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Re: [PATCH] git-pull: don't complain about branch merge config if only fetching tags

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Gerrit Pape <pape@smarden.org>
Date
Dec 27, 2007, 09:30 UTC
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On Fri, Dec 21, 2007 at 08:35:13AM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> Gerrit Pape <pape@smarden.org> writes:
> > When running git pull with the -t switch, it properly fetches tags, but
> > complains about missing information on how to merge.  Since there's
> > nothing to merge, make git-pull simply exit after fetching the tags.
> I've seen this patch on this list in the past, but isn't "git
> pull -t" a user-error?

If so, we shouldn't advertise the -t switch in the git-pull(1) manpage. As it stands, I'd understand 'git pull -t' as 'fetch _all_ tags and branch heads and merge according to the configuration'.

Regards, Gerrit.
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  1. git-pull: don't complain about branch merge config if only fetching tagsGerrit Pape, Dec 21, 2007
  2. Junio C HamanoDec 21, 2007
  3. Gerrit PapeDec 27, 2007
  4. Junio C HamanoDec 27, 2007
  5. git-pull: warn if only fetching tags with the -t switchGerrit Pape, Dec 27, 2007
  6. Junio C HamanoDec 28, 2007
  7. Junio C HamanoDec 28, 2007
  8. Daniel BarkalowDec 28, 2007
  9. Junio C HamanoDec 28, 2007

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