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From: Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
To: Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>
Cc: git <git@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] builtin/describe: describe blobs
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2017 13:07:29 +0100 (CET)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.21.1.1710291305190.6482@virtualbox> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAGZ79kYpPga-aWmJYXCXT1WyvfeEKnwXEXxq2E0YNYanhUw-Xw@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Stefan,


On Sat, 28 Oct 2017, Stefan Beller wrote:

> On Sat, Oct 28, 2017 at 10:32 AM, Johannes Schindelin
> <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> wrote:
>
> > I wonder whether it would make sense to extend this to tree objects
> > while we are at it, but maybe that's an easy up-for-grabs.
> 
> I can look into incorporating that, too. What is the use case though?
> (Is there any error message, common enough that users want to identify
> trees?)

I remember that I wanted to know in the past where that tree object came
from that is now missing (back in the days when worktrees gc'ed away
detached worktree HEADs and their reflogs), but on second thought, I guess
`git describe` would go belly up in that case (die()ing due to the very
same missing tree object)...

Ciao,
Dscho

  parent reply	other threads:[~2017-10-29 12:07 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 110+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2017-10-28  0:44 [RFC PATCH 0/3] git-describe <blob> ? Stefan Beller
2017-10-28  0:45 ` [PATCH 1/3] list-objects.c: factor out traverse_trees_and_blobs Stefan Beller
2017-10-28  0:45   ` [PATCH 2/3] revision.h: introduce blob/tree walking in order of the commits Stefan Beller
2017-10-28 17:20     ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-10-29  3:22       ` Stefan Beller
2017-10-29  3:23         ` Stefan Beller
2017-10-29  3:43           ` Junio C Hamano
2017-10-28  0:45   ` [PATCH 3/3] builtin/describe: describe blobs Stefan Beller
2017-10-28 17:32     ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-10-28 22:47       ` Jacob Keller
2017-10-29  3:28       ` Stefan Beller
2017-10-29 12:02         ` Kevin Daudt
2017-10-29 12:07         ` Johannes Schindelin [this message]
2017-10-28 17:15   ` [PATCH 1/3] list-objects.c: factor out traverse_trees_and_blobs Johannes Schindelin
2017-10-29  3:13     ` Stefan Beller
2017-10-28 16:04 ` [RFC PATCH 0/3] git-describe <blob> ? Johannes Schindelin
2017-10-31  0:33 ` [PATCH 0/7] git-describe <blob> Stefan Beller
2017-10-31  0:33   ` [PATCH 1/7] list-objects.c: factor out traverse_trees_and_blobs Stefan Beller
2017-10-31  6:07     ` Junio C Hamano
2017-10-31  0:33   ` [PATCH 2/7] revision.h: introduce blob/tree walking in order of the commits Stefan Beller
2017-10-31  6:57     ` Junio C Hamano
2017-10-31 18:12       ` Stefan Beller
2017-10-31  0:33   ` [PATCH 3/7] builtin/describe.c: rename `oid` to avoid variable shadowing Stefan Beller
2017-10-31  8:15     ` Jacob Keller
2017-10-31  0:33   ` [PATCH 4/7] builtin/describe.c: print debug statements earlier Stefan Beller
2017-10-31  7:03     ` Junio C Hamano
2017-10-31 19:05       ` Stefan Beller
2017-10-31  0:33   ` [PATCH 5/7] builtin/describe.c: factor out describe_commit Stefan Beller
2017-10-31  0:33   ` [PATCH 6/7] builtin/describe.c: describe a blob Stefan Beller
2017-10-31  6:25     ` Junio C Hamano
2017-10-31 19:16       ` Stefan Beller
2017-11-01  3:34         ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-01 20:58           ` Stefan Beller
2017-11-02  1:53             ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-02  4:23               ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-04 21:15                 ` Philip Oakley
2017-11-05  6:28                   ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-06 23:50                     ` Philip Oakley
2017-11-09 20:30                       ` Stefan Beller
2017-11-10  0:25                         ` Philip Oakley
2017-11-10  1:24                           ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-10 22:44                             ` [PATCH 0/1] describe a blob: with better docs Stefan Beller
2017-11-10 22:44                               ` [PATCH] builtin/describe.c: describe a blob Stefan Beller
