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Re: Re* [RFC/PATCH] extend meaning of "--root" option to index comparisons

From
Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>
Date
Sep 21, 2008, 17:04 UTC
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Anatol Pomozov wrote:
> What about following algorithm. HEAD points to ref and ref is not
> created yet. Additional check could be
>  a) there are no other refs
>  or/and b) object database is empty

What about the case when you create _independent_ branch (additional root, i.e. parentless commit), like 'html', 'man' and 'todo' branches in git.git repository? Neither a) nor b) applies, and I don't consider such situation a bug. HEAD should be in proper symref format: "ref: refs/heads/<branchname>".

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Jakub Narebski
Warsaw, Poland
ShadeHawk on #git
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  1. Anatol PomozovSep 15, 2008
  2. Michael J GruberSep 15, 2008
  3. Junio C HamanoSep 15, 2008
  4. Anatol PomozovSep 15, 2008
  5. Michael J GruberSep 15, 2008
  6. Sverre RabbelierSep 15, 2008
  7. Jeff KingSep 15, 2008
  8. Sverre RabbelierSep 16, 2008
  9. Jeff KingSep 16, 2008
  10. extend meaning of "--root" option to index comparisonsJeff King, Sep 18, 2008
  11. Anatol PomozovSep 18, 2008
  12. Sverre RabbelierSep 18, 2008
  13. Jeff KingSep 19, 2008
  14. Anatol PomozovSep 19, 2008
  15. Jeff KingSep 19, 2008
  16. Re* [RFC/PATCH] extend meaning of "--root" option to index comparisonsJunio C Hamano, Sep 19, 2008
  17. Jeff KingSep 21, 2008
  18. Anatol PomozovSep 21, 2008
  19. Jakub NarebskiSep 21, 2008
  20. Jeff KingSep 22, 2008
  21. Re* [RFC/PATCH] extend meaning of "--root" option to index comparisonsJunio C Hamano, Sep 21, 2008
  22. Jeff KingSep 22, 2008

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