Re: git checkout creates strange '(null)'-branch

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: May 10, 2012, 16:49 UTC
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In-Reply-To: <CABPQNSbBwpVJUx9BSSO2nqAnPxUESZBz-GEqOPPEyqvdcutb6w@mail.gmail.com>

Erik Faye-Lund <kusmabite@gmail.com> writes:

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> On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 6:25 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
> ...
>> Am I missing some corner cases that we _should_ error out, perhaps for the
>> sake of safety?
>
> I don't know, and I was kind of hoping someone would jump in and
> enlighten me of something, but that didn't happen (yet).
>
> I have a slight preference for this operation, though I'm not
> religious; it simply seem more consistent with other "git checkout"
> operation.
>
> Do you want me to prepare a proper patch including a variation of the
> test-case from the other patch?

I think an official looking patch would draw more attention from others and may uncover cases we did not anticipate if this turns out to be a bad idea.