From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 19:12:05 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] branch: let '--edit-description' default to rebased branch during rebase
Message-ID: <xmqqwo8y2ovu.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com>
In-Reply-To: <CAJ+F1C+qGo=6QrRw2299Apr2+-CHNWQyzWjvWbXJN5KC+T63AQ@mail.gmail.com>

Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lureau@gmail.com> writes:

> Hi
>
> On Fri, Feb 7, 2020 at 7:57 PM Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
>>
>> Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lureau@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>> > Also, when doing --edit-description there are comments like:
>> >
>> > # Please edit the description for the branch
>> > #   unrelated-history
>> >
>> > What else do you suggest?
>>
>> How about teaching "git branch --edit-description [HEAD]" notice
>> when/if HEAD is detached and always error out, no matter what
>> operation is in progress?
>
> Then --edit-description during won't default to the branch you started
> from the bisect. So we are back to my original proposal only, having
> branch default during rebase. Eric, do you mind?

What I meant by "no matter what is in progress" is not to special
case "during rebase", either.

Sorry for the confusion.