From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox•com>
To: Jeff King <peff@peff•net>
Cc: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail•com>,
Marko Kungla <marko.kungla@gmail•com>,
git@vger•kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] check-ref-format: require a repository for --branch
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2017 00:45:32 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqvallco9v.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20170818062021.gqhsose5kepth55h@sigill.intra.peff.net> (Jeff King's message of "Fri, 18 Aug 2017 02:20:22 -0400")
Jeff King <peff@peff•net> writes:
> I _do_ think it's a misfeature to put it in check-ref-format. It should
> be part of rev-parse. Which admittedly is a kitchen sink, but this kind
> of resolving is one of the main things it should be doing. And in fact
> you can already do:
>
> git rev-parse --symbolic-full-name @{-1}
>
> But I stopped short of suggesting we remove the feature entirely. It
> would obviously require a deprecation period.
Yeah, I realize that "nonsense" was a bit too strong. I do agree
that it was a misfeature to place in "check" ref-format, though.
Thanks.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2017-08-18 7:45 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 36+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-07-08 1:17 bug with check-ref-format outside of repository Marko Kungla
2017-07-14 18:03 ` Jeff King
2017-07-14 18:18 ` [PATCH] check-ref-format: require a repository for --branch Jeff King
2017-07-17 17:27 ` Jonathan Nieder
2017-07-17 21:18 ` Marko Kungla
2017-08-17 10:23 ` Jeff King
2017-08-17 10:22 ` Jeff King
2017-08-17 21:30 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-08-18 6:20 ` Jeff King
2017-08-18 7:45 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2017-10-16 6:44 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-10-16 10:45 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-10-16 22:45 ` Jeff King
2017-10-16 23:00 ` Jonathan Nieder
2017-10-17 1:22 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-10-17 2:42 ` Jeff King
2017-10-17 3:33 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-10-17 4:44 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-10-17 7:06 ` [PATCH 0/3] " Jonathan Nieder
2017-10-17 7:08 ` [PATCH 1/3] check-ref-format --branch: do not expand @{...} outside repository Jonathan Nieder
2017-10-17 7:10 ` [PATCH 2/3] check-ref-format --branch: strip refs/heads/ using skip_prefix Jonathan Nieder
2017-10-17 7:12 ` [PATCH 0/3] Re: [PATCH] check-ref-format: require a repository for --branch Junio C Hamano
2017-10-17 7:17 ` Jonathan Nieder
2017-10-17 8:21 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-10-17 7:12 ` [PATCH 3/3] check-ref-format doc: --branch validates and expands <branch> Jonathan Nieder
2017-10-17 20:55 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-10-17 21:06 ` Jonathan Nieder
2017-10-18 5:10 ` Jeff King
2017-10-17 1:27 ` [PATCH] check-ref-format: require a repository for --branch Kevin Daudt
2017-10-17 2:40 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-10-17 4:30 ` Kevin Daudt
2017-10-16 22:42 ` Jeff King
2017-10-17 4:41 ` Jonathan Nieder
2017-10-17 7:05 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-10-17 7:25 ` Jonathan Nieder
2017-10-17 7:34 ` Jonathan Nieder
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