Big caveat: do not try to use Git and JJ in the same directory. It's probably fine if you only use JJ, but if you mix them you will horribly break things.

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chriswarbo 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I suppose it depends what you mean by "horribly break things".

The only thing I've noticed is that `jj` will leave the git repo with either a detached HEAD, or with a funny `@` ref checked out.

I don't think that would trouble someone who's experienced with git and knows its "DAG of commits" model.

For someone who's less experienced, or only uses git for a set of branches with mostly linear history (like a sort of "fancy undo"), I could imagine getting a shock when trying to `git commit` and not seeing them on any of the branches!

	▲	nailer 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> I don't think that would trouble someone who's experienced with git and knows its "DAG of commits" model. I think most people that have git experience don't know what a DAG is and have never used reflog.

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surajrmal 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

This isn't true?

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IshKebab 8 hours ago | parent [-]

It is when I tried it.

	▲	stouset 8 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Jujutsu uses git as its primary backing store and synthesizes anything else it needs on top on-the-fly. Any incompatibility here is considered a serious bug. Obviously I can’t argue against your lived experience, but it is neither typical nor common. This is quite literally an explicitly-supported use, and one that many people do daily.