From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v0] fast-import: Add drop command
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2011 14:37:33 -0500
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Vitor Antunes wrote:

> The drop command deletes the given branch reference, allowing
> fast-import to actively ignore it in the final checks.

Thanks.  I must have missed the earlier discussion.  What are the
semantics of this command and its intended purpose?  For example, what
happens if the branch already existed or if there is a checkpoint
(perhaps triggered by the impatient user sending SIGUSR1 to
fast-import) before the "drop" command is processed?

Jonathan