Re: [PATCH v2] builtin/refs: add '--skip-reflog' flag to bypass reflog migration

From: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Date: Feb 11, 2025, 12:21 UTC
Message-ID: <Z6tA4zC4WhdAVbPD@pks.im>
In-Reply-To: <20250211-477-refs-migrate-add-a-flag-to-ignore-reflogs-during-migration-v2-1-991a2ec9a796@gmail.com>

On Tue, Feb 11, 2025 at 12:42:18PM +0100, Karthik Nayak wrote:

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> The 'git-refs(1)' migrate subcommand, which transfers repositories
> between reference backends, currently migrates reflogs by default as of
> 246cebe320 (refs: add support for migrating reflogs, 2024-12-16).
> 
> While this behavior is desirable for most client-side repositories,
> server-side repositories are not expected to contain reflogs. However,
> due to historical reasons, some may still have them. This could be
> caused, for example, by bugs, misconfiguration, or an administrator
> enabling reflogs on the server for debugging purposes.
> 
> To address this, introduce the --skip-reflog flag, allowing users to
> bypass reflog migration. This ensures that the repository ends up in the
> expected state after migration.

Thanks, this version looks good to me.

Patrick