Re: [RFC] helping smart-http/stateless-rpc fetch race
Shawn Pearce <spearce@spearce.org> writes:
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> On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 16:26, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
>> Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
>>
>>> A separate option would allow admins to let their clients ask to fetch
>>> 4bc5fbf (that is v0.99~2) even if that commit is not at the tip of any ref
>>> if they choose to. That is what (1) is about, and people who do not want
>>> a separate option needs to argue that it is an unnecessary "feature".
>>
>> By the way, I personally do not think it is necessary, but as long timers
>> on the list may recall, this has come up on the list for a few times.
>
> My feeling is clients aren't likely to do this, or grow this feature
> anytime soon, so why add a backend option for it now? Lets add the
> feature when the feature is necessary... and right now just fix the
> race in smart HTTP.
Yes, that is what is queued in today's 'pu'.
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>