On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 08:59:04AM +0200, Alexander Berntsen wrote:
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> On 11/09/13 03:24, Nick Daly wrote:
> > Are there any other (better) options than the (rather nuclear)
> > public rebase?
> Revert it. State in the revert commit why you reverted ("somebody
> fucked up"). Don't rewrite history -- *ever* -- on a public
> repository. That takes precedence to almost all other rules. The only
> acceptable reason to do it is because of legal trouble or similar.
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> Of course this is all just my opinion, but I think you'll find that
> rewriting history on public repositories is generally more than
> frowned upon.This is not just your opinion, this is gospel. Never rewrite public history is a truism accepted everywhere in the git world. The bad commit should definitely be reverted, not rebased. -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 [email protected] PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www.free.blackpatchpanel.com/pme/ Austin TX 78758-3117 --- "Encryption works. Properly implemented strong crypto systems are one of the few things that you can rely on. Unfortunately, endpoint security is so terrifically weak that NSA can frequently find ways around it." Edward Snowden
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