Re: [PATCH 2/2] git-gc: skip stashes when expiring reflogs

From: Eric Raible <raible@gmail.com>
Date: Jun 12, 2008, 04:32 UTC
Message-ID: <loom.20080612T042942-698@post.gmane.org>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LFD.1.10.0806111918300.23110@xanadu.home>

Nicolas Pitre <nico <at> cam.org> writes:

> As you say, branches are there just for that: keeping changes for 
> months.  Stashes are not meant to be used like that nor should we 
> encourage it.

This unfortunately goes against the recommended usage in John Wiegley's otherwise excellent "Git From the Bottom Up". I've contacted him separately to make him aware of the collective wisdom of not relying on stashes for long-term storage.

- Eric

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