From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Simon 'corecode' Schubert Subject: Re: incremental fast-import Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 09:44:19 +0200 Message-ID: <46A9A253.8000602@fs.ei.tum.de> References: <20070727005103.GC20052@spearce.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Cc: Julian Phillips , git@vger.kernel.org To: "Shawn O. Pearce" X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Fri Jul 27 09:44:25 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git@gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1IEKUr-0002Cq-8W for gcvg-git@gmane.org; Fri, 27 Jul 2007 09:44:25 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1763034AbXG0HoW convert rfc822-to-quoted-printable (ORCPT ); Fri, 27 Jul 2007 03:44:22 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1762715AbXG0HoW (ORCPT ); Fri, 27 Jul 2007 03:44:22 -0400 Received: from stella.fs.ei.tum.de ([129.187.54.7]:42523 "EHLO stella.fs.ei.tum.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1761316AbXG0HoV (ORCPT ); Fri, 27 Jul 2007 03:44:21 -0400 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.fs.ei.tum.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6C206280C5; Fri, 27 Jul 2007 09:44:20 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at fs.ei.tum.de Received: from stella.fs.ei.tum.de ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (stella.fs.ei.tum.de [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 1PI09sSYFpq4; Fri, 27 Jul 2007 09:44:20 +0200 (CEST) Received: from sweatshorts.home.corecode.ath.cx (85-218-11-188.dclient.lsne.ch [85.218.11.188]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by stella.fs.ei.tum.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0D326280A9; Fri, 27 Jul 2007 09:44:20 +0200 (CEST) User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.4 (X11/20070627) In-Reply-To: <20070727005103.GC20052@spearce.org> Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: Shawn O. Pearce wrote: > fast-import doesn't assume the local branches already exist. > It actually assumes its importing from scratch every time. The > frontend tool needs to restart the branch if that is what it wants. Is there a compelling reason for this behavior? Shouldn't be so compli= cated to get an overview on which branches already exist? Right now I have to do this with a side channel to fast-import, asking = the git repo directly, and then "recreating" the branch, etc. Works, b= ut could be nicer, I guess. cheers simon --=20 Serve - BSD +++ RENT this banner advert +++ ASCII Ribbon /"\ Work - Mac +++ space for low =E2=82=AC=E2=82=AC=E2=82=AC NOW!1 += ++ Campaign \ / Party Enjoy Relax | http://dragonflybsd.org Against HTML \ Dude 2c 2 the max ! http://golden-apple.biz Mail + News / \