Re: disallowing push to currently checked-out branch

From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Feb 17, 2009, 00:56 UTC
Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.1.00.0902170154330.10279@pacific.mpi-cbg.de>
In-Reply-To: <499A07C4.5000908@gmail.com>

Hi,

On Tue, 17 Feb 2009, Sergio Callegari wrote:

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> Let us assume that I am working on branch B and that my worktree is based on
> commit XYZ. Let's also assume that someone pushes behind my shoulders and
> moves the tip of B (or even deletes B alltogether) either in one or in
> multiple pushes.  Is there an easy way so that I can now find out at what
> commit (XYZ) I was before the push(es)?

Nope. There was code flying around at some stage to record in the index what commit it was based on.

I forgot why it was thrown out again; you'll have to look up the discussion yourself.

Ciao, Dscho

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