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Re: [PATCH 0/7] Flags and config to sign pushes by default

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Dave Borowitz <dborowitz@google.com>
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Aug 14, 2015, 20:31 UTC
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On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 2:12 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
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>> The "if-possible" name and weird tri-state boolean is basically a straw man,
>> and I am happy to change if someone has a clearer suggestion.
>
> Yes, it looks somewhat strange.  Let me go on a slight tangent to
> explain why I think it is OK for "push --signed".

I think we agree that there are three possible behaviors for push and we should allow the user to specify any of the three. The straw-man strangeness is that two of them are the traditional boolean values "true/false" and the third is "file not found^W^W^Wif-possible" :)

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Message 22 of 32 in “Flags and config to sign pushes by default”
  1. 0/7 Flags and config to sign pushes by defaultDave Borowitz, Aug 13, 2015
  2. 1/7 Documentation/git-push.txt: Document when --signed may failDave Borowitz, Aug 13, 2015
  3. Junio C HamanoAug 14, 2015
  4. Dave BorowitzAug 17, 2015
  5. 2/7 Documentation/git-send-pack.txt: Flow long synopsis lineDave Borowitz, Aug 13, 2015
  6. 3/7 Documentation/git-send-pack.txt: Document --signedDave Borowitz, Aug 13, 2015
  7. 4/7 gitremote-helpers.txt: Document pushcert optionDave Borowitz, Aug 13, 2015
  8. 5/7 transport: Remove git_transport_options.push_certDave Borowitz, Aug 13, 2015
  9. Junio C HamanoAug 14, 2015
  10. 6/7 Support signing pushes iff the server supports itDave Borowitz, Aug 13, 2015
  11. Junio C HamanoAug 14, 2015
  12. Dave BorowitzAug 19, 2015
  13. 7/7 Add a config option push.gpgSign for default signed pushesDave Borowitz, Aug 13, 2015
  14. Junio C HamanoAug 17, 2015
  15. Dave BorowitzAug 17, 2015
  16. Junio C HamanoAug 17, 2015
  17. Junio C HamanoAug 17, 2015
  18. Dave BorowitzAug 17, 2015
  19. Chris PackhamAug 14, 2015
  20. Junio C HamanoAug 14, 2015
  21. Dave BorowitzAug 14, 2015
  22. Dave BorowitzAug 14, 2015
  23. Junio C HamanoAug 14, 2015
  24. Dave BorowitzAug 14, 2015
  25. Junio C HamanoAug 14, 2015
  26. Junio C HamanoAug 17, 2015
  27. Dave BorowitzAug 17, 2015
  28. Junio C HamanoAug 17, 2015
  29. Dave BorowitzAug 17, 2015
  30. Junio C HamanoAug 17, 2015
  31. Dave BorowitzAug 17, 2015
  32. Junio C HamanoAug 17, 2015

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