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Re: [PATCH 11/11] PREVIEW: remove support for .git/remotes/ and .git/branches/

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
May 11, 2017, 19:19 UTC
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Hi Stefan,
On Thu, 11 May 2017, Stefan Beller wrote:
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> On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 6:48 AM, Johannes Schindelin
> <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de> wrote:
> > At long last, after a cycle or three of warning users who *still* use
> > the ancient feature of .git/remotes/ and .git/branches/, it is time to
> > retire the code.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
> > ---
> 
> The PREVIEW patches also look good to me, though I just
> skimmed them and other may chime in on the timing of them.
Thanks for the review!

I agree that the PREVIEW part is not quite as important as the first half. I only bothered with it because I did want to make sure that the first half is correct, that it does cover all the places we will need to delete in the end.

In other words: the PREVIEW part should become its own patch series, that I hope Junio will carry in pu (or next) for a while, similar to the changes that removed the historical wart of the funny argument order in `git merge`.

Ciao, Dscho

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Message 44 of 62 in “Start retiring .git/remotes/ and .git/branches/ for good”
  1. 00/11 Start retiring .git/remotes/ and .git/branches/ for goodJohannes Schindelin, May 11, 2017
  2. 05/11 Revert "Revert "Don't create the $GIT_DIR/branches directory on init""Johannes Schindelin, May 11, 2017
  3. Stefan BellerMay 11, 2017
  4. 04/11 remote: warn loud and clear when .git/remotes/ is *still* usedJohannes Schindelin, May 11, 2017
  5. 01/11 git-parse-remote: fix highly misleading man pageJohannes Schindelin, May 11, 2017
  6. Stefan BellerMay 11, 2017
  7. Johannes SchindelinMay 11, 2017
  8. 0/5 Remove now-unused git-parse-remoteÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 11, 2020
  9. Jeff KingNov 11, 2020
  10. Junio C HamanoNov 11, 2020
  11. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 12, 2020
  12. Jeff KingNov 12, 2020
  13. How do I "git fetch" with a custom <refspec> but a default remote?Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 12, 2020
  14. Jeff KingNov 12, 2020
  15. Chris TorekNov 12, 2020
  16. Jeff KingNov 12, 2020
  17. Junio C HamanoNov 12, 2020
  18. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 14, 2020
  19. 1/5 parse-remote: remove unused GIT_DIR variableÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 11, 2020
  20. 2/5 parse-remote: remove long-dead rebase codeÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 11, 2020
  21. 4/5 parse-remote: move used code to git-submodule.shÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 11, 2020
  22. 5/5 parse-remote: remove this now-unused libraryÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 11, 2020
  23. Junio C HamanoNov 11, 2020
  24. 0/2 Retire git-parse-remoteJunio C Hamano, Nov 12, 2020
  25. 1/2 parse-remote: move used code to git-submodule.shJunio C Hamano, Nov 12, 2020
  26. 2/2 parse-remote: remove this now-unused libraryJunio C Hamano, Nov 12, 2020
  27. Jeff KingNov 12, 2020
  28. Junio C HamanoNov 12, 2020
  29. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 13, 2020
  30. 0/3 submodule sh->C & retire parse-remoteÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 14, 2020
  31. 1/3 submodule: use "fetch" logic instead of custom remote discoveryÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 14, 2020
  32. Junio C HamanoNov 16, 2020
  33. 3/3 parse-remote: remove this now-unused libraryÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 14, 2020
  34. Junio C HamanoNov 16, 2020
  35. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 17, 2020
  36. 2/3 submodule: remove sh function in favor of helperÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 14, 2020
  37. 3/5 parse-remote: remove long-dead git-pull.sh codeÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 11, 2020
  38. 03/11 remote: warn loud and clear when .git/branches/ is *still* usedJohannes Schindelin, May 11, 2017
  39. 09/11 PREVIEW: t5515: remove .git/remotes/ and .git/branches/ testsJohannes Schindelin, May 11, 2017
  40. 02/11 Documentation: really deprecate .git/remotes/ and .git/branches/Johannes Schindelin, May 11, 2017
  41. 10/11 PREVIEW: t0060: stop testing support for .git/remotes/ and .git/branches/Johannes Schindelin, May 11, 2017
  42. 11/11 PREVIEW: remove support for .git/remotes/ and .git/branches/Johannes Schindelin, May 11, 2017
  43. Stefan BellerMay 11, 2017
  44. Johannes SchindelinMay 11, 2017
  45. 06/11 PREVIEW: t5510: convert .git/remotes/ test to use a regular remoteJohannes Schindelin, May 11, 2017
  46. 07/11 PREVIEW: t5516: stop testing .git/branches/ functionalityJohannes Schindelin, May 11, 2017
  47. 08/11 PREVIEW: remote: remove support for migrating ancient remotesJohannes Schindelin, May 11, 2017
  48. Junio C HamanoMay 12, 2017
  49. Johannes SchindelinMay 12, 2017
  50. Junio C HamanoMay 16, 2017
  51. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonMay 16, 2017
  52. Junio C HamanoMay 16, 2017
  53. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonMay 16, 2017
  54. Junio C HamanoMay 17, 2017
  55. Junio C HamanoMay 12, 2017
  56. Johannes SchindelinMay 12, 2017
  57. Jonathan NiederMay 12, 2017
  58. Junio C HamanoMay 13, 2017
  59. Junio C HamanoMay 12, 2017
  60. Johannes SchindelinMay 15, 2017
  61. Jeff KingMay 12, 2017
  62. Johannes SchindelinMay 12, 2017

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