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From: Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] git-gc: skip stashes when expiring reflogs
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:21:18 -0400 (EDT)
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On Wed, 11 Jun 2008, Jeff King wrote:

> I agree. If you are concerned about valuable stashes getting deleted, my
> guess is one of:
> 
>   - you would like reflog expiration to be longer
> 
>   - you are using stash as a long-term storage, which it was never
>     intended for. Use a branch.
> 
> The latter, of course, is based on my use and my impression of others
> use (I almost always apply a stash within 30 seconds of having stashed
> it). So maybe everyone is keeping stashes around for months, and this is
> a useful change.

As you say, branches are there just for that: keeping changes for 
months.  Stashes are not meant to be used like that nor should we 
encourage it.


Nicolas