On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 07:19:13PM -0500, Clebert Suconic wrote: > Right but you can’t ever push -f on an apache branch. you can rebase as much > as you like .. and it’s awesome I agree… > But others would lose reference if you rebased and pushed -f.. that’s why > it’s forbidden at the apache git. > > And that’s why we are very careful on merging commits.
I agree, as it can cause issues for someone who wasn't expecting history to have been fixed. Way back in the day, on a previous project, we had a commit hook that would reject merge commits, forcing the developer to fix their history before pushing anything. Does Apache support such hooks in projects? -- Darryl L. Pierce, Sr. Software Engineer @ Red Hat, Inc. Delivering value year after year. Red Hat ranks #1 in value among software vendors. http://www.redhat.com/promo/vendor/
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