Re: BUG: checkout won't checkout?

From: Luke Diamand <luke@diamand.org>
Date: Jun 18, 2015, 22:56 UTC
Message-ID: <CAE5ih78-1EDFTNhxy-PZBtT=HHNMPa=nX0UyfoXYXZXEKy0hPw@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqvbekbpc0.fsf@gitster.dls.corp.google.com>

On 18 June 2015 at 23:53, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:

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> Luke Diamand <luke@diamand.org> writes:
>
>>>> $ git checkout upstream/master -- subtree
>>>> $ git diff upstream/master -- subtree
>>>> -- still lots of deltas
>>>
>>> Does this show _ONLY_ additions?  Or does it include modifications
>>> and removals?
>>
>> There are indeed _ONLY_ additions.
>
> http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/234903/focus=234912
> http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/234903/focus=234924
>
> In short, it is an intended behaviour, both Peff and I consider that
> the intention is bad and the behaviour should be changed.

OK, thanks, it makes sense now!

>
> But nothing has happened yet (it is listed as one of the "leftover
> bits" http://git-blame.blogspot.com/p/leftover-bits.html).

OK, I'll keep it in mind.

Luke