Re: [RFC 0/3] Reflogs for deleted refs: fix breakage and suggest namespace change

Jeff King [off-list ref] writes:

So in other words, I do not think any ultimate destination that I find
palatable would be achievable without making the full format jump
anyway. If all things were equal, I'd say there is no reason not to get
as close as we can. But I find some of the proposals significantly less
readable (in particular, the directory-munging is IMHO much harder to
read). And it is not as if it is buying us anything; you still have to
make a magic translation between a dead log and a live one.

Yes, that is where the earlier comment of mine on this topic came from.

Another option I've considered is simply holding back the graveyard
topic, working on the d/f tolerant storage, and then implementing the
graveyards on top (which is basically free at that point). But as you
note, it is not really a commonly-requested feature. If it were easy,
I'd say let's do it. But the idea of bumping repositoryformatversion for
the first time in git's history just to add a feature nobody wants is
not very appealing to me.

Amen.