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push: cleanup push rules comment

Rewrite to remove inter-dependencies amongst the rules.

Signed-off-by: Chris Rorvick <chris@rorvick.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Chris Rorvick 12 years ago committed by Junio C Hamano
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@ -1319,27 +1319,29 @@ void set_ref_status_for_push(struct ref *remote_refs, int send_mirror,
continue; continue;
} }


/* This part determines what can overwrite what. /*
* The rules are: * The below logic determines whether an individual
* refspec A:B can be pushed. The push will succeed
* if any of the following are true:
* *
* (0) you can always use --force or +A:B notation to * (1) the remote reference B does not exist
* selectively force individual ref pairs.
* *
* (1) if the old thing does not exist, it is OK. * (2) the remote reference B is being removed (i.e.,
* pushing :B where no source is specified)
* *
* (2) if the destination is under refs/tags/ you are * (3) the update meets all fast-forwarding criteria:
* 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 * (a) the destination is not under refs/tags/
* to overwrite it; you would not know what you are losing * (b) the old is a commit
* otherwise. * (c) the new is a descendant of the old
* *
* (4) if old is a commit and new is a descendant of old * NOTE: We must actually have the old object in
* (implying new is commit-ish), it is OK. * order to overwrite it in the remote reference,
* and the new object must be commit-ish. These are
* implied by (b) and (c) respectively.
* *
* (5) regardless of all of the above, removing :B is * (4) it is forced using the +A:B notation, or by
* always allowed. * passing the --force argument
*/ */


ref->not_forwardable = !is_forwardable(ref); ref->not_forwardable = !is_forwardable(ref);

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