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Re: erratic behavior commit --allow-empty

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Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
Date
Oct 3, 2012, 20:30 UTC
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Angelo Borsotti <angelo.borsotti@gmail.com> writes:
> as a user, and owner of a repository I do care about the objects that are in it.
There is no need to care.
> I do not understand this: I have produced several examples that show that
> it is not created, i.e. that the very same objects are present in the repository
> after the command execution as they were before it.

That is just an implementation detail. All you need to know is that a ref has been created or modified.

Andreas.
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Message 39 of 53 in “erratic behavior commit --allow-empty”
  1. Angelo BorsottiOct 2, 2012
  2. Johannes SixtOct 2, 2012
  3. Angelo BorsottiOct 2, 2012
  4. Junio C HamanoOct 2, 2012
  5. Angelo BorsottiOct 2, 2012
  6. Junio C HamanoOct 2, 2012
  7. Angelo BorsottiOct 2, 2012
  8. PJ WeisbergOct 3, 2012
  9. Johannes SixtOct 3, 2012
  10. Angelo BorsottiOct 3, 2012
  11. Johannes SixtOct 3, 2012
  12. Philip OakleyOct 3, 2012
  13. Angelo BorsottiOct 3, 2012
  14. Matthieu MoyOct 3, 2012
  15. Angelo BorsottiOct 3, 2012
  16. Matthieu MoyOct 3, 2012
  17. Angelo BorsottiOct 3, 2012
  18. Matthieu MoyOct 3, 2012
  19. Angelo BorsottiOct 3, 2012
  20. Matthieu MoyOct 3, 2012
  21. Philip OakleyOct 3, 2012
  22. Angelo BorsottiOct 4, 2012
  23. Phil HordOct 4, 2012
  24. Angelo BorsottiOct 4, 2012
  25. Philip OakleyOct 4, 2012
  26. Angelo BorsottiOct 4, 2012
  27. Philip OakleyOct 4, 2012
  28. Angelo BorsottiOct 4, 2012
  29. Tomas CarneckyOct 3, 2012
  30. Angelo BorsottiOct 3, 2012
  31. Andreas SchwabOct 3, 2012
  32. Angelo BorsottiOct 3, 2012
  33. Andreas SchwabOct 3, 2012
  34. Angelo BorsottiOct 3, 2012
  35. Andreas SchwabOct 3, 2012
  36. Angelo BorsottiOct 3, 2012
  37. Andreas SchwabOct 3, 2012
  38. Angelo BorsottiOct 3, 2012
  39. Andreas SchwabOct 3, 2012
  40. Phil HordOct 3, 2012
  41. Angelo BorsottiOct 3, 2012
  42. PJ WeisbergOct 3, 2012
  43. Angelo BorsottiOct 3, 2012
  44. Andreas SchwabOct 3, 2012
  45. PJ WeisbergOct 3, 2012
  46. Lars NoschinskiOct 5, 2012
  47. Jan EngelhardtJan 12, 2013
  48. Joachim SchmitzJan 16, 2013
  49. Johannes SixtOct 3, 2012
  50. Angelo BorsottiOct 3, 2012
  51. Junio C HamanoOct 3, 2012
  52. Angelo BorsottiOct 3, 2012
  53. Phil HordOct 3, 2012

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