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Re: [PATCH 1/3] git-branch: add --track and --no-track options

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Paolo Bonzini <paolo.bonzini@lu.unisi.ch>
Date
Mar 6, 2007, 07:26 UTC
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<7vejo2uaxs.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
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> Hmm. I think your use of 'mytopic' is very good for the purpose
> of illustration. It makes clear which configuration takes name
> from what. So I like your first paragraph. However, one reason
> people like the separate remote layout is that it allows you to
> name your own branch identically with that of the other side, so
> in that sense, the description in your second paragraph matches
> the real-life usage better. What I am getting at is that (1)
> these two paragraphs are inconsistent, (2) there is a reason to
> prefer the description in the first paragraph, and (3) there is
> another reason to prefer the description in the second one.
Ok, I'll prefer using "mytopic" anywhere.
> As Johannes already pointed this out, I think allowing this to
> be controlled per remote is nice but overkill.  A single boolean
> configuration, say "branch.autosetupmerge", would suffice.
In this case, patch 2/3 should also be withdrawn, right?
Paolo
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