From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Josef 'Jeff' Sipek Subject: Re: [PATCH] Added guilt.reusebranch configuration option. Date: Wed, 22 May 2013 12:31:39 -0400 Message-ID: <20130522163139.GF13731@poseidon.cudanet.local> References: <1369224677-16404-1-git-send-email-tytso@mit.edu> <20130522134212.GB13731@poseidon.cudanet.local> <20130522144531.GB2777@thunk.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: Per Cederqvist , git@vger.kernel.org To: Theodore Ts'o X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Wed May 22 18:31:46 2013 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@plane.gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.180.67]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1UfBx4-0005GW-Cr for gcvg-git-2@plane.gmane.org; Wed, 22 May 2013 18:31:46 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1756244Ab3EVQbm (ORCPT ); Wed, 22 May 2013 12:31:42 -0400 Received: from josefsipek.net ([64.9.206.49]:1630 "EHLO josefsipek.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751543Ab3EVQbl (ORCPT ); Wed, 22 May 2013 12:31:41 -0400 Received: from poseidon.cudanet.local (unknown [64.235.151.250]) by josefsipek.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id B18AD173B; Wed, 22 May 2013 12:31:40 -0400 (EDT) Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20130522144531.GB2777@thunk.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 10:45:31AM -0400, Theodore Ts'o wrote: > I just had another idea (although I haven't had a chance to code up > anything yet). Perhaps instead of, or in addition to, a global > setting (i.e., guilt.reusebranch), perhaps we should have a per-branch > setting, such as branch..guiltReuseBranch? > > I was actually thinking that it might be interesting to have a > branch..rewindable, which would change the guilt defaults, and > could also key changes in key git behavior which makes it less likely > that a user shoots him or herself in the foot --- i.e., give warnings > if he or she has modified the branch in such a way that > remotes.origin. is no longer contained within the branch head. Interesting! I wonder what git people have to say about this. Jeff. -- We have joy, we have fun, we have Linux on a Sun...