From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 18:48:15 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] branch: make sure the upstream remote is configured
Message-ID: <20130726184815.GB29799@sigill.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To: <20130726184311.GA29799@sigill.intra.peff.net>

On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 02:43:11PM -0400, Jeff King wrote:

> On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 07:39:37PM +0200, Carlos Martín Nieto wrote:
> 
> > A command of e.g.
> > 
> >     git push --set-upstream /tmp/t master
> > 
> > will call install_branch_config() with a remote name of "/tmp/t". This
> > function will set the 'branch.master.remote' key to, which is
> > nonsensical as there is no remote by that name.
> 
> Is it nonsensical? It does not make sense for the @{upstream} magic
> token, because we will not have a branch in tracking branch refs/remotes

Eh, I am incapable of typing (and proofreading). That should be "not
have a tracking branch in refs/remotes".

-Peff