From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-11.4 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIMWL_WL_MED, DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS,USER_IN_DEF_DKIM_WL shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 147071F66F for ; Mon, 9 Nov 2020 19:56:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1730379AbgKIT4h (ORCPT ); Mon, 9 Nov 2020 14:56:37 -0500 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:57554 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1729673AbgKIT4h (ORCPT ); Mon, 9 Nov 2020 14:56:37 -0500 Received: from mail-pf1-x449.google.com (mail-pf1-x449.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::449]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 031D7C0613CF for ; Mon, 9 Nov 2020 11:56:37 -0800 (PST) Received: by mail-pf1-x449.google.com with SMTP id 9so3587293pfn.5 for ; Mon, 09 Nov 2020 11:56:36 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20161025; h=sender:date:in-reply-to:message-id:mime-version:references:subject :from:to:cc; bh=RxGZBjVltkICrzbARtiJg9xCNZpoaa462ceCU/kRTq4=; b=W9qT8UsJ0LUMYFk6sXm1QqI+55aHfQpGMXU8MVzFl5t0LbIwlXcDBZ28l+tRFflP0x N/jYw0yNlpbc9ZDR/ywMK975ADNAmH+VGcBsktpPZpxg9Ua6TP/9WfwkB/5flapKfeSd aERLsFafqVNA+AKBoUK6BFup9eE7aGdcRlodWTiaautSuL+eXCKuDtup1RBIOb5cQutw 9HNkG9wRFoz3YZc7AZMxzlD9mlEZ9K640Nm/uSHzv8yq7fv/chLy05PcMv+nT8dwzomB begzdEITAsjpli9vTF0pD4CVLvv7+eh+emHT8a+7ViI7ockQVeNc3cHph6lS42fIBnDd BhhQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:sender:date:in-reply-to:message-id:mime-version :references:subject:from:to:cc; bh=RxGZBjVltkICrzbARtiJg9xCNZpoaa462ceCU/kRTq4=; b=gWfOBkzl9uEAQRxOjmb5ZUGTt743mSEf6jKn8c1SgKC+06LsFa5h5zFz/uB9bsP4Iy SgICBLW89GmPtB7BjfmL4MAfDJmtz34WpHOkYJaRkMrRg7WHTyOgzmMNMwHZhsQ4rb9u crg0c5l8m/PYSCjfQgEPGdVQHF00Ck0pYw7nd2wP2FkNcSZYacCbwEqDHTGqL68Px04m baTyW2pcaa76otOg4spdttcMgSNdzsmt3GryAMmPFl1aroqkCwSqIGEOJAwWRANu0X94 OGmyg4cPemPaDknMSXaxUZKjK4LpgB5/A+BrZjShwBGYiOMgTnWCNFJEEGQUnmkpi0pP o8UA== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM531wcMVblnPbSuYf+b6tJFNbjUdNwRJ/PP43bdFzUlzgFUuE32Uc UF1+4HNq8ae4YREtXNDxSYD0/pFgZAn1p3DyGr6n X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJxrbXZuACyArAI4RQv+Y1LKfsHOsYbpI8Zu9K9z6lqRQL/amzsEYwEa0QR01ZnhCIQOfhGtvo1Q+M5cUziqhuL0 Sender: "jonathantanmy via sendgmr" X-Received: from twelve4.c.googlers.com ([fda3:e722:ac3:10:24:72f4:c0a8:437a]) (user=jonathantanmy job=sendgmr) by 2002:a62:3704:0:b029:18b:9bad:522c with SMTP id e4-20020a6237040000b029018b9bad522cmr14931557pfa.5.1604951796390; Mon, 09 Nov 2020 11:56:36 -0800 (PST) Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2020 11:56:30 -0800 In-Reply-To: Message-Id: <20201109195630.2511149-1-jonathantanmy@google.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 References: X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.29.2.222.g5d2a92d10f8-goog Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] Doc: push with --base From: Jonathan Tan To: gitster@pobox.com Cc: peff@peff.net, jrnieder@gmail.com, jonathantanmy@google.com, git@vger.kernel.org, newren@gmail.com, stolee@gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org > People expect that a single repository at their hosting sites can be > used as the central meeting point for the project, just like CVS/SVN > servers were in older world. "git push" would need to accept that > reality and start common ancestor discovery eventually. Thanks for your reply (and everyone else's). I was thinking that a more rudimentary form of the feature would suffice, since I wasn't expecting much more need in the future, but looks like this isn't the case. I'll be thinking of a more comprehensive idea.