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Re: [PATCH] [RFD] Add repoid identifier to commit

From
Sean <seanlkml@sympatico.ca>
Date
May 12, 2005, 11:24 UTC
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<3745.10.10.10.24.1115897090.squirrel@linux1>
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<1115896713.22180.314.camel@tglx>
On Thu, May 12, 2005 7:18 am, Thomas Gleixner said:
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> On Thu, 2005-05-12 at 05:46 -0400, Sean wrote:
>> On Thu, May 12, 2005 5:39 am, Thomas Gleixner said:
>>
>> > Please do the complete test. Sync test2 with test1 and show me the
>> > picture there. It will be the same as you see in test1, which is wrong
>>
>> It will get the fast forward head from test1, and so it _should_ show
>> the
>> exact same thing!  The repositories are in sync, they should display the
>> exact same way.  What is the problem?
>
> What you see is a clone and not a sync / merge.
>

Right, that's what a fast forward head is. It replaces a sync / merge and the trees become exactly syncronized via a shared head. I have mixed feelings about fast forward heads, but they don't hide _too_ much information. Is there any _useful_ question you can ask where the answer is lost for all time because of this.

Sean
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  1. [RFD] Add repoid identifier to commitThomas Gleixner, May 11, 2005
  2. SeanMay 11, 2005
  3. Thomas GleixnerMay 11, 2005
  4. SeanMay 11, 2005
  5. Thomas GleixnerMay 11, 2005
  6. SeanMay 11, 2005
  7. Thomas GleixnerMay 11, 2005
  8. SeanMay 11, 2005
  9. Thomas GleixnerMay 11, 2005
  10. SeanMay 11, 2005
  11. Thomas GleixnerMay 12, 2005
  12. SeanMay 12, 2005
  13. Thomas GleixnerMay 12, 2005
  14. SeanMay 12, 2005
  15. David WoodhouseMay 12, 2005
  16. SeanMay 12, 2005
  17. Thomas GleixnerMay 12, 2005
  18. David WoodhouseMay 12, 2005
  19. SeanMay 12, 2005
  20. SeanMay 12, 2005
  21. H. Peter AnvinMay 11, 2005
  22. Thomas GleixnerMay 11, 2005
  23. H. Peter AnvinMay 11, 2005
  24. SeanMay 11, 2005
  25. H. Peter AnvinMay 12, 2005
  26. SeanMay 12, 2005
  27. Thomas GleixnerMay 12, 2005
  28. Junio C HamanoMay 12, 2005
  29. Thomas GleixnerMay 12, 2005
  30. SeanMay 12, 2005
  31. Thomas GleixnerMay 12, 2005
  32. SeanMay 12, 2005
  33. Thomas GleixnerMay 12, 2005
  34. SeanMay 12, 2005
  35. Thomas GleixnerMay 12, 2005
  36. SeanMay 12, 2005
  37. Thomas GleixnerMay 12, 2005
  38. SeanMay 12, 2005
  39. Thomas GleixnerMay 12, 2005
  40. SeanMay 12, 2005
  41. SeanMay 12, 2005
  42. David WoodhouseMay 12, 2005
  43. SeanMay 12, 2005
  44. Jan HarkesMay 12, 2005
  45. Jon SeymourMay 12, 2005
  46. Jon SeymourMay 12, 2005
  47. Jon SeymourMay 12, 2005
  48. Jan HarkesMay 12, 2005
  49. Jon SeymourMay 12, 2005
  50. Jon SeymourMay 12, 2005
  51. Junio C HamanoMay 12, 2005
  52. SeanMay 12, 2005
  53. Junio C HamanoMay 12, 2005
  54. SeanMay 12, 2005
  55. Thomas GleixnerMay 12, 2005
  56. SeanMay 12, 2005
  57. Thomas GleixnerMay 12, 2005
  58. SeanMay 12, 2005
  59. Junio C HamanoMay 12, 2005
  60. Thomas GleixnerMay 12, 2005
  61. SeanMay 12, 2005
  62. Dmitry TorokhovMay 12, 2005
  63. Thomas GleixnerMay 12, 2005
  64. H. Peter AnvinMay 12, 2005
  65. H. Peter AnvinMay 12, 2005
  66. Joel BeckerMay 12, 2005
  67. Thomas GleixnerMay 12, 2005
  68. Jon SeymourMay 13, 2005
  69. Thomas GleixnerMay 13, 2005
  70. Petr BaudisMay 13, 2005
  71. H. Peter AnvinMay 13, 2005
  72. Petr BaudisMay 13, 2005
  73. Jon SeymourMay 13, 2005
  74. Jon SeymourMay 14, 2005

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