From: Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 01:13:46 GMT
Subject: Re: git fast-import : How to change parent during import?
Message-ID: <CAGdFq_hC10YgV2Cf_ZSu5LvyFxV6wq1atx9q4kFsP8zQpii9YA@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20110828233931.GD29351@elie.gateway.2wire.net>

Heya,

On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 01:39, Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> wrote:
> Vitor Antunes wrote:
>> Is there a way to manually force fast-import to drop an old commit that the
>> frontend script decided it was no longer necessary?
>
> Sure --- patch fast-import (I'd be happy to review such a patch). :)

That's actually a feature that we need for remote-helpers as well (to
be able to drop refs). Would be nice to have a 'drop ref' command in
fast export :).

-- 
Cheers,

Sverre Rabbelier