From: Paolo Bonzini <paolo.bonzini@lu.unisi.ch>
Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2007 07:26:19 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] git-branch: add --track and --no-track options
Message-ID: <45ED179B.90500@lu.unisi.ch>
In-Reply-To: <7vejo2uaxs.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>


> 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In this case, patch 2/3 should also be withdrawn, right?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