Re: [PATCH] Detached HEAD (experimental)

From: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date: Jan 10, 2007, 09:33 UTC
Message-ID: <7vbql7cjk8.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
In-Reply-To: <200701100904.32077.andyparkins@gmail.com>

Andy Parkins <andyparkins@gmail.com> writes:

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> On Tuesday 2007 January 09 23:46, Linus Torvalds wrote:
>
>> I would suggest a solution:
>>
>>  - git checkout will refuse to switch AWAY from a detached head unless the
>>    SHA1 of the detached head exactly matches some other branch.
>
> If the detached HEAD matches another branch what did we need a detached HEAD 
> for in the first place?
>
> Seems that this check will in practice always be true.  A detached HEAD by 
> definition doesn't match some other branch.

You are forgetting this:

	git checkout v1.0.0

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