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Re: Minor annoyance with git push

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Feb 22, 2008, 00:11 UTC
Message-ID
<alpine.LSU.1.00.0802220010260.17164@racer.site>
In-Reply-To
<20080221223549.GA26266@dervierte>
Hi,
On Thu, 21 Feb 2008, Steven Walter wrote:
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> On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 03:38:31PM +0000, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
> > That depends awfully on your definition of "safe".
> > 
> > I, for one, hate the idea already, that I am "safe" when "git push" 
> > does not do the thing I asked it to, and which it has done for a 
> > couple of years now without complaint, and which I have gotten used 
> > to.
> > 
> > And then, there will be a great confusion for me, since I work on 5 
> > different machines on an average day, with 5 different git versions, 
> > and having different config settings.
> 
> Which is worse: pushing more refs than you intended (requiring rewinding 
> refs on a repository that other people may pull from), or pushing fewer 
> refs than you intended, requiring you to run the command a second time? 
Sorry to say, but I find this argumentation lacking.

Is it worse to suffer, or is it worse to suffer? We should try to make it _safe_ not "less painful, but still painful nevertheless".

Hth, Dscho

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Message 57 of 71 in “Minor annoyance with git push”
  1. Martin LanghoffFeb 8, 2008
  2. Martin LanghoffFeb 8, 2008
  3. Junio C HamanoFeb 8, 2008
  4. Steffen ProhaskaFeb 9, 2008
  5. Junio C HamanoFeb 10, 2008
  6. Johannes SchindelinFeb 10, 2008
  7. Johannes SchindelinFeb 8, 2008
  8. Martin LanghoffFeb 8, 2008
  9. Mike HommeyFeb 8, 2008
  10. SeanFeb 8, 2008
  11. Steffen ProhaskaFeb 8, 2008
  12. Johannes SchindelinFeb 8, 2008
  13. Martin LanghoffFeb 8, 2008
  14. Johannes SchindelinFeb 8, 2008
  15. Jeff KingFeb 9, 2008
  16. Jeff KingFeb 9, 2008
  17. Johannes SchindelinFeb 9, 2008
  18. Jeff KingFeb 9, 2008
  19. Steffen ProhaskaFeb 9, 2008
  20. Jeff KingFeb 9, 2008
  21. Junio C HamanoFeb 9, 2008
  22. Jeff KingFeb 9, 2008
  23. Martin LanghoffFeb 9, 2008
  24. Johannes SchindelinFeb 9, 2008
  25. Junio C HamanoFeb 10, 2008
  26. Jeff KingFeb 10, 2008
  27. Johannes SchindelinFeb 10, 2008
  28. [RFC] checkout to notice forks (Re: Minor annoyance with git push)Junio C Hamano, Feb 17, 2008
  29. Daniel BarkalowFeb 17, 2008
  30. Junio C HamanoFeb 17, 2008
  31. Daniel BarkalowFeb 17, 2008
  32. Junio C HamanoFeb 17, 2008
  33. Daniel BarkalowFeb 17, 2008
  34. Jeff KingFeb 17, 2008
  35. Santi BéjarFeb 20, 2008
  36. Martin LanghoffFeb 19, 2008
  37. checkout: tone down the "forked status" diagnostic messagesJunio C Hamano, Feb 20, 2008
  38. Jeff KingFeb 21, 2008
  39. checkout: updates to tracking reportJunio C Hamano, Feb 21, 2008
  40. Jay SoffianFeb 21, 2008
  41. Daniel BarkalowFeb 21, 2008
  42. Jay SoffianFeb 21, 2008
  43. Steffen ProhaskaFeb 9, 2008
  44. Johannes SchindelinFeb 9, 2008
  45. Junio C HamanoFeb 10, 2008
  46. Johannes SchindelinFeb 10, 2008
  47. Jeff KingFeb 10, 2008
  48. Johannes SchindelinFeb 10, 2008
  49. Jeff KingFeb 10, 2008
  50. Johannes SchindelinFeb 10, 2008
  51. Jeff KingFeb 10, 2008
  52. Junio C HamanoFeb 20, 2008
  53. Johannes SchindelinFeb 20, 2008
  54. Jay SoffianFeb 20, 2008
  55. Johannes SchindelinFeb 20, 2008
  56. Steven WalterFeb 21, 2008
  57. Johannes SchindelinFeb 22, 2008
  58. Jeff KingFeb 20, 2008
  59. Junio C HamanoFeb 20, 2008
  60. Jeff KingFeb 20, 2008
  61. Jeff KingFeb 20, 2008
  62. Junio C HamanoFeb 20, 2008
  63. Jeff KingFeb 20, 2008
  64. Wincent ColaiutaFeb 10, 2008
  65. Steven WalterFeb 10, 2008
  66. Johannes SchindelinFeb 10, 2008
  67. Johannes SchindelinFeb 10, 2008
  68. Wincent ColaiutaFeb 10, 2008
  69. Jeff KingFeb 10, 2008
  70. Junio C HamanoFeb 10, 2008
  71. Jeff KingFeb 10, 2008

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