Re: [PATCH] Teach "git remote" a mirror mode

From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Sep 3, 2007, 11:50 UTC
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0709031249080.28586@racer.site>
In-Reply-To: <7vmyw4majd.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org>

Hi,

On Mon, 3 Sep 2007, Junio C Hamano wrote:

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> Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:
> 
> > When using the "--mirror" option to "git remote add", the refs will 
> > not be stored in the refs/remotes/ namespace, but in the same location 
> > as on the remote side.
> 
> Thanks.  With this and the "git remote rm" I think we would be in much 
> better shape.  Another thing that would be needed further before we can 
> rewriting git-clone would be the "guessing where HEAD points at" and we 
> would be in a very good shape.

Okay, that should be fixable.

> I notice you did not add any tests, though...

You noticed.  Darn.  ;-)

I briefly considered it, but decided I did not have the energy to cut a test suite for "git remote"... Will do so today.

Ciao, Dscho