From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:39:23 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] Make old sha1 optional with git update-ref -d
Message-ID: <7v3anu2tqs.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <20080603064957.GA6701@diana.vm.bytemark.co.uk>

Karl Hasselström <kha@treskal.com> writes:

> I need this from time to time when experimenting with StGit -- or,
> more precisely, when cleaning up afterwards in case it didn't go so
> well. Packed refs means I can't safely just edit/delete files under
> .git/refs anymore, so I use update-ref instead. And having to use the
> safety belt every time is just plain tedious. I'd say this is a
> perfect example of when using the plumbing by hand is really what you
> want.

Oh, I should have guessed, and I am relieved by your answer.

I was worried that in some workflow people may have to use "update-ref -d"
all the time because our Porcelain allows them to create some ref without
giving a clean way to remove it (e.g. "branch" and "tag" allow creation
and deletion with -d/-D, so they are Ok, but I was worried there might be
something else I overlooked).

Manually cleaning up what an experimental version of Porcelain left behind
does not fall into category of "normal user has to do this all the time",
so I do not have to worry.

Thanks.