Re: [RFC][PATCH] Allow transfer of any valid sha1

[ebiederm@xmission.com (Eric W. Biederman)]

Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> writes:

> ebiederm@xmission.com (Eric W. Biederman) writes:

>> - It feels really weird when everything else allows me to use sha1s
>>   for git-fetch to deny them.
>
> That is a real argument and I am not opposed to change
> fetch-pack to ask for an arbitrary SHA1 the caller obtained out
> of band.

Good this was the primary reason I kept pursuing the issue after
I figured out what it was.

>> Then there is the big hole in my plan to get better changelog information
>> that it appears that after Andrew pulls a branch he resolves some
>> merge conflicts.  If that is right I need to figure out how to address
>> that before I can improve git-quiltimport.sh.
>
> The last time I talked with Andrew, he is not doing a merge nor
> resolving merge conflicts.  He treats git primarily as a
> patchbomb distribution mechanism, and works on (a rough
> equivalent of) the output of format-patch from merge base
> between his base tree and individual subsystem tree.  After that
> things are normal quilt workflow outside git, whatever it is.

That sounds right.  I just know that there I had some strange
merge conflicts on the second git tree I pulled from.  Something
about a file being added twice.  It was one thing too many to
investigate this round.

Eric