From: Thomas Rast <trast@student.ethz.ch>
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:36:53 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH/RFC] builtin-checkout: suggest creating local branch when appropriate to do so
Message-ID: <200910130836.57011.trast@student.ethz.ch>
In-Reply-To: <7vr5t89qiw.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>

Junio C Hamano wrote:
> Thomas Rast <trast@student.ethz.ch> writes:
> 
> > Your idea is also a backwards incompatible change, so we can just as
> > well implement the original suggestion and force scripts (or us) to
> > use some other means when they want to detach.  Say, why not just
> > invent an option along the lines of
> >
> >   git checkout {-d|--detach} $ref
> >
> > to make it explicit.
> 
> Or can't you go the other way, say
> 
> 	git checkout -t $remote_tracking
> 
> to create a local branch forking from the named remote tracking branch?

Sure, but we already have that and we still failed to fix the users,
so FWIW, I think Dscho's right and we should try fixing the UI next.

[I've also seen several users shoot themselves with detached HEADs to
the point where I explain the concept before even mentioning
checkout.]

-- 
Thomas Rast
trast@{inf,student}.ethz.ch