From: Duy Nguyen <pclouds@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 11:58:35 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5] checkout --to: no auto-detach if the ref is already checked out
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In-Reply-To: <xmqqmwbqzptt.fsf@gitster.dls.corp.google.com>

On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 1:03 AM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
> 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