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Re: [RFC PATCH 0/2] fetch --prune performance problem

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Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@intel.com>
Date
Jun 23, 2025, 23:46 UTC
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On 6/23/2025 4:40 PM, Phil Hord wrote:
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> On Mon, Jun 23, 2025 at 4:32 PM Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@intel.com>
>> On 6/23/2025 4:11 PM, Phil Hord wrote:
>>> I have a new patch that produces this:
>>>
>>>     + git fetch --prune --dry-run
>>>     From /tmp/repo/.
>>>      - [deleted]                   (none)     -> origin/branches
>>>      - [deleted]                   (none)     -> origin/master
>>>      - [deleted]                   (none)     -> origin/other
>>>        origin/HEAD will become dangling after origin/master is deleted
>>>
>>
>>
>> It is a bit weird that this says "will become dangling after <ref> is
>> deleted" because the deletion already happened.
> 
> That's because I used the `--dry-run` switch.  Sorry for the confusion.
> 
>     + git fetch --prune
>     From /tmp/repo/.
>      - [deleted]                   (none)     -> origin/branches
>      - [deleted]                   (none)     -> origin/master
>      - [deleted]                   (none)     -> origin/other
>        origin/HEAD has become dangling after origin/master was deleted
> 

Aha! That is even better that it properly adjusts the text based on --dry-run.

I like it.

Regards, Jake

Previous: Junio C Hamano
Message 14 of 14 in “fetch --prune performance problem”
  1. 0/2 fetch --prune performance problemPhil Hord, Jun 18, 2025
  2. 1/2 fetch-prune: optimize dangling-ref reportingPhil Hord, Jun 18, 2025
  3. Junio C HamanoJun 18, 2025
  4. Jacob KellerJun 18, 2025
  5. Jeff KingJun 19, 2025
  6. Lidong YanJun 19, 2025
  7. Lidong YanJun 19, 2025
  8. 2/2 refs: remove old refs_warn_dangling_symrefPhil Hord, Jun 18, 2025
  9. Jacob KellerJun 18, 2025
  10. Jeff KingJun 19, 2025
  11. Junio C HamanoJun 19, 2025
  12. Jacob KellerJun 23, 2025
  13. Junio C HamanoJun 23, 2025
  14. Jacob KellerJun 23, 2025

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