From: Stefan Näwe <stefan.naewe@atlas-elektronik.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 11:59:51 GMT
Subject: git clone -b
Message-ID: <51CD7AB7.3040409@atlas-elektronik.com>

Hi there!

Is there any reason why 'git clone -b' only takes a branch (from refs/heads/)
or a tag (from refs/tags/) ?

Background: At $dayjob we're using some kind of 'hidden' refs (in refs/releases/)
to communicate between the 'branch integrator' (who creates the ref in refs/releases/)
and the 'build master' who wants to build that ref. 

It would be a little easier if the build master could simply say

  git clone -b refs/releases/the-release-for-today URL

instead of: git clone... ; cd ... ; git fetch... ; git checkout....

Any answer or even a better idea to solve that is appreciated.

Stefan
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