Re: Regarding "git log" on "git series" metadata

On November 4, 2016 7:48:17 PM MDT, Jeff King [off-list ref] wrote:

On Fri, Nov 04, 2016 at 04:34:34PM -0700, Jacob Keller wrote:

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You might also want fallback rules for storing gitrefs on "old"

servers

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(e.g., backfilling gitrefs you need if the server didn't them in

the

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initial fetch). But I guess storing any gitrefs on such a server is
inherently dangerous, because the server might prune them at any

time.

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Is it possible currently for a protocol extension to result in "oh

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server doesn't support this so I'm going to stop pushing"?

Yes, it would be easy for the client to abort if the server fails to
advertise a particular extension.

And the reverse (old client, new server) should work as well? 

- Josh Triplett