Re: [PATCH 08/11] Allow for having for_each_ref() list some refs that aren't local

From: Daniel Barkalow <barkalow@iabervon.org>
Date: Mar 8, 2008, 23:25 UTC
Message-ID: <alpine.LNX.1.00.0803081823230.19665@iabervon.org>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LSU.1.00.0803090020430.3975@racer.site>

On Sun, 9 Mar 2008, Johannes Schindelin wrote:

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> Hi,
> 
> On Sat, 8 Mar 2008, Daniel Barkalow wrote:
> 
> > This is useful, for example, for listing the refs in a reference 
> > repository during clone, when you don't have your own refs that cover 
> > the objects that are in your alternate repository.
> 
> How about this commit oneline instead:
> 
> 	for_each_ref(): Allow adding extra refs to be traversed
> 
> Hmm?
> 
> You can explain in the body that the SHA-1s are not verified locally, so 
> that you can add extra refs that do not reference local objects.

The non-local aspect is actually that the repository's refs doesn't actually include them. We actually do have these objects, in an alternate repo. Clearly I need a better commit message, with this info not trying to fit in the first line.

	-Daniel
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