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

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jul 30, 2014, 18:03 UTC
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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.
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Message 12 of 36 in “nd/multiple-work-trees follow-ups”
  1. 0/5 nd/multiple-work-trees follow-upsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 23, 2014
  2. 1/5 gitrepository-layout.txt: s/ignored/ignored if/Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 23, 2014
  3. 2/5 prune --repos: fix uninitialized accessNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 23, 2014
  4. Junio C HamanoJul 23, 2014
  5. Duy NguyenJul 24, 2014
  6. 3/5 checkout --to: no auto-detach if the ref is already checked outNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 23, 2014
  7. Michael J GruberJul 23, 2014
  8. Junio C HamanoJul 23, 2014
  9. Duy NguyenJul 24, 2014
  10. Junio C HamanoJul 24, 2014
  11. Michael J GruberJul 25, 2014
  12. Junio C HamanoJul 30, 2014
  13. Junio C HamanoJul 30, 2014
  14. Duy NguyenAug 27, 2014
  15. Junio C HamanoAug 27, 2014
  16. Junio C HamanoJul 23, 2014
  17. Duy NguyenJul 24, 2014
  18. Junio C HamanoJul 24, 2014
  19. Junio C HamanoJul 24, 2014
  20. 4/5 checkout --to: fix dangling pointers in remove_junk()Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 23, 2014
  21. 5/5 environment.c: fix incorrect git_graft_file initializationNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 23, 2014
  22. Junio C HamanoJul 23, 2014
  23. 0/8 nd/multiple-work-trees follow-upsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 29, 2014
  24. 1/8 gitrepository-layout.txt: s/ignored/ignored if/Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 29, 2014
  25. 2/8 checkout: no need to call check_linked_checkouts if head_ref is NULLNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 29, 2014
  26. 3/8 prune --repos: fix uninitialized accessNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 29, 2014
  27. 4/8 checkout: no auto-detach if the ref is already checked outNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 29, 2014
  28. 5/8 checkout --to: fix dangling pointers in remove_junk()Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 29, 2014
  29. 6/8 environment.c: fix incorrect git_graft_file initializationNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 29, 2014
  30. 7/8 checkout: prefix --to argument properly when cwd is movedNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 29, 2014
  31. Junio C HamanoJul 29, 2014
  32. Duy NguyenJul 30, 2014
  33. 8/8 checkout --to: do not touch existing target directoryNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jul 29, 2014
  34. Junio C HamanoJul 30, 2014
  35. Duy NguyenJul 31, 2014
  36. Junio C HamanoJul 31, 2014

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