From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
To: Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] clone: allow detached checkout when --branch takes a tag
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 09:42:27 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120106144226.GA4525@sigill.intra.peff.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CACsJy8BSzQiTScOhvQjLz8mQZC0g3fEOayBxn7n65t1tKwWnsw@mail.gmail.com>
On Fri, Jan 06, 2012 at 06:09:16PM +0700, Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy wrote:
> > I wonder, though, if the original code makes any sense. By using
> > "refs/", I would have to say "--branch=heads/foo", which is kind of
> > weird and undocumented. I think it should probably always be
> > "refs/heads/", no matter if we are mirroring or not.
>
> --branch should not be used with --mirror in my opinion. --branch
> changes HEAD so it's no longer an exact mirror.
You could be making a repo that mirrors all of the refs, but has a
different HEAD (e.g., the upstream has "development" as the main branch,
but you want a local mirror with "production" as the HEAD).
I agree it's an unlikely combination (which is probably why nobody has
complained about the weird behavior), but I don't see a particular
reason to forbid it.
-Peff
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-01-06 14:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 68+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-01-05 13:49 [PATCH] clone: allow detached checkout when --branch takes a tag Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-01-05 14:18 ` Jeff King
2012-01-06 11:09 ` Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy
2012-01-06 14:42 ` Jeff King [this message]
2012-01-05 16:22 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-01-06 7:35 ` Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy
2012-01-08 11:46 ` [PATCH v2 1/6] t5601: add && Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-01-08 11:46 ` [PATCH v2 2/6] clone: write detached HEAD in bare repositories Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-01-08 11:46 ` [PATCH v2 3/6] clone: factor out checkout code Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-01-10 0:32 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-01-10 2:01 ` Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy
2012-01-10 4:59 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-01-10 5:57 ` Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy
2012-01-08 11:46 ` [PATCH v2 4/6] clone: --branch=<branch> always means refs/heads/<branch> Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-01-10 0:33 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-01-08 11:46 ` [PATCH v2 5/6] clone: allow --branch to take a tag Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-01-08 11:46 ` [PATCH v2 6/6] clone: print advice on checking out detached HEAD Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-01-10 0:36 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-01-10 1:54 ` Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy
2012-01-10 4:49 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-01-10 5:54 ` Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy
2012-01-10 9:56 ` [PATCH v3 00/10] nd/clone-detached Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-01-13 7:21 ` [PATCH v4 " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-01-13 19:52 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-01-14 4:48 ` Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy
2012-01-14 6:53 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-01-14 7:40 ` Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy
2012-01-15 2:34 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-01-16 9:46 ` [PATCH v5 00/10] nd/clone-detached rebase onto nd/clone-single-branch Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-01-16 9:46 ` [PATCH v5 01/10] t5601: add missing && cascade Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-01-16 9:46 ` [PATCH v5 02/10] clone: write detached HEAD in bare repositories Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-01-16 9:46 ` [PATCH v5 03/10] clone: factor out checkout code Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-01-16 9:46 ` [PATCH v5 04/10] clone: factor out HEAD update code Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-01-16 9:46 ` [PATCH v5 05/10] clone: factor out remote ref writing Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-01-16 9:46 ` [PATCH v5 06/10] clone: delay cloning until after remote HEAD checking Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-01-16 9:46 ` [PATCH v5 07/10] clone: --branch=<branch> always means refs/heads/<branch> Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-01-16 9:46 ` [PATCH v5 08/10] clone: refuse to clone if --branch points to bogus ref Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-01-16 9:46 ` [PATCH v5 09/10] clone: allow --branch to take a tag Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-01-16 9:46 ` [PATCH v5 10/10] clone: print advice on checking out detached HEAD Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-01-13 7:21 ` [PATCH v4 01/10] t5601: add missing && cascade Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-01-13 7:21 ` [PATCH v4 02/10] clone: write detached HEAD in bare repositories Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-01-13 7:21 ` [PATCH v4 03/10] clone: factor out checkout code Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-01-13 7:21 ` [PATCH v4 04/10] clone: factor out HEAD update code Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-01-13 7:21 ` [PATCH v4 05/10] clone: factor out remote ref writing Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-01-13 7:21 ` [PATCH v4 06/10] clone: delay cloning until after remote HEAD checking Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-01-13 7:21 ` [PATCH v4 07/10] clone: --branch=<branch> always means refs/heads/<branch> Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-01-13 7:22 ` [PATCH v4 08/10] clone: refuse to clone if --branch points to bogus ref Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-01-13 7:22 ` [PATCH v4 09/10] clone: allow --branch to take a tag Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-01-13 7:22 ` [PATCH v4 10/10] clone: print advice on checking out detached HEAD Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-01-10 9:56 ` [PATCH v3 01/10] t5601: add missing && cascade Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-01-10 9:56 ` [PATCH v3 02/10] clone: write detached HEAD in bare repositories Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-01-10 9:57 ` [PATCH v3 03/10] clone: factor out checkout code Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-01-10 9:57 ` [PATCH v3 04/10] clone: factor out HEAD update code Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-01-10 9:57 ` [PATCH v3 05/10] clone: factor out remote ref writing Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-01-10 9:57 ` [PATCH v3 06/10] clone: delay cloning until after remote HEAD checking Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-01-11 19:36 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-01-12 1:27 ` Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy
2012-01-24 0:15 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-01-24 0:34 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-01-24 0:39 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-01-24 7:01 ` Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy
2012-01-10 9:57 ` [PATCH v3 07/10] clone: --branch=<branch> always means refs/heads/<branch> Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-01-11 20:01 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-01-12 3:00 ` Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy
2012-01-10 9:57 ` [PATCH v3 08/10] clone: refuse to clone if --branch points to bogus ref Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-01-10 9:57 ` [PATCH v3 09/10] clone: allow --branch to take a tag Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-01-11 23:57 ` Junio C Hamano
2012-01-10 9:57 ` [PATCH v3 10/10] clone: print advice on checking out detached HEAD Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
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