From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:46:27 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] filter-branch.sh: support nearly proper tag name filtering
Message-ID: <alpine.LSU.1.00.0803241745240.4353@racer.site>
In-Reply-To: <47E7D818.7090501@nrlssc.navy.mil>

Hi,

On Mon, 24 Mar 2008, Brandon Casey wrote:

> So right now, tags matching the refspec are rewritten. They are currently
> rewritten with a lightweight tag.

That is unintended.  My understanding of a tag was always that it is 
something immutable.  I mean, _really_ immutable.  If you released a 
certain version, then that is tagged.  You must not rewrite the tag.  
Ever.

Ciao,
Dscho