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Re: [RFC] just an (stupid) idea when creating a new branch

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Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>
Date
Jul 8, 2006, 21:41 UTC
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moreau francis wrote:
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> Hi GIT folks.
> 
> I'm a complete newbie on git development so excuse me if
> this idea is completely stupid.
> 
> Would it be possible to let the user stick a short explanation
> on  what a branch is supposed to implement during its creation.

It would be possible when/if branch and remotes config would migrate to .git/config. Currently too many I think relies on refs/heads being simple sha1 of "top" commit.

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Jakub Narebski
Warsaw, Poland
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  1. moreau francisJul 8, 2006
  2. Jakub NarebskiJul 8, 2006
  3. Johannes SchindelinJul 8, 2006
  4. Jakub NarebskiJul 9, 2006
  5. Johannes SchindelinJul 9, 2006
  6. Marco CostalbaJul 9, 2006
  7. Johannes SchindelinJul 9, 2006
  8. Petr BaudisJul 9, 2006
  9. Johannes SchindelinJul 9, 2006
  10. Pavel RoskinJul 9, 2006
  11. Re : [RFC] just an (stupid) idea when creating a new branchmoreau francis, Jul 9, 2006
  12. Junio C HamanoJul 9, 2006

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