov 5, 2016, 04:41 UTC
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On Fri, Nov 04, 2016 at 09:55:23PM -0600, Josh Triplett wrote:
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> >> Is it possible currently for a protocol extension to result in "oh
> >the
> >> server doesn't support this so I'm going to stop pushing"?
> >
> >Yes, it would be easy for the client to abort if the server fails to
> >advertise a particular extension.
> 
> And the reverse (old client, new server) should work as well?

Yes. The server says "I know about gitrefs" and if the client does not respond with "I also know about gitrefs", then the server can act appropriately (e.g., for a fetch, bail if the fetched content includes gitrefs).

-Peff
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  2. Jacob KellerNov 4, 2016
  3. Jeff KingNov 4, 2016
  4. Josh TriplettNov 4, 2016
  5. Jacob KellerNov 4, 2016
  6. Josh TriplettNov 4, 2016
  7. Jacob KellerNov 4, 2016
  8. Jeff KingNov 5, 2016
  9. Josh TriplettNov 5, 2016
  10. Jeff KingNov 5, 2016
  11. Junio C HamanoNov 5, 2016
  12. Jeff KingNov 5, 2016
  13. Junio C HamanoNov 5, 2016
  14. Christian CouderNov 4, 2016
  15. Josh TriplettNov 4, 2016
  16. Christian CouderNov 4, 2016
  17. Stefano ZacchiroliNov 13, 2016
  18. Christian CouderNov 5, 2016
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  20. Christian CouderNov 5, 2016
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  26. Josh TriplettNov 6, 2016
  27. Junio C HamanoNov 6, 2016
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  29. Jacob KellerNov 6, 2016
  30. Josh TriplettNov 7, 2016
  31. Jacob KellerNov 7, 2016
  32. Duy NguyenNov 7, 2016
  33. Josh TriplettNov 7, 2016
  34. Junio C HamanoNov 9, 2016
  35. Josh TriplettNov 4, 2016

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