Re: Topics currently in the Stalled category

From: Marc Branchaud <mbranchaud@xiplink.com>
Date: Nov 21, 2012, 14:55 UTC
Message-ID: <50ACEB50.2060107@xiplink.com>
In-Reply-To: <7vobirq0q2.fsf_-_@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>

On 12-11-20 07:05 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote:

> Here is a list of stalled topics I am having trouble deciding what
> to do (the default is to dismiss them around feature freeze).
>

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> * mb/remote-default-nn-origin (2012-07-11) 6 commits
>  - Teach get_default_remote to respect remote.default.
>  - Test that plain "git fetch" uses remote.default when on a detached HEAD.
>  - Teach clone to set remote.default.
>  - Teach "git remote" about remote.default.
>  - Teach remote.c about the remote.default configuration setting.
>  - Rename remote.c's default_remote_name static variables.
> 
>  When the user does not specify what remote to interact with, we
>  often attempt to use 'origin'.  This can now be customized via a
>  configuration variable.
> 
>  Expecting a re-roll.
> 
>  "The first remote becomes the default" bit is better done as a
>  separate step.

This is still on my list of things to do soon. Unfortunately "soon" seems to be rather perpetual these days.

If you're tired of carrying the branch feel free to dismiss it and I'll resurrect the topic when "soon" finally comes around.

M.