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Tue, 27 Oct 2026 06:40:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtpclient.apple ([2600:1004:b03e:6cb9:e8f7:7afe:bb4c:405d]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id af79cd13be357-940f0a912d5sm979333885a.40.2026.10.27.06.40.43 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Tue, 27 Oct 2026 06:40:43 -0700 (PDT) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: List-Owner: Precedence: list Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] reflog: add --operations and --historical-branch From: Ben Knoble In-Reply-To: Cc: Harald Nordgren , phillip.wood@dunelm.org.uk, Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget , git@vger.kernel.org, Kristoffer Haugsbakk Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2026 09:40:32 -0400 Message-Id: References: To: Junio C Hamano X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (23D8133) > Le 26 oct. 2026 =C3=A0 11:07, Junio C Hamano a =C3=A9c= rit : >=20 > =EF=BB=BFHarald Nordgren writes: >=20 >>> It would certainly be nice to avoid creating lots of entries in the >>> branch reflog when cherry-picking. I'm not sure what users would make of= >>> us switching to a detached HEAD as some people seem to find it >>> confusing; if we do decide to do that we should make sure we update "git= >>> status" to explain what's happening. I'm more relaxed about changing >>> "git am", but like you I normally detach HEAD first so maybe I'm not the= >>> best person to ask about that. >> I think that the fact that all of us have our tricks to work around >> things is indicative of a real problem. >> We should attack the root cause and simplify git so that even us would >> prefer vanilla git. >=20 > I do use and prefer vanilla Git as it was designed to work, though. But you also workaround limitations in am by detaching ;) which I think was Harald=E2=80=99s bigger point: let=E2=80=99s eliminate the= need for such.=20=