Re: [PATCH 3/5] checkout --to: no auto-detach if the ref is already checked out

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Jul 30, 2014, 18:52 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqq8unaznl8.fsf@gitster.dls.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqmwbqzptt.fsf@gitster.dls.corp.google.com>

Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:

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> Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net> writes:
>
>> As an error message that is completely sufficient.
>>
>> The advice messages are meant to teach the user about the normal parts
>> of the toolchest to use in a situation of "conflict", aren't they?
>
> Not really.  They are to remind (to those who learned but forgot)
> and to hint (to those who haven't realized they have things to learn
> in this area).  Wall of text that tries to do more than that, like
> "teaching", risks not getting read by anybody.
>
>> Maybe
>> we should ask someone who hasn't turned them off...
>
> Actually, I run without most of the 'advice.*' turned off.

Ehh, what I meant was that I do not have "advice.foo = false" for most of 'foo', i.e. I run with most of them still active.