From: Jacob Abel <jacobabel@nullpo.dev>
To: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] worktree: Support `--orphan` when creating new worktrees
Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2022 04:50:49 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20221104045045.2aiaruas575lla7o@phi> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAPig+cQV7Udz4mn2V7P8ZsVoFiCRMJwNiG23GL6NAOxM4iuzmw@mail.gmail.com>
On 22/11/04 12:47AM, Jacob Abel wrote:
> On 22/11/04 12:33AM, Eric Sunshine wrote:
> >
> > I'm pretty sure that we don't want to go the route of using
> > heavyweight and heavily-featured `git checkout` as a substitute for
> > lightweight `git reset --hard`. In fact, worktree functionality
> > started life as a special checkout mode invoked by `git checkout
> > --to`. A good deal of work[2][3][4] went into extracting that
> > functionality to a standalone `git worktree add` command, and
> > eventually ridding `git worktree add` of its unfortunate dependency
> > upon `git checkout` as a backend[5][6][7], and ridding `git checkout`
> > of its ugly intimate specialized knowledge of a newly-crafted
> > worktree.
> >
> > The key motivation for rejecting `git checkout` as backend and
> > migrating to `git reset --hard` came from Junio[8][9], and I trust
> > that his observations are still pertinent.
> >
> > So, rather than swapping out `git reset --hard` in favor of `git
> > checkout`, we probably want to stick with the already-established
> > approach of adding the necessary machinery to `git worktree add`
> > itself (or by refactoring `git checkout` machinery to be reusable),
> > just as we did for other `git worktree` options which have `git
> > checkout` counterparts, such as --track[10], --guess-remote[11],
> > --[no]-checkout[12], --quiet[13], etc.
>
> I agree. I appreciate you sharing the history as it makes sense now why
> it is this way in particular.
>
> I think I found an alternative which was mentioned over in another reply [1]
> (running `git symbolic-ref` after running `git reset`) and I'm going to try
> implementing that for v2 and hope it doesn't introduce any complications.
Oops. I forgot to link the other thread.
1. https://lore.kernel.org/git/20221104035751.nnrfpvbqlqheb57k@phi/
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Thread overview: 129+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-11-04 1:02 [PATCH 0/4] worktree: Support `--orphan` when creating new worktrees Jacob Abel
2022-11-04 1:03 ` [PATCH 1/4] worktree add: Include -B in usage docs Jacob Abel
2022-11-04 3:05 ` Eric Sunshine
2022-11-04 4:24 ` Jacob Abel
2022-11-04 1:03 ` [PATCH 2/4] builtin/worktree.c: Update checkout_worktree() to use git-worktree Jacob Abel
2022-11-04 1:32 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-11-04 3:58 ` Jacob Abel
2022-11-04 20:45 ` Taylor Blau
2022-11-04 1:03 ` [PATCH 3/4] worktree add: add --orphan flag Jacob Abel
2022-11-04 1:33 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-11-04 4:11 ` Jacob Abel
2022-11-04 5:03 ` Eric Sunshine
2022-11-04 16:41 ` Jacob Abel
2022-11-10 4:13 ` Eric Sunshine
2022-11-10 21:21 ` Jacob Abel
2022-11-04 1:03 ` [PATCH 4/4] worktree add: Add unit tests for --orphan Jacob Abel
2022-11-04 1:37 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-11-04 4:17 ` Jacob Abel
2022-11-04 4:33 ` [PATCH 0/4] worktree: Support `--orphan` when creating new worktrees Eric Sunshine
2022-11-04 4:47 ` Jacob Abel
2022-11-04 4:50 ` Jacob Abel [this message]
2022-11-04 21:34 ` [PATCH v2 0/2] " Jacob Abel
2022-11-04 21:34 ` [PATCH v2 1/2] worktree add: Include -B in usage docs Jacob Abel
2022-11-04 21:34 ` [PATCH v2 2/2] worktree add: add --orphan flag Jacob Abel
2022-11-10 23:32 ` [PATCH v3 0/2] worktree: Support `--orphan` when creating new worktrees Jacob Abel
2022-11-10 23:32 ` [PATCH v3 1/2] worktree add: Include -B in usage docs Jacob Abel
2022-11-10 23:32 ` [PATCH v3 2/2] worktree add: add --orphan flag Jacob Abel
2022-11-15 21:08 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-11-15 21:29 ` Eric Sunshine
2022-11-15 22:35 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-11-16 0:19 ` Eric Sunshine
2022-11-19 3:13 ` Jacob Abel
2022-11-19 3:09 ` Jacob Abel
2022-11-19 11:50 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-11-19 1:44 ` Jacob Abel
2022-11-22 6:00 ` Eric Sunshine
2022-11-22 23:09 ` Jacob Abel
2022-11-15 22:09 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-11-19 2:57 ` Jacob Abel
2022-11-19 11:50 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-11-16 0:39 ` [PATCH v3 0/2] worktree: Support `--orphan` when creating new worktrees Eric Sunshine
2022-11-17 10:00 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-11-19 3:47 ` Jacob Abel
