Re: [PATCH 7/8] refs: add 'update-symref' command to 'update-ref'

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Apr 2, 2024, 16:40 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqil0z7m5y.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <Zgv4H66NmLZ_o1IC@tanuki>

Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> writes:

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> because they have been supported by Git all along. It simply makes our
> lifes easier when we don't have to special-case creations and deletions
> in any way.
>
> So I'd really not want those to go away or become deprecated.

That is a good input.

Do you have anything to add as a counter-proposal? The "I do not care what was there before" update mode does make it necessary to have a "zero" value for symrefs that can be distinguishable from not having a value at all.

Thanks.

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