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Re: [PATCHv3 1/4] gitweb: introduce remote_heads feature

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Nov 16, 2008, 18:14 UTC
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"Giuseppe Bilotta" <giuseppe.bilotta@gmail.com> writes:
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> For example, because the only remote for the tree is the author's own
> private tree, or because the only remotes are the mirrors on gitorious
> or github. In both cases, there would be no reaso to waste resources,
> bandwidth and screen estate loading and displaying the remote
> references.

Sorry, but you are not making sense. The above may be a reason not to run gitweb in such a repository, but if you are viewing such a private tree, perhaps thru instaweb, wouldn't you be interested in viewing them?

> OTOH, it might make sense to make remote_heads enabled by default (and
> overridable).

Perhaps. I'll stop commenting on "should this be optional, if so what should be the default" and let others chime in. Honestly I do not care that deeply either way.

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Message 13 of 14 in “[PATCHv3 0/4] gitweb: remote heads feature”
  1. Giuseppe BilottaNov 16, 2008
  2. 1/4 gitweb: introduce remote_heads featureGiuseppe Bilotta, Nov 16, 2008
  3. 2/4 gitweb: git_get_heads_list accepts an optional list of refs.Giuseppe Bilotta, Nov 16, 2008
  4. 3/4 gitweb: separate heads and remotes listsGiuseppe Bilotta, Nov 16, 2008
  5. 4/4 gitweb: link heads and remotes viewGiuseppe Bilotta, Nov 16, 2008
  6. Junio C HamanoNov 16, 2008
  7. Giuseppe BilottaNov 17, 2008
  8. Giuseppe BilottaNov 17, 2008
  9. Junio C HamanoNov 16, 2008
  10. Jakub NarebskiNov 17, 2008
  11. Junio C HamanoNov 16, 2008
  12. Giuseppe BilottaNov 16, 2008
  13. Junio C HamanoNov 16, 2008
  14. Giuseppe BilottaNov 16, 2008

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