From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 14010 invoked by alias); 14 Oct 2011 14:32:56 -0000 Received: (qmail 14000 invoked by uid 22791); 14 Oct 2011 14:32:55 -0000 X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-6.8 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,RP_MATCHES_RCVD,SPF_HELO_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Received: from mx1.redhat.com (HELO mx1.redhat.com) (209.132.183.28) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.43rc1) with ESMTP; Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:32:35 +0000 Received: from int-mx12.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (int-mx12.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.25]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p9EEWV3X009437 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:32:32 -0400 Received: from host1.jankratochvil.net (ovpn-116-16.ams2.redhat.com [10.36.116.16]) by int-mx12.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p9EEWTDc012473 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:32:31 -0400 Received: from host1.jankratochvil.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by host1.jankratochvil.net (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p9EEWSTS021951; Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:32:28 +0200 Received: (from jkratoch@localhost) by host1.jankratochvil.net (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id p9EEWSTL021945; Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:32:28 +0200 Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:32:00 -0000 From: Jan Kratochvil To: Eli Zaretskii Cc: mark.kettenis@xs4all.nl, pmuldoon@redhat.com, gdb@sourceware.org Subject: Re: GIT and CVS Message-ID: <20111014143227.GA21790@host1.jankratochvil.net> References: <83r52g1rly.fsf@gnu.org> <83hb3ckn2s.fsf@gnu.org> <201110141022.p9EAMrUN030848@glazunov.sibelius.xs4all.nl> <20111014125356.GA15329@host1.jankratochvil.net> <831uuflkeq.fsf@gnu.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <831uuflkeq.fsf@gnu.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact gdb-help@sourceware.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: gdb-owner@sourceware.org X-SW-Source: 2011-10/txt/msg00124.txt.bz2 On Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:25:49 +0200, Eli Zaretskii wrote: > It is indeed one of my problems with git that I'm never sure what will > happen if I omit certain arguments that are supposed to be the > default. But I always thought that was because I don't use git > enough. However, if people like you, who do it all the time, are > still uncertain, then I guess it is something to consider when > selecting a VCS. This all comes from that GIT has between the commit state and workdir state also index state. I do not use the index so by "HEAD" I ignore the index state and shortcut the workdir<->commit path. Different usage scenarios may benefit from the index, TIAOMWTDI. > > > and I have to commit half-finished work, > > > > You don't have to. > > You mean, you can pull or merge when you have uncommitted changes? They are stashed. But in fact stashes are just a different namespace of branches. Regards, Jan