Re: [PATCH 3/3] Teach "git branch" about --new-workdir

From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Jul 22, 2007, 23:02 UTC
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0707230000020.14781@racer.site>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0707222302170.19212@reaper.quantumfyre.co.uk>

Hi,

On Sun, 22 Jul 2007, Julian Phillips wrote:

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> On Sun, 22 Jul 2007, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
> 
> > Well, I am really not interested in shooting myself in the foot, and 
> > having that option in checkout would make that much more likely.  So I 
> > really, really want to have this in git-branch.
> 
> Fair enough.  Your patch - so you get to choose.  I don't have any 
> strong objections (and no power to express any if I did :P) - just 
> airing my POV ;)

;-)

In related news, you got me convinced that my "solution" is not sufficient. So I guess this patch has to wait until after 1.5.3 _and_ after we convinced Junio to put his BASE index extension in again.

FWIW once git-checkout is builtin, I'll add "--new-workdir" for it.  Deal?

Ciao, Dscho