Re: [PATCHv1 0/2] git-p4: work on a detached head

2015-09-10 Thread Luke Diamand
On 10 September 2015 at 02:59, Jacob Keller wrote: > On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 6:57 PM, Jacob Keller wrote: >> On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 5:03 AM, Lars Schneider >> wrote: >>> I wanted to play with the patch and apply it to my

Re: [PATCHv1 0/2] git-p4: work on a detached head

2015-09-09 Thread Lars Schneider
I wanted to play with the patch and apply it to my source but the process is really complicated for me. I wonder if you can give me a few recommendations how to work efficiently with email patches. I don’t want to start a flame-war about what email client is “right", I am just curious how you

Re: [PATCHv1 0/2] git-p4: work on a detached head

2015-09-09 Thread Jacob Keller
On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 5:03 AM, Lars Schneider wrote: > I wanted to play with the patch and apply it to my source but the process is > really complicated for me. I wonder if you can give me a few recommendations > how to work efficiently with email patches. I don’t

Re: [PATCHv1 0/2] git-p4: work on a detached head

2015-09-09 Thread Jacob Keller
On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 6:57 PM, Jacob Keller wrote: > On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 5:03 AM, Lars Schneider > wrote: >> I wanted to play with the patch and apply it to my source but the process is >> really complicated for me. I wonder if you can give

[PATCHv1 0/2] git-p4: work on a detached head

2015-09-05 Thread Luke Diamand
git-p4 won't submit from a detached head. If you do, it gives a cryptic error message, and instead you have to create an endless series of throw-away branches, which can get very trying. The first patch in this series demonstrates the problem, and the second patch fixes it. I've been using it for