Re: [PATCH v3 10/21] checkout: split part of it to new command 'switch'

From: Duy Nguyen <pclouds@gmail.com>
Date: Mar 29, 2019, 11:27 UTC
Message-ID: <CACsJy8AVGoNvU9yC=y5BvNWQaMachD-nU-OVXuFVAw62_+mxKg@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <42ba7f39-4a8e-9866-eebd-2a4dd5ff8414@gmail.com>

On Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 6:04 PM Phillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com> wrote:

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> > I am especially concerned with the idea of
> > having something like "git switch --ignore-in-progress
> > --discard-changes" being used to quit merges or cherry-picks or
> > reverts or even rebases. In my opinion, doing so is creating flags to > combine uncommon pairs of git commands (git <operation> --quit + git
> > switch) in a way that is far less clear.  I think that's a bad route
> > to go down, and we should keep the commands orthogonal
>
> keeping commands orthogonal is certainly clearer, if less convenient -
> lets do it (assuming Duy agrees).

I sent out v6 a bit too early I guess. But removing --ignore-in-progress also makes it orthogonal. You could cancel the in-progress operation and resume switching, or find another way and forget about switching.

-- 
Duy