Bug#667488: git-svn dcommit should be prohibited on remote tracking branches

2012-04-05 Thread Jonathan Nieder
Christian Engwer wrote: > Hi Jonathan, >> By contrast, I really want to be able to do the following: >> >> git checkout -b tmp my-git-remote/topic >> git svn dcommit > > As far as my patch was intendet, this would still work, as you didn't > specify the branch as a tracking branch. It

Bug#667488: git-svn dcommit should be prohibited on remote tracking branches

2012-04-05 Thread Christian Engwer
Hi Jonathan, > > In theory it might be nice to follow both, but an "svn dcommit" will > > implicitly do a rebase which in turn might lead to problems with the > > git upstream repository, at least if fast-forward is required, which > > is the default. > > Got it. You're looking for a safety that

Bug#667488: git-svn dcommit should be prohibited on remote tracking branches

2012-04-04 Thread Jonathan Nieder
Christian Engwer wrote: > In theory it might be nice to follow both, but an "svn dcommit" will > implicitly do a rebase which in turn might lead to problems with the > git upstream repository, at least if fast-forward is required, which > is the default. Got it. You're looking for a safety that

Bug#667488: git-svn dcommit should be prohibited on remote tracking branches

2012-04-04 Thread Christian Engwer
On Wed, Apr 04, 2012 at 10:19:33AM -0500, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > tags 667488 + upstream wontfix > forwarded 667488 http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/194689 > quit > > Hi Christian, > > Christian Engwer wrote: > > > A branch should either be a local copy of an svn branch, o

Bug#667488: git-svn dcommit should be prohibited on remote tracking branches

2012-04-04 Thread Jonathan Nieder
tags 667488 + upstream wontfix forwarded 667488 http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/194689 quit Hi Christian, Christian Engwer wrote: > A branch should either be a local copy of an svn branch, or a remote > tracking branch. After a "git svn dcommit" a remote tracking branch >

Bug#667488: git-svn dcommit should be prohibited on remote tracking branches

2012-04-04 Thread Christian Engwer
Package: git-svn Version: 1:1.7.9.1-1 Severity: wishlist Dear Maintainer, A branch should either be a local copy of an svn branch, or a remote tracking branch. After a "git svn dcommit" a remote tracking branch could not be synced with the git remote due to the rebase that occured during the dcom