From: Carlisle T. Hamlin <hamlin.carlisle@gmx.com>
Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2024 01:39:15 GMT
Subject: Re: Can a note be pushed to origin?
Message-ID: <b84512cd-2997-48f2-b4d7-b3c6b63f1c89@gmx.com>
In-Reply-To: <98470a2b-9a5c-4a22-a913-5098185afb65@gmx.com>

Oop - fat-fingered it; the commands are:

 > fetch = +refs/notes/*:refs/notes/*
 > push = +refs/notes/*:refs/notes/*

Accidentally typed an asterisk before the push directive. Don't do that. :)

On 10/1/24 18:37, Carlisle T. Hamlin wrote:
> You betcha.
>
> Add to the 'origin' entry in the config file specific to your local
> repository:
>
> fetch = +refs/notes/*:refs/notes/*
> push = *refs/notes/*:refs/notes/*
>
> Just be aware that other developers will remain blissfully unaware of
> your notes unless they either expressly fetch notes for themselves, or
> replicate your config setup as regards notes.
>
> Good luck!
>
> On 9/25/24 05:29, Stephen Steves Linda Smith wrote:
>> In a project that I am working on, some metadata is currently embedded
>> in some
>> source files.  The question was asked yesterday if there is a way to
>> move that
>> metadata a git specific file and link it to the source file or commit.
>>
>> I remembered that git has notes which can be used to add such data to a
>> commit, but I don't believe that such metadata gets pushed to origin nor
>> fetched from origin but another user.
>>
>> Is there a currently implemented way to do something like this?
>>
>
>