From: Thomas Rast Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:22:28 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-tag(1): we tag HEAD by default Message-ID: <87k3ojtz9n.fsf@linux-k42r.v.cablecom.net> In-Reply-To: <3b24bc742b9738531d707932a9775c98@meuh.org> Yann Droneaud writes: > Hi, > > Le 03.04.2013 16:27, Thomas Rast a écrit : >> +, :: >> + The object that the new tag will refer to, usually a commit. >> + Defaults to HEAD. > > Is there any other kind of object that can be tagged ... and what is > the purpose of this ? Any object type, including tags. Signed tags of other tags probably make sense if you want to express extra approval on top of the original signature. -- Thomas Rast trast@{inf,student}.ethz.ch