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Re: What's cooking in git.git (Mar 2019, #01; Wed, 6)

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Mar 8, 2019, 00:02 UTC
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Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.org> writes:
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>> I should send switch/restore again soon. There are still a few
>> unaddressed concerns for git-restore since last time. Probably time to
>> refresh those discussions.
>
> Just catching up on back emails:
>
> The one point I noted is that "Overlay" is a new magic term without
> any explanation within the _documentation_.
>
> It would appear worth it to also add something (follow up patch?) to
> the e.g. git glossary to clarify how overlay differs, or is similar
> to, the different merge and reset modes.

Yeah, I recall that. I was hoping that it would stop mattering when we start using switch-branches and restore-paths, but of course it would not hurt to clarify the doc in the meantime.

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  1. Junio C HamanoMar 6, 2019
  2. Denton LiuMar 6, 2019
  3. Junio C HamanoMar 6, 2019
  4. Jeff KingMar 6, 2019
  5. Junio C HamanoMar 6, 2019
  6. Duy NguyenMar 6, 2019
  7. Junio C HamanoMar 6, 2019
  8. Philip OakleyMar 7, 2019
  9. Duy NguyenMar 7, 2019
  10. Thomas GummererMar 9, 2019
  11. Elijah NewrenMar 9, 2019
  12. Thomas GummererMar 10, 2019
  13. glossary: add definition for overlayThomas Gummerer, Mar 12, 2019
  14. Duy NguyenMar 13, 2019
  15. Thomas GummererMar 15, 2019
  16. Junio C HamanoMar 13, 2019
  17. Thomas GummererMar 15, 2019
  18. glossary: add definition for overlayThomas Gummerer, Mar 17, 2019
  19. Philip OakleyMar 21, 2019
  20. Junio C HamanoMar 22, 2019
  21. Thomas GummererMar 28, 2019
  22. Junio C HamanoMar 8, 2019
  23. Johannes SchindelinMar 6, 2019
  24. Junio C HamanoMar 18, 2019
  25. Johannes SchindelinMar 6, 2019
  26. Junio C HamanoMar 6, 2019
  27. Johannes SchindelinMar 6, 2019
  28. ps/stash-in-c, was Re: What's cooking in git.git (Mar 2019, #01; Wed, 6)Johannes Schindelin, Mar 6, 2019
  29. Junio C HamanoMar 6, 2019
  30. Jonathan TanMar 6, 2019
  31. Junio C HamanoMar 7, 2019

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