2022-11-19 11:48 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-11-22 5:16 ` Eric Sunshine
2022-11-22 23:26 ` Jacob Abel
2022-11-22 23:55 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-11-23 2:47 ` Jacob Abel
2022-11-23 2:43 ` Rubén Justo
2022-11-23 5:37 ` Jacob Abel
2022-11-23 7:35 ` Rubén Justo
2022-11-22 14:45 ` Phillip Wood
2022-11-23 4:21 ` Jacob Abel
2022-12-12 1:42 ` [PATCH v4 0/3] " Jacob Abel
2022-12-12 1:42 ` [PATCH v4 1/3] worktree add: Include -B in usage docs Jacob Abel
2022-12-12 1:42 ` [PATCH v4 2/3] worktree add: add --orphan flag Jacob Abel
2022-12-12 8:11 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-12-12 14:55 ` Jacob Abel
2022-12-12 18:14 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-12-12 22:39 ` Jacob Abel
2022-12-12 1:43 ` [PATCH v4 3/3] worktree add: Add hint to use --orphan when bad ref Jacob Abel
2022-12-12 8:35 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-12-12 14:59 ` Jacob Abel
2022-12-12 18:16 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-12-12 18:35 ` Eric Sunshine
2022-12-12 22:36 ` Jacob Abel
2022-12-12 22:38 ` Jacob Abel
2022-12-20 2:37 ` [PATCH v5 0/4] worktree: Support `--orphan` when creating new worktrees Jacob Abel
2022-12-20 2:37 ` [PATCH v5 1/4] worktree add: Include -B in usage docs Jacob Abel
2022-12-20 3:42 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-12-20 23:24 ` Jacob Abel
2022-12-20 2:37 ` [PATCH v5 2/4] worktree add: refactor opt exclusion tests Jacob Abel
2022-12-20 4:00 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-12-20 23:29 ` Jacob Abel
2022-12-20 2:38 ` [PATCH v5 3/4] worktree add: add --orphan flag Jacob Abel
2022-12-20 4:19 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-12-21 0:17 ` Jacob Abel
2022-12-20 2:38 ` [PATCH v5 4/4] worktree add: Add hint to use --orphan when bad ref Jacob Abel
2022-12-20 6:18 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-12-21 0:42 ` Jacob Abel
2022-12-28 6:16 ` [PATCH v6 0/4] worktree: Support `--orphan` when creating new worktrees Jacob Abel
2022-12-28 6:16 ` [PATCH v6 1/4] worktree add: include -B in usage docs Jacob Abel
2022-12-28 6:16 ` [PATCH v6 2/4] worktree add: refactor opt exclusion tests Jacob Abel
2022-12-28 12:54 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-12-29 6:51 ` Jacob Abel
2022-12-29 10:07 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-12-29 20:48 ` Jacob Abel
2023-01-06 6:31 ` Jacob Abel
2023-01-06 12:34 ` Junio C Hamano
2023-01-07 4:45 ` Jacob Abel
2022-12-28 6:17 ` [PATCH v6 3/4] worktree add: add --orphan flag Jacob Abel
2022-12-28 6:17 ` [PATCH v6 4/4] worktree add: add hint to direct users towards --orphan Jacob Abel
2023-01-06 14:19 ` Phillip Wood
2022-12-28 8:01 ` [PATCH v6 0/4] worktree: Support `--orphan` when creating new worktrees Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-12-29 6:38 ` Jacob Abel
2022-12-29 10:42 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-12-29 21:22 ` Jacob Abel
2023-01-07 4:58 ` [PATCH v7 " Jacob Abel
2023-01-07 4:59 ` [PATCH v7 1/4] worktree add: include -B in usage docs Jacob Abel
2023-01-07 4:59 ` [PATCH v7 2/4] worktree add: refactor opt exclusion tests Jacob Abel
2023-01-08 7:13 ` Junio C Hamano
2023-01-08 15:08 ` Jacob Abel
2023-01-07 4:59 ` [PATCH v7 3/4] worktree add: add --orphan flag Jacob Abel
2023-01-07 4:59 ` [PATCH v7 4/4] worktree add: add hint to direct users towards --orphan Jacob Abel
2023-01-09 12:26 ` [PATCH v7 0/4] worktree: Support `--orphan` when creating new worktrees Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2023-01-09 17:11 ` Jacob Abel
2023-01-09 17:21 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2023-01-09 17:26 ` Jacob Abel
2023-01-09 17:32 ` [PATCH v8 " Jacob Abel
2023-01-09 17:32 ` [PATCH v8 1/4] worktree add: include -B in usage docs Jacob Abel
2023-01-09 17:33 ` [PATCH v8 2/4] worktree add: refactor opt exclusion tests Jacob Abel
2023-01-09 17:33 ` [PATCH v8 3/4] worktree add: add --orphan flag Jacob Abel
2023-01-13 10:20 ` Phillip Wood
2023-01-13 17:32 ` Junio C Hamano
2023-01-14 22:47 ` Jacob Abel
2023-01-15 3:09 ` Junio C Hamano
2023-01-15 3:41 ` rsbecker
2023-01-15 3:49 ` Junio C Hamano
2023-01-18 22:46 ` 'Jacob Abel'
2023-01-18 22:18 ` Jacob Abel
2023-01-19 15:32 ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2023-01-19 16:32 ` Junio C Hamano
2023-01-16 10:47 ` Phillip Wood
2023-01-18 22:40 ` Jacob Abel
2023-01-19 16:18 ` Phillip Wood
2023-01-19 22:20 ` Jacob Abel
2023-01-09 17:33 ` [PATCH v8 4/4] worktree add: add hint to direct users towards --orphan Jacob Abel
2023-01-09 19:20 ` [PATCH v8 0/4] worktree: Support `--orphan` when creating new worktrees Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2023-01-13 17:34 ` Junio C Hamano
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