Re: [BUG] Cannot push some grafted branches

[Thomas Rast <trast@inf.ethz.ch>]

Yann Dirson <dirson@bertin.fr> writes:

>> +EXAMPLE
>> +-------
>> +
>> +Replacements (and before them, grafts) are often used to replace the
>> +parent list of a commit.  Since commits are stored in a human-readable
>> +format, you can in fact change any property using the following
>> +recipe:
>> +
>> +------------------------------------------------
>> +$ git cat-file commit original_commit >tmp
>> +$ vi tmp
>> +------------------------------------------------
>> +In the editor, adjust the commit as needed.  For example, you can edit
>> +the parent lists by adding/removing lines starting with "parent".
>> +When done, replace the original commit with the edited one:
>> +------------------------------------------------
>> +$ git replace original_commit $(git hash-object -w tmp)
>
> You probably meant "-t commit" - a sign that it's not so trivial to forge ?

Mostly a sign that despite my testing efforts, I still fail at
cut&paste...

But yes, it absolutely needs -t commit.  Otherwise the commit would be
replaced by a blob, and confusion ensues.

-- 
Thomas Rast
trast@{inf,student}.ethz.ch