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Re: branch description as a note?

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Oswald Buddenhagen <oswald.buddenhagen@gmx.de>
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Dec 12, 2024, 10:48 UTC
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On Wed, Dec 11, 2024 at 11:07:55PM +0100, Kristoffer Haugsbakk wrote:
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>On Wed, Dec 11, 2024, at 21:13, Kristoffer Haugsbakk wrote:
>> See also this project idea https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/issues/438
>>
>> Which also links to a 2019 thread.
>>
>> With +CC on the participants. I hope that’s okay.
>
>Reiterating what I wrote there
>
>https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/issues/438#issuecomment-2381017430
>
>I would store all ref metadata in one ref.  Either divide it
>up into files or have one structured file.  I’ve seen this idea
>floating around.  I haven’t seen any purpose-built tools for it yet.
>

https://wiki.qt.io/Git-gpush-scripts does exactly that, but putting a state file into a special ref.

this script suite can be used to address bence's use case of migrating wip state between machines, by having a git remote for the "magic" ref space.

it's not perfect for a patch-based workflow, as i bolted it on as an afterthought. and it could also use a github-centered mode. patches welcome.

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  1. Bence FerdinandyDec 11, 2024
  2. Junio C HamanoDec 11, 2024
  3. Konstantin RyabitsevDec 11, 2024
  4. Bence FerdinandyDec 11, 2024
  5. Junio C HamanoDec 12, 2024
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  10. Justin ToblerDec 11, 2024
  11. Bence FerdinandyDec 11, 2024
  12. Junio C HamanoDec 12, 2024
  13. Bence FerdinandyDec 12, 2024
  14. Kristoffer HaugsbakkDec 11, 2024
  15. Kristoffer HaugsbakkDec 11, 2024
  16. Oswald BuddenhagenDec 12, 2024

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