Re: [PATCH v4 5/5] remote: announce removal of "branches/" and "remotes/"

From: Jakub Wilk <jwilk@jwilk.net>
Date: Feb 21, 2025, 15:26 UTC
Message-ID: <20250221152644.o5ni6vn6rncvmaq6@jwilk.net>
In-Reply-To: <20250122-pks-remote-branches-deprecation-v4-5-5cbf5b28afd5@pks.im>

* Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>, 2025-01-22 12:31:

>+As our documentation mentions, these directories are not to be found in modern
>+repositories at all and most users aren't even aware of these mechanisms. They

This isn't accurate. The "branches/" directory used to be part of the default template until very recently, so it's found all over the place (although most likely empty).

I'd say: "... these directories are unlikely to be used in modern repositories and ..."

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Jakub Wilk

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