From: Ben Lau <benlau@ust.hk>
To: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: How to create a new branch based on a tag?
Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 00:23:55 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4359161B.5000808@ust.hk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <7vsluv5y0p.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
Junio C Hamano wrote:
>Ben Lau <benlau@ust.hk> writes:
>
>
>
>>As v2.6.11 is a tree object(tag), git-checkout and git-branch could
>>not process it. The
>>only way I know is using git-read-tree to fetch v2.6.11 content into
>>current index and start
>>a branch based on it. Is there any simpler method?
>>
>>
>
>The way you know is as good as it gets. v2.6.11-tree case is
>really an unfortunate special case.
>
>
>
What is wrong with the v2.6.11-tree? I just thought it is a duplicate tag
of v2.6.11.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-10-21 4:23 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-10-21 14:57 How to create a new branch based on a tag? Ben Lau
2005-10-21 3:37 ` Martin Langhoff
2005-10-21 16:15 ` Ben Lau
2005-10-21 3:50 ` Junio C Hamano
2005-10-21 16:23 ` Ben Lau [this message]
2005-10-21 5:08 ` Junio C Hamano
2005-10-21 19:14 ` Ben Lau
2005-10-21 8:20 ` Junio C Hamano
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