--- I ended up rewriting most of the comment. The new version removes inter-rule dependencies (e.g., rule 5 overrides rule 3) which I think makes it more readable. This patch applies on top of the latest patch series regarding pushing tags. If will include this in a re-roll of that series if these changes are deemed a good idea. Also, I hand-edited the patch so that the changes were not interleaved to make it much easier to read. Can this be done automatically? Something like a minimum # of matching lines required between differences? Chris remote.c | 32 +++++++++++++++++--------------- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) diff --git a/remote.c b/remote.c index ee0c1e5..3fb1068 100644 --- a/remote.c +++ b/remote.c @@ -1319,27 +1319,29 @@ void set_ref_status_for_push(struct ref *remote_refs, int send_mirror, continue; } - /* This part determines what can overwrite what. - * The rules are: - * - * (0) you can always use --force or +A:B notation to - * selectively force individual ref pairs. - * - * (1) if the old thing does not exist, it is OK. - * - * (2) if the destination is under refs/tags/ you are - * not allowed to overwrite it; tags are expected - * to be static once created - * - * (3) if you do not have the old thing, you are not allowed - * to overwrite it; you would not know what you are losing - * otherwise. - * - * (4) if old is a commit and new is a descendant of old - * (implying new is commit-ish), it is OK. - * - * (5) regardless of all of the above, removing :B is - * always allowed. + /* + * The below logic determines whether an individual + * refspec A:B can be pushed. The push will succeed + * if any of the following are true: + * + * (1) the remote reference B does not exist + * + * (2) the remote reference B is being removed (i.e. + * pushing :B where no source is specified) + * + * (3) the update meets all fast-forwarding criteria: + * + * (a) the destination is not under refs/tags/ + * (b) the old is a commit + * (c) the new is a descendant of the old + * + * NOTE: We must actually have the old object in + * order to overwrite it in the remote reference, + * and that the new object must be commit-ish. + * These are implied by (b) and (c) respectively. + * + * (4) it is forced using the +A:B notation, or by + * passing the --force argument */ ref->not_forwardable = !is_forwardable(ref); -- 1.8.0.209.gf3828dc -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html