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git push --force to update tag

From
乙酸鋰 <ch3cooli@gmail.com>
Date
Jan 7, 2013, 02:23 UTC
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about git 1.8.2
 * "git push" now requires "-f" to update a tag, even if it is a
   fast-forward, as tags are meant to be fixed points.

Does the server side validate this? Do we need to upgrade git on server side to support this?

Next: Chris Rorvick
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  1. 乙酸鋰Jan 7, 2013
  2. Chris RorvickJan 7, 2013

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