Re: Tags of non-commits

[Daniel Barkalow <barkalow@iabervon.org>]

On Fri, 24 Aug 2007, Junio C Hamano wrote:

> Daniel Barkalow <barkalow@iabervon.org> writes:
> 
> > There seems to be an inconsistency between the fetch and tag over whether 
> > lightweight tags of non-commits are allowed. Fetch doesn't like them, but 
> > tag creates them without any particular fuss.
> 
> Is your "fetch does not like them" about the automated
> following?  If you say "git fetch $remote tag $that_tag" there
> shouldn't be any difference.
> 
> And the difference in the automated following behaviour is
> deliberate.  Lightweight ones tend to be private "anchor point"
> during development (these days we need that less often, thanks
> to reflogs), and annotated ones, especially the signed kinds are
> meant for public consumption.

I get a bunch of:

error: Object 0938d5832b4e40e6f440fa5c424c77b70714fb59 is a blob, not a commit

lines. I think it's either in trying to decide whether they should be put 
in FETCH_HEAD or in trying to determine reachability through them. The 
server also seems to be unable to tell that I already have the blobs, and 
sends a pack of all of them each time I pull with tags.

	-Daniel
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