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Re: [PATCH 5/6 (v2)] upload-pack: send the HEAD information

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Dec 2, 2008, 01:31 UTC
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Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:
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> On Mon, Dec 01, 2008 at 06:12:54AM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>
>> +			packet_write(1, "%s %s%c%s%c%s\n", sha1_to_hex(sha1), refname,
>> +				     0, capabilities, 0, target);
>
> Yuck. My two complaints are:
>
>   (1) this implicitly handles only the HEAD symref.

But this information *is* on the "40-hex name" line that describes the HEAD ;-)

You can trivially extend it to add this to other symbolic refs if you are interested. I wasn't.

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Message 12 of 17 in “Detecting HEAD more reliably while cloning”
  1. 0/6 Detecting HEAD more reliably while cloningJunio C Hamano, Dec 1, 2008
  2. 1/6 get_remote_heads(): refactor code to read "server capabilities"Junio C Hamano, Dec 1, 2008
  3. 2/6 connect.c::read_extra_info(): prepare to receive more than server capabilitiesJunio C Hamano, Dec 1, 2008
  4. 3/6 connect.c::read_extra_info(): find where HEAD points atJunio C Hamano, Dec 1, 2008
  5. 4/6 clone: find the current branch more explicitlyJunio C Hamano, Dec 1, 2008
  6. 5/6 upload-pack: send the HEAD informationJunio C Hamano, Dec 1, 2008
  7. 6/6 clone: test the new HEAD detection logicJunio C Hamano, Dec 1, 2008
  8. Jakub NarebskiDec 1, 2008
  9. Shawn O. PearceDec 1, 2008
  10. Junio C HamanoDec 1, 2008
  11. Jeff KingDec 1, 2008
  12. Junio C HamanoDec 2, 2008
  13. Jeff KingDec 2, 2008
  14. Junio C HamanoDec 2, 2008
  15. Jeff KingDec 2, 2008
  16. Johannes SixtDec 1, 2008
  17. Junio C HamanoDec 2, 2008

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