From: Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:59:18 GMT
Subject: Re: git in emacs
Message-ID: <m3bpocxyf4.fsf@localhost.localdomain>
In-Reply-To: <f46c52560906250535k6a0eb0a5ne05dc327760d14bd@mail.gmail.com>

Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> writes:

> Ive been trying to use git.el in emacs
> 
> When I checked out an internal commit (I guess that's called a
> detached head?) then git-status (in emacs) starts giving me
> 
> Branch:     fatal: ref HEAD is not a symbolic ref
> 
> This goes away when I do
> git reset --hard <original-head-sha> --
> git checkout master
> 
> [I'm not sure this the best way of restoring the head]

This probably means that git.el (which version do you use) should 
be corrected.

> 
> But my question is more about git in emacs. I gather that there are 3 options:
> 1. git.el
> 2. vc with git backend
> 3. dvc with git backend
> 
> Which is best/preferable?
> Or is it best to stay with the command line?

See http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs-en/Git

-- 
Jakub Narebski
Poland
ShadeHawk on #git