Re: [PATCH 5/7] push: require force for refs under refs/tags/

[Chris Rorvick <chris@rorvick.com>]

On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 12:57 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
> Chris Rorvick <chris@rorvick.com> writes:
>
>> diff --git a/remote.c b/remote.c
>> index 4a6f822..012b52f 100644
>> --- a/remote.c
>> +++ b/remote.c
>> @@ -1315,14 +1315,18 @@ void set_ref_status_for_push(struct ref *remote_refs, int send_mirror,
>>                *
>>                * (1) if the old thing does not exist, it is OK.
>>                *
>> -              * (2) if you do not have the old thing, you are not allowed
>> +              * (2) if the destination is under refs/tags/ you are
>> +              *     not allowed to overwrite it; tags are expected
>> +              *     to be static once created
>> +              *
>> +              * (3) if you do not have the old thing, you are not allowed
>>                *     to overwrite it; you would not know what you are losing
>>                *     otherwise.
>>                *
>> -              * (3) if both new and old are commit-ish, and new is a
>> +              * (4) if both new and old are commit-ish, and new is a
>>                *     descendant of old, it is OK.
>>                *
>> -              * (4) regardless of all of the above, removing :B is
>> +              * (5) regardless of all of the above, removing :B is
>>                *     always allowed.
>>                */
>
> We may want to reword (0) to make it clear that --force
> (and +A:B) can be used to defeat all the other rules.

On that note, having (5) be "regardless of all of the above ..." seems
a little awkward.  That would seem to fit better towards the top.