On Nov 27, 9:51 pm, Rick DeNatale <rick.denat...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Some branches in git are tracking another branches (for example, >>> usually master tracks origin/master). Let's assume, that in my work- >>> flow i don't want accidentally commit in master, but i want master to >>> track origin/master. I release that i can do this with hooks, but this >>> solution seems to me complicated. >>> Can i make some git branches const? [...] > I think that by definition a branch is a movable pointer to a commit, > so a const branch is a bit of an oxymoron. > > The concept for a fixed pointer to a commit is called a tag. If I > want to mark a point I might want to get back to, such as the commit > corresponding to a current release, the I tag it and push the tag.
Good point, but there's one exception: you can't fast forward a tag, while this is often the sole reason for the existance of the master branch as a mirror of origin/master. But then again, to fast forward a branch it must not be immutable ;-) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Git for human beings" group. To post to this group, send email to git-us...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to git-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/git-users?hl=en.
