Re: [PATCH] checkout: add --autostash option for branch switching

From: Harald Nordgren <haraldnordgren@gmail.com>
Date: Apr 15, 2026, 15:34 UTC
Message-ID: <20260415153413.1176-1-haraldnordgren@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <538fc297-d09c-43c1-8240-d1680fbec4cb@gmail.com>

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> Normally the first test would setup some commits with test_commit() that
> creates a tag so you can just use "git reset --hard <tag>" to start your
> test from a known state. Unfortunately setup_stash() does not use
> test_commit() so there are no tags. It would be useful to fix that by
> adding a line that creates a tag so that future test authors do not face
> the same problem.

Sounds reasonable, but it's surprisingly easy to break the subsequent tests.

My solution now will be to move these tests to last in the test file.

Harald

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