Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > What you *can* do is: > > - rename the branch to something that includes a slash (aka > subdirectory). Let's call it "frozen/mybranch" as an example. > > - do a 'git gc' to make sure that branch is in the packed refs file. > > - make the subdirectory of that branch is unwritable (ie just do > something like "chmod -w refs/heads/frozen") > > and now the filesystem permissions should mean that you can't actually > update that branch any more, even though you can read it. Hmmmmm... and deleting of the branch would take the same lock used for updating, which is under frozen/ directory, so that is also safe. That's sneaky. I'd however throw that into "happens to work, unsure if we would want to promise supporting it as a _feature_ forever" category. -- 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
