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From: Michael Witten <mfwitten@gmail.com>
To: Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@web.de>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Better cooperation between checkouts and stashing
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 19:41:50 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <b4087cc51003011741w29023914wec78f9acd6efb516@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4B8C2F90.8080104@web.de>

On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 15:20, Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@web.de> wrote:
>
> How is this use case different from the other?

The other use case is the one that git already assumes to be popular:
People want local modifications to remain in place across branch
checkouts.

> Which "problem" have you got in mind?

The "git checkout" command is designed to carry local modifications
across branches transparently; when it's not so clear that such
transparency is possible, "git checkout" refuses to continue unless
the "-m" flag is used to try a 3-way merge involving:

  * the local modifications.
  * the files in the branch being left.
  * the files in the branch being checked out.

This 3-way merge can get tricky if it ends in conflict, and so a smart
use of the stash in this process might help users untangle themselves.

That is what Junio has been thinking about in this thread.

  reply	other threads:[~2010-03-02  1:42 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 56+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-02-01 18:50 Better cooperation between checkouts and stashing Markus Elfring
2010-02-01 20:40 ` Junio C Hamano
2010-02-01 21:57   ` Markus Elfring
2010-02-01 22:44     ` Eugene Sajine
2010-02-02  1:36       ` Petr Baudis
2010-02-02 10:26         ` Markus Elfring
2010-02-02 11:04           ` Petr Baudis
2010-02-09 19:20   ` Markus Elfring
2010-02-09 20:06     ` Junio C Hamano
2010-02-09 21:01       ` Markus Elfring
2010-02-18 17:43       ` Markus Elfring
2010-02-18 20:09         ` Junio C Hamano
2010-02-27 21:33   ` Markus Elfring
2010-02-27 21:51     ` Junio C Hamano
2010-02-28 13:55       ` Markus Elfring
2010-02-28 22:57         ` Michael Witten
2010-03-01 10:50       ` Markus Elfring
2010-03-01 17:02         ` Michael Witten
2010-03-01 17:23           ` Junio C Hamano
2010-03-01 18:14             ` Michael Witten
2010-03-01 18:29               ` Markus Elfring
2010-03-01 19:44               ` Junio C Hamano
2010-03-01 21:20                 ` Markus Elfring
2010-03-02  1:41                   ` Michael Witten [this message]
2010-03-02  9:35                     ` Markus Elfring
2010-03-02 17:50                       ` Junio C Hamano
2010-03-03 15:55                         ` Markus Elfring
2010-03-04  7:46                           ` Michael Witten
2010-03-04 19:55                             ` Markus Elfring
2010-03-02  9:45               ` Markus Elfring
2010-03-02 18:05                 ` Junio C Hamano
2010-03-03 16:00                   ` Markus Elfring
2010-03-17 16:35           ` [PATCH] Clarification for the command "git checkout <branch>" Markus Elfring
2010-03-17 16:44             ` Avery Pennarun
2010-03-17 17:00               ` Markus Elfring
2010-03-17 17:58               ` Junio C Hamano
2010-03-17 18:21                 ` Markus Elfring
2010-03-17 18:37                   ` Junio C Hamano
2010-03-17 18:50                     ` Michael Witten
2010-03-17 19:23                       ` Junio C Hamano
2010-03-18 10:11                 ` Markus Elfring
2010-03-18 16:36                   ` Avery Pennarun
2010-03-18 17:19                     ` Michael Witten
2010-03-18 17:33                       ` Avery Pennarun
2010-03-19  8:28                         ` Markus Elfring
2010-03-19 17:17                           ` Avery Pennarun
2010-03-20  6:00                             ` Markus Elfring
2010-03-19  8:15                       ` Markus Elfring
2010-03-30 15:57                         ` Markus Elfring
2010-03-30 22:13                           ` Junio C Hamano
2010-03-31  3:58                             ` Ramkumar Ramachandra
2010-04-01  4:52                               ` Junio C Hamano
2010-04-01 13:09                                 ` Ramkumar Ramachandra
2010-04-01  6:38                             ` Markus Elfring
2010-04-10 13:30                             ` Markus Elfring
2010-04-10 22:31                               ` Junio C Hamano

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