git-update-ref bug? (was: [PATCH 2/2] checkout: fix attribute handling in checkout all)

From: David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
Date: Aug 13, 2007, 14:55 UTC
Message-ID: <86fy2niiwh.fsf_-_@lola.quinscape.zz>
In-Reply-To: <86eji7lww5.fsf@lola.quinscape.zz>

David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org> writes:

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> Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
>
>> Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
>>
>>     $ git update-ref --no-deref HEAD $(git rev-parse v1.5.3-rc4^0)
>
> Is there a fundamental difference to using
>
> git-symbolic-ref HEAD $(git rev-parse v1.5.3-rc4^0)
>
> here?

Apart from the fact that the latter works, and the former doesn't because "--no-deref" is actually ignored?

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David Kastrup