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Re: [PATCH] Eliminate confusing "won't bisect on seeked tree" failure

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Feb 22, 2008, 17:18 UTC
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Carl Worth <cworth@cworth.org> writes:
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> This error message is very confusing---it doesn't tell the user
> anything about how to fix the situation. And the actual fix
> for the situation ("git bisect reset") does a checkout of a
> potentially random branch, (compared to what the user wants to
> be on for the bisect she is starting).

The message itself refers to a Cogito "feature" and I suspect that removing the check and refusal would confuse Cogito. While I think the patch itself is Ok for us, we may want to wait a bit for a while. until Cogito users all die out.

Previous: Carl WorthNext: Karl Hasselström
Message 7 of 11 in “bisect: "won't bisect on seeked tree"”
  1. Mike GalbraithFeb 21, 2008
  2. Shawn O. PearceFeb 21, 2008
  3. Mike GalbraithFeb 21, 2008
  4. Shawn O. PearceFeb 21, 2008
  5. Mike GalbraithFeb 21, 2008
  6. Eliminate confusing "won't bisect on seeked tree" failureCarl Worth, Feb 21, 2008
  7. Junio C HamanoFeb 22, 2008
  8. Karl HasselströmFeb 23, 2008
  9. Carl WorthFeb 23, 2008
  10. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2008
  11. Carl WorthFeb 24, 2008

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