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Diffstat (limited to 'Branch.hs')
-rw-r--r-- | Branch.hs | 8 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ updateRef ref | ref == fullname = return Nothing | otherwise = do g <- Annex.gitRepo + -- checking with log to see if there have been changes + -- is less expensive than always merging diffs <- liftIO $ Git.pipeRead g [ Param "log", Param (name++".."++ref), @@ -176,6 +178,12 @@ updateRef ref -- By passing only one ref, it is actually -- merged into the index, preserving any -- changes that may already be staged. + -- + -- However, any changes in the git-annex + -- branch that are *not* reflected in the + -- index will be removed. So, documentation + -- advises users not to directly modify the + -- branch. liftIO $ GitUnionMerge.merge g [ref] return $ Just ref |