From: Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:57:25 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] Make local branches behave like remote branches when --tracked
Message-ID: <49CBEC35.7030403@drmicha.warpmail.net>
In-Reply-To: <1238100805-19619-1-git-send-email-git@drmicha.warpmail.net>

Michael J Gruber venit, vidit, dixit 26.03.2009 21:53:
> [Sorry it took so long to finish... This is from my "sick bed", I hope
> it doesn't show ;)]
> 
> This mini series makes local branches behave the same as remote ones
> when they are used as --tracked branches. This means differences are
> reported by git status and git checkout, and also that the soon to be
> released tracking branch short cut (aka BEL) will work.
> 
> Michael J Gruber (2):
>   Test for local branches being followed with --track
>   Make local branches behave like remote branches when --tracked
> 
>  remote.c                 |    9 +++++----
>  t/t6040-tracking-info.sh |   10 +++++++++-
>  2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 

Sorry, I meant to point out also that 2/2 changes the display format of
the branch: refs/ is removed rather than refs/remotes/, if present. This
makes for unique branch names ready to copy&paste (they were not
necessarily unique before).

Michael