From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2007 08:13:26 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Teach "git remote" a mirror mode
Message-ID: <7vmyw4majd.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0709022101290.28586@racer.site>

Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:

> When using the "--mirror" option to "git remote add", the refs will not
> be stored in the refs/remotes/ namespace, but in the same location as
> on the remote side.

Thanks.  With this and the "git remote rm" I think we would be
in much better shape.  Another thing that would be needed
further before we can rewriting git-clone would be the "guessing
where HEAD points at" and we would be in a very good shape.

I notice you did not add any tests, though...