Re: [RFC] helping smart-http/stateless-rpc fetch race

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On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 16:26, Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>> A separate option would allow admins to let their clients ask to fetch
>> 4bc5fbf (that is v0.99~2) even if that commit is not at the tip of any ref
>> if they choose to. That is what (1) is about, and people who do not want
>> a separate option needs to argue that it is an unnecessary "feature".
>
> By the way, I personally do not think it is necessary, but as long timers
> on the list may recall, this has come up on the list for a few times.

My feeling is clients aren't likely to do this, or grow this feature
anytime soon, so why add a backend option for it now? Lets add the
feature when the feature is necessary... and right now just fix the
race in smart HTTP.

-- 
Shawn.
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