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From: Phil Hord <phil.hord@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: erratic behavior commit --allow-empty
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2012 09:24:19 -0400
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On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 3:07 AM, Angelo Borsotti
<angelo.borsotti@gmail.com> wrote:
...
> The operation that caused problems was nr. 4. In all the cases
> enlisted above, a git commit creates a brand new and unique commit
> because either it has a parent that is different from that of any
> other commit, or because its tree is different. All, except case nr 3
> when there are no binaries:
>
>      source branch         A'
>                                    :
>      topic branch        A
>
> In this case the parent is the same as that of A, i.e. none, and also
> the tree is the same.

And why is this a problem?

Is there a process or person watching the server for a new commit?

Is it not enough to notice that the pushed-to branch has a new HEAD?

Phil