On vr, 2014-05-02 at 15:16 -0700, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
$ git checkout -b hotfix/b2
error: unable to resolve reference refs/heads/hotfix/b2: Not a
directory
fatal: Failed to lock ref for update: Not a directory
$
That's an ugly message. I think we can do better. (hint
On 05/03/2014 09:35 AM, Dennis Kaarsemaker wrote:
On vr, 2014-05-02 at 15:16 -0700, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
$ git checkout -b hotfix/b2
error: unable to resolve reference refs/heads/hotfix/b2: Not a
directory
fatal: Failed to lock ref for update: Not a directory
$
That's an
According to
https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-check-ref-format.html a
'/' is character to use in a branch name.
git imposes the following rules on how references are named:
1. They can include slash / for hierarchical (directory) grouping, but no
slash-separated component
Keith Derrick keith.derr...@lge.com writes:
The problem arises when a branch already exists with a name
matching the stem of the new branch name.
...
But, for the reverse reason, I can't now create the branch named 'hotfix'
All correct. Allowing '/' in branch names came about not with a
Hi Keith,
Keith Derrick wrote:
$ git checkout -b hotfix
Switched to a new branch 'hotfix'
$ git checkout -b hotfix/b2
error: unable to resolve reference refs/heads/hotfix/b2: Not a directory
fatal: Failed to lock ref for update: Not a directory
$
That's an ugly
Keith Derrick wrote:
I can see the value in grouping branches in a directory tree under
refs/heads, but wouldn't it make more sense to simply escape the '/'
in the branch name so that 'hotfix/b1' is stored on disk as
'hotfix\/b1'?
This would be nice for remote helpers: Mercurial can have
Yes, I've since found some discussion on this, and had already changed
to use '-' to append the classifier.
But the other problem is that I can't easily find this restriction
documented anywhere - which means it comes as a suprise to people.
As it stands, the documentation implies that what I
Hi,
Keith Derrick wrote:
Yes, I've since found some discussion on this, and had already changed
to use '-' to append the classifier.
But the other problem is that I can't easily find this restriction
documented anywhere - which means it comes as a suprise to people.
That sounds like
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