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Re: [PATCH 0/6 (v2)] Detecting HEAD more reliably while cloning

From
Johannes Sixt <j.sixt@viscovery.net>
Date
Dec 1, 2008, 15:52 UTC
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Junio C Hamano schrieb:
> Instead of introducing a full-fledged protocol extension, this round hides
> the new information in the same place as the server capabilities list that
> is used to implement protocol extension is hidden from older clients.

Not that it makes a lot of difference, but why do you want to *hide* the information? Can't we just have a capability-with-parameter:

 ... shallow no-progress include-tag head=refs/heads/foo\ bar ...
(with spaces and backslashes escaped)?
-- Hannes
Previous: Jeff KingNext: Junio C Hamano
Message 16 of 17 in “Detecting HEAD more reliably while cloning”
  1. 0/6 Detecting HEAD more reliably while cloningJunio C Hamano, Dec 1, 2008
  2. 1/6 get_remote_heads(): refactor code to read "server capabilities"Junio C Hamano, Dec 1, 2008
  3. 2/6 connect.c::read_extra_info(): prepare to receive more than server capabilitiesJunio C Hamano, Dec 1, 2008
  4. 3/6 connect.c::read_extra_info(): find where HEAD points atJunio C Hamano, Dec 1, 2008
  5. 4/6 clone: find the current branch more explicitlyJunio C Hamano, Dec 1, 2008
  6. 5/6 upload-pack: send the HEAD informationJunio C Hamano, Dec 1, 2008
  7. 6/6 clone: test the new HEAD detection logicJunio C Hamano, Dec 1, 2008
  8. Jakub NarebskiDec 1, 2008
  9. Shawn O. PearceDec 1, 2008
  10. Junio C HamanoDec 1, 2008
  11. Jeff KingDec 1, 2008
  12. Junio C HamanoDec 2, 2008
  13. Jeff KingDec 2, 2008
  14. Junio C HamanoDec 2, 2008
  15. Jeff KingDec 2, 2008
  16. Johannes SixtDec 1, 2008
  17. Junio C HamanoDec 2, 2008

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