From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, "Carlos Martín Nieto" <cmn@elego.de>,
"Michael Schubert" <mschub@elegosoft.com>,
"Johan Herland" <johan@herland.net>, "Jeff King" <peff@peff.net>,
"Marc Branchaud" <marcnarc@xiplink.com>,
"Nicolas Pitre" <nico@fluxnic.net>,
"John Szakmeister" <john@szakmeister.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 11/15] fetch --prune: prune only based on explicit refspecs
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 08:08:14 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqmwlth1r5.fsf@gitster.dls.corp.google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <526B65E8.1070900@alum.mit.edu> (Michael Haggerty's message of "Sat, 26 Oct 2013 08:49:12 +0200")
Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu> writes:
> On 10/24/2013 11:11 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> ...
>> We should just lose "It is similar to using" from 10/15 and start
>> over, perhaps? Add the first paragraph of the below in 10/15 and
>> add the rest in 11/15, or something.
>>
>> --tags::
>> Request that all tags be fetched from the remote
>> under the same name (i.e. `refs/tags/X` is created in
>> our repository by copying their `refs/tags/X`), in
>> addition to whatever is fetched by the same `git
>> fetch` command without this option on the command
>> line.
>> +
>> When `refs/tags/*` hierarchy from the remote is copied only
>> because this option was given, they are not subject to be
>> pruned when `--prune` option (or configuration variables
>> like `fetch.prune` or `remote.<name>.prune`) is in effect.
>>
>> That would make it clear that they are subject to pruning when --mirror
>> or an explicit refspec refs/tags/*:refs/tags/* is given, as tags are
>> not fetched "only because of --tags" in such cases.
>
> I see your point. What do you think about the following version, which
> is a bit more compact and refers the reader to --prune for the full story:
>
> -t::
> --tags::
> Fetch all tags from the remote (i.e., fetch remote tags
> `refs/tags/*` into local tags with the same name), in addition
> to whatever else would otherwise be fetched. Using this
> option does not subject tags to pruning, even if --prune is
> used (though tags may be pruned anyway if they are also the
> destination of an explicit refspec; see '--prune').
I like the first sentence of yours better. The second sentence feels
somewhat iffy, though. --tags refs/tags/*:refs/tags/* will allow
tags to be pruned, so s/option does not/option alone does not/ needs
to be done to be precise, at least.
Thanks.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-10-28 15:08 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 57+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-09-13 2:54 Local tag killer Michael Haggerty
2013-09-13 4:03 ` Junio C Hamano
2013-09-20 22:51 ` Junio C Hamano
2013-09-21 6:42 ` Michael Haggerty
2013-09-21 12:28 ` John Szakmeister
2013-09-24 7:51 ` Jeff King
2013-09-24 13:22 ` Marc Branchaud
2013-09-25 8:22 ` Jeff King
2013-09-25 22:54 ` Nicolas Pitre
2013-09-28 12:20 ` Michael Haggerty
2013-09-28 21:42 ` Johan Herland
2013-09-29 4:29 ` Michael Haggerty
2013-09-29 9:30 ` Johan Herland
2013-09-30 15:24 ` Marc Branchaud
2013-09-30 15:52 ` Nicolas Pitre
2013-09-30 19:16 ` Marc Branchaud
2013-09-30 20:08 ` Nicolas Pitre
2013-09-30 21:14 ` Marc Branchaud
2013-09-30 22:44 ` Nicolas Pitre
2013-09-30 23:18 ` Jeff King
2013-10-01 3:04 ` Marc Branchaud
2013-10-01 3:28 ` Nicolas Pitre
2013-10-01 12:45 ` Marc Branchaud
2013-10-23 15:50 ` [PATCH 00/15] Change semantics of "fetch --tags" Michael Haggerty
2013-10-23 15:50 ` [PATCH 01/15] t5510: use the correct tag name in test Michael Haggerty
2013-10-23 15:50 ` [PATCH 02/15] t5510: prepare test refs more straightforwardly Michael Haggerty
2013-10-23 18:36 ` Junio C Hamano
2013-10-24 6:49 ` Michael Haggerty
2013-10-24 19:50 ` Junio C Hamano
2013-10-23 15:50 ` [PATCH 03/15] t5510: check that "git fetch --prune --tags" does not prune branches Michael Haggerty
2013-10-23 15:50 ` [PATCH 04/15] api-remote.txt: correct section "struct refspect" Michael Haggerty
2013-10-23 18:43 ` Junio C Hamano
2013-10-24 7:06 ` Michael Haggerty
2013-10-23 15:50 ` [PATCH 05/15] get_ref_map(): rename local variables Michael Haggerty
2013-10-23 18:45 ` Junio C Hamano
2013-10-24 7:24 ` Michael Haggerty
2013-10-23 15:50 ` [PATCH 06/15] ref_remove_duplicates(): avoid redundant bisection Michael Haggerty
2013-10-23 15:50 ` [PATCH 07/15] ref_remove_duplicates(): simplify function Michael Haggerty
2013-10-23 15:50 ` [PATCH 08/15] ref_remove_duplicates(): improve documentation comment Michael Haggerty
2013-10-23 18:47 ` Junio C Hamano
2013-10-23 15:50 ` [PATCH 09/15] builtin/fetch.c: reorder function definitions Michael Haggerty
2013-10-23 15:50 ` [PATCH 10/15] fetch --tags: fetch tags *in addition to* other stuff Michael Haggerty
2013-10-24 20:51 ` Junio C Hamano
2013-10-25 15:08 ` Michael Haggerty
2013-10-28 19:10 ` Junio C Hamano
2013-10-30 4:26 ` Michael Haggerty
2013-10-26 5:10 ` Michael Haggerty
2013-10-23 15:50 ` [PATCH 11/15] fetch --prune: prune only based on explicit refspecs Michael Haggerty
2013-10-24 21:11 ` Junio C Hamano
2013-10-26 6:49 ` Michael Haggerty
2013-10-28 15:08 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2013-10-23 15:50 ` [PATCH 12/15] query_refspecs(): move some constants out of the loop Michael Haggerty
2013-10-23 15:50 ` [PATCH 13/15] builtin/remote.c: reorder function definitions Michael Haggerty
2013-10-23 15:50 ` [PATCH 14/15] builtin/remote.c:update(): use struct argv_array Michael Haggerty
2013-10-23 15:50 ` [PATCH 15/15] fetch, remote: properly convey --no-prune options to subprocesses Michael Haggerty
2013-10-24 21:17 ` Junio C Hamano
2013-10-23 16:59 ` [PATCH 00/15] Change semantics of "fetch --tags" Junio C Hamano
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