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Re: GIT and CVS
On Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:22:53 +0200, Mark Kettenis wrote:
> $ cvs update
> (test changes, write changelog, send diff for review)
[...]
> With lots of "cvs diff" invocations in between to check my changes and
> remind myself what I'm working on.
Replace `cvs update' by: git stash; git pull; git stash pop
Replace `cvs diff' by: git diff HEAD
(not sure if the latter is needed but IMO it simplifies some assumptions)
> and I have to commit half-finished work,
You don't have to.
> (I've tried git stash, but it didn't seem to support my
> development style, at least "unstashing" didn't "just work" when I did
> a git fetch in between).
I do so sometimes myself, it works.
BTW you are right this style is not native to GIT, you should be on branch.
Regards,
Jan