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authorJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2013-05-29 14:20:16 -0700
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2013-05-29 14:20:16 -0700
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Merge branch 'fc/transport-helper-error-reporting'
Update transport helper to report errors and maintain ref hierarchy used to keep track of remote helper state better. * fc/transport-helper-error-reporting: transport-helper: fix remote helper namespace regression test: remote-helper: add missing and t5801: "VAR=VAL shell_func args" is forbidden transport-helper: update remote helper namespace transport-helper: trivial code shuffle transport-helper: warn when refspec is not used transport-helper: clarify pushing without refspecs transport-helper: update refspec documentation transport-helper: clarify *:* refspec transport-helper: improve push messages transport-helper: mention helper name when it dies transport-helper: report errors properly
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@@ -159,11 +159,11 @@ Miscellaneous capabilities
carried out.
'refspec' <refspec>::
- This modifies the 'import' capability, allowing the produced
- fast-import stream to modify refs in a private namespace
- instead of writing to refs/heads or refs/remotes directly.
+ For remote helpers that implement 'import' or 'export', this capability
+ allows the refs to be constrained to a private namespace, instead of
+ writing to refs/heads or refs/remotes directly.
It is recommended that all importers providing the 'import'
- capability use this.
+ capability use this. It's mandatory for 'export'.
+
A helper advertising the capability
`refspec refs/heads/*:refs/svn/origin/branches/*`
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ ref.
This capability can be advertised multiple times. The first
applicable refspec takes precedence. The left-hand of refspecs
advertised with this capability must cover all refs reported by
-the list command. If a helper does not need a specific 'refspec'
-capability then it should advertise `refspec *:*`.
+the list command. If no 'refspec' capability is advertised,
+there is an implied `refspec *:*`.
'bidi-import'::
This modifies the 'import' capability.