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Re: [PATCH 3/5] checkout --to: no auto-detach if the ref is already checked out

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Duy Nguyen <pclouds@gmail.com>
Date
Aug 27, 2014, 11:58 UTC
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On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 1:03 AM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
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> Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net> writes:
>
>> As an error message that is completely sufficient.
>>
>> The advice messages are meant to teach the user about the normal parts
>> of the toolchest to use in a situation of "conflict", aren't they?
>
> Not really.  They are to remind (to those who learned but forgot)
> and to hint (to those who haven't realized they have things to learn
> in this area).  Wall of text that tries to do more than that, like
> "teaching", risks not getting read by anybody.
Last call to all. Keep this 'advice' or drop it?
-- 
Duy
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Message 14 of 36 in “nd/multiple-work-trees follow-ups”
  1. 0/5 nd/multiple-work-trees follow-upsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 23, 2014
  2. 1/5 gitrepository-layout.txt: s/ignored/ignored if/Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 23, 2014
  3. 2/5 prune --repos: fix uninitialized accessNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 23, 2014
  4. Junio C HamanoJul 23, 2014
  5. Duy NguyenJul 24, 2014
  6. 3/5 checkout --to: no auto-detach if the ref is already checked outNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 23, 2014
  7. Michael J GruberJul 23, 2014
  8. Junio C HamanoJul 23, 2014
  9. Duy NguyenJul 24, 2014
  10. Junio C HamanoJul 24, 2014
  11. Michael J GruberJul 25, 2014
  12. Junio C HamanoJul 30, 2014
  13. Junio C HamanoJul 30, 2014
  14. Duy NguyenAug 27, 2014
  15. Junio C HamanoAug 27, 2014
  16. Junio C HamanoJul 23, 2014
  17. Duy NguyenJul 24, 2014
  18. Junio C HamanoJul 24, 2014
  19. Junio C HamanoJul 24, 2014
  20. 4/5 checkout --to: fix dangling pointers in remove_junk()Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 23, 2014
  21. 5/5 environment.c: fix incorrect git_graft_file initializationNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 23, 2014
  22. Junio C HamanoJul 23, 2014
  23. 0/8 nd/multiple-work-trees follow-upsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 29, 2014
  24. 1/8 gitrepository-layout.txt: s/ignored/ignored if/Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 29, 2014
  25. 2/8 checkout: no need to call check_linked_checkouts if head_ref is NULLNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 29, 2014
  26. 3/8 prune --repos: fix uninitialized accessNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 29, 2014
  27. 4/8 checkout: no auto-detach if the ref is already checked outNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 29, 2014
  28. 5/8 checkout --to: fix dangling pointers in remove_junk()Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 29, 2014
  29. 6/8 environment.c: fix incorrect git_graft_file initializationNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 29, 2014
  30. 7/8 checkout: prefix --to argument properly when cwd is movedNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 29, 2014
  31. Junio C HamanoJul 29, 2014
  32. Duy NguyenJul 30, 2014
  33. 8/8 checkout --to: do not touch existing target directoryNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 29, 2014
  34. Junio C HamanoJul 30, 2014
  35. Duy NguyenJul 31, 2014
  36. Junio C HamanoJul 31, 2014

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