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Re: Pull is Mostly Evil

From
David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
Date
May 2, 2014, 19:37 UTC
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David Lang <david@lang.hm> writes:
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> On Fri, 2 May 2014, David Kastrup wrote:
>
>> It's just when the merge-left/merge-right/rebase-left/rebase-right
>> decision kicks in that prescribing one git-pull behavior looks like a
>> recipe for trouble.
>
> confusion at least. It's not fatal confusion, people have been using
> it for years after all.

It's one of the most frequent causes for educating newcomers what they have been doing wrong in the LilyPond project. Including the occasional blunder from experienced people who did not notice that they got a non-ff merge as a mergeday present.

It's one of the main things putting new contributors on edge and causing anxiety about messing up again.

-- 
David Kastrup
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Message 12 of 50 in “Pull is Mostly Evil”
  1. Marc BranchaudMay 2, 2014
  2. David KastrupMay 2, 2014
  3. Philip OakleyMay 2, 2014
  4. Felipe ContrerasMay 2, 2014
  5. Philip OakleyMay 2, 2014
  6. Jonathan NiederMay 2, 2014
  7. Philip OakleyMay 3, 2014
  8. Felipe ContrerasMay 2, 2014
  9. Philip OakleyMay 3, 2014
  10. Felipe ContrerasMay 3, 2014
  11. David LangMay 2, 2014
  12. David KastrupMay 2, 2014
  13. Junio C HamanoMay 2, 2014
  14. Felipe ContrerasMay 2, 2014
  15. Junio C HamanoMay 2, 2014
  16. Felipe ContrerasMay 2, 2014
  17. Jeff KingMay 2, 2014
  18. Felipe ContrerasMay 2, 2014
  19. Jeff KingMay 2, 2014
  20. Felipe ContrerasMay 2, 2014
  21. David KastrupMay 3, 2014
  22. Junio C HamanoMay 6, 2014
  23. Felipe ContrerasMay 6, 2014
  24. Richard HansenMay 3, 2014
  25. David KastrupMay 3, 2014
  26. Felipe ContrerasMay 3, 2014
  27. David KastrupMay 3, 2014
  28. David LangMay 4, 2014
  29. Felipe ContrerasMay 4, 2014
  30. David KastrupMay 4, 2014
  31. James DenholmMay 4, 2014
  32. David KastrupMay 4, 2014
  33. Felipe ContrerasMay 4, 2014
  34. James DenholmMay 4, 2014
  35. David KastrupMay 4, 2014
  36. Felipe ContrerasMay 3, 2014
  37. Richard HansenMay 3, 2014
  38. Felipe ContrerasMay 4, 2014
  39. Richard HansenMay 4, 2014
  40. Felipe ContrerasMay 4, 2014
  41. Richard HansenMay 4, 2014
  42. Felipe ContrerasMay 4, 2014
  43. Richard HansenMay 5, 2014
  44. Felipe ContrerasMay 5, 2014
  45. Max KirillovMay 7, 2014
  46. John SzakmeisterMay 3, 2014
  47. Richard HansenMay 5, 2014
  48. Felipe ContrerasMay 5, 2014
  49. Philip OakleyMay 2, 2014
  50. Marc BranchaudMay 9, 2014

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