Re: [PATCH v3 4/4] for-each-ref: avoid filtering on empty pattern

From: Phillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com>
Date: Feb 8, 2024, 10:28 UTC
Message-ID: <613b85a3-677d-40d8-84b5-69dd5c27cafe@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqcyt9fdc7.fsf@gitster.g>

Hi Juino

On 06/02/2024 22:16, Junio C Hamano wrote:

>   - we do not want to say "pseudo refs", as I expect we would want to
>     show HEAD that is (unfortunately) classified outside "pseudoref"
>     class.

This is a bit of a tangent but I've been wondering what the practical benefit of distinguishing between "HEAD" and "pseudoref" is. I don't know the history so there may be a good reason but not classifying "HEAD" as a "pseudoref" seems to make discussions like this more complicated than they would be if "HEAD" were a "pseudoref". Would it be beneficial to loosen the definition of "psuedoref" to remove the restriction that they may not be symbolic refs or have a reflog?

Best Wishes

Phillip

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