2017-11-13  1:33                                 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-14 23:37                                   ` Stefan Beller
2017-11-20 15:22                             ` [PATCH 6/7] " Philip Oakley
2017-11-20 18:18                               ` Philip Oakley
2017-11-01  3:44         ` Junio C Hamano
2017-10-31  0:33   ` [PATCH 7/7] t6120: fix typo in test name Stefan Beller
2017-11-01  1:21     ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-01 18:13       ` Stefan Beller
2017-11-02  1:36       ` Junio C Hamano
2017-10-31 21:18   ` [PATCHv2 0/7] git describe blob Stefan Beller
2017-10-31 21:18     ` [PATCHv2 1/7] list-objects.c: factor out traverse_trees_and_blobs Stefan Beller
2017-11-01  3:46       ` Junio C Hamano
2017-10-31 21:18     ` [PATCHv2 2/7] revision.h: introduce blob/tree walking in order of the commits Stefan Beller
2017-11-01  3:50       ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-01 12:26         ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-11-01 12:37           ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-01 19:37             ` Stefan Beller
2017-11-01 22:08               ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-11-01 22:19                 ` Stefan Beller
2017-11-01 22:39                   ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-11-01 22:46                     ` Stefan Beller
2017-11-01 21:36             ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-11-01 21:39               ` Jeff King
2017-11-01 22:33                 ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-11-02  1:20                   ` Junio C Hamano
2017-10-31 21:18     ` [PATCHv2 3/7] builtin/describe.c: rename `oid` to avoid variable shadowing Stefan Beller
2017-10-31 21:18     ` [PATCHv2 4/7] builtin/describe.c: print debug statements earlier Stefan Beller
2017-10-31 21:31       ` Eric Sunshine
2017-10-31 21:18     ` [PATCHv2 5/7] builtin/describe.c: factor out describe_commit Stefan Beller
2017-10-31 21:18     ` [PATCHv2 6/7] builtin/describe.c: describe a blob Stefan Beller
2017-10-31 21:49       ` Eric Sunshine
2017-11-01 19:51         ` Stefan Beller
2017-11-01  4:11       ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-01 12:32         ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-11-01 17:59           ` Stefan Beller
2017-11-01 21:05             ` Jacob Keller
2017-11-01 22:12               ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-11-01 22:21                 ` Stefan Beller
2017-11-01 22:41                   ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-11-01 22:53                     ` Stefan Beller
2017-11-02  6:05                     ` Jacob Keller
2017-11-03  5:18                       ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-03  6:55                         ` Jacob Keller
2017-11-03 15:02                           ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-02  7:23                     ` Andreas Schwab
2017-11-02 18:18                       ` Stefan Beller
2017-11-03 12:05                         ` Johannes Schindelin
2017-11-01 21:28         ` Stefan Beller
2017-10-31 21:18     ` [PATCHv2 7/7] t6120: fix typo in test name Stefan Beller
2017-11-01  5:14     ` [PATCHv2 0/7] git describe blob Junio C Hamano
2017-11-02 19:41     ` [PATCHv3 " Stefan Beller
2017-11-02 19:41       ` [PATCHv3 1/7] t6120: fix typo in test name Stefan Beller
2017-11-02 19:41       ` [PATCHv3 2/7] list-objects.c: factor out traverse_trees_and_blobs Stefan Beller
2017-11-02 19:41       ` [PATCHv3 3/7] revision.h: introduce blob/tree walking in order of the commits Stefan Beller
2017-11-14 19:52         ` Jonathan Tan
2017-11-02 19:41       ` [PATCHv3 4/7] builtin/describe.c: rename `oid` to avoid variable shadowing Stefan Beller
2017-11-02 19:41       ` [PATCHv3 5/7] builtin/describe.c: print debug statements earlier Stefan Beller
2017-11-14 19:55         ` Jonathan Tan
2017-11-14 20:00           ` Stefan Beller
2017-11-02 19:41       ` [PATCHv3 6/7] builtin/describe.c: factor out describe_commit Stefan Beller
2017-11-02 19:41       ` [PATCHv3 7/7] builtin/describe.c: describe a blob Stefan Beller
2017-11-14 20:02         ` Jonathan Tan
2017-11-14 20:40           ` Stefan Beller
2017-11-14 21:17             ` Jonathan Tan
2017-11-03  0:23       ` [PATCHv3 0/7] git describe blob Jacob Keller
2017-11-03  1:46         ` Junio C Hamano
2017-11-03  2:29           ` Stefan Beller

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