Re: [PATCH] New git-seek command with documentation and test.

[linux@horizon.com]

The annoying thing about temporary branch names like "bisect" and "seek"
is that:
a) They clutter up the nae space available to the repository user.
   Users have to know that those are reserved names.
b) If a repository is cloned while they're in use, they might get
   into a "remotes" file, with even more confusing results.

This is somewhat heretical, but how about making a truly unnamed branch by
having .git/HEAD *not* be a symlink, but rather hold a commit ID directly?
It's already well established that files in the .git directory directly
are strictly local to this working directory, so it seems a much better
home for such temporary state.

Admittedly, this requires more invasive edits (particularly adding a third
legitimate case to validate_symref()), but it seems to make more sense.
And be ultimately simpler than workarounds for the above problems.

Just loosen the rules from ".git/HEAD must be a symlink" to
".git/HEAD must be a symlink before you can check in".


Yes, I know it's radical.  At least I'm not questioning the
power and efficacy of indulgences.  :-)