Stefano Lattarini wrote: > Hi Jim, thanks for the feedback. > On 05/08/2012 09:57 PM, Jim Meyering wrote: >> Stefano Lattarini wrote: >>> >>> So, OK to apply this patch to a new branch in the coreutils official >>> repository? Or it's better if I clone the coreutils repo on GitHub >>> and work there, to have more freedom while experimenting? >> >> Hi Stefano, >> >> The git commit hooks that we use (e.g., to prohibit pushing merge commits) >> > Ugh, why do you do that?
That update/push hook is to avoid accidental same-branch merges. Eventually I might relax it to allow cross-branch merges, though probably only with a small, fixed set of branch names. >> might well slow you down: I presume they'd have to be adjusted to permit >> merge commits or non-ff messiness) on that new branch. >> As you suggest, using another repository may be better. >> > OK. Here it is: > > <http://github.com/slattarini/coreutils-am-ng> > > If you can confirm that works correctly for you, feel free to close this > bug report. Thanks. Confirmed and done.
