From: Felipe Contreras Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 22:25:59 GMT Subject: Re: Pull is Evil Message-ID: <53617877b41a9_41a872f308ef@nysa.notmuch> In-Reply-To: <536173F5.7010905@xiplink.com> Marc Branchaud wrote: > On 14-04-30 04:14 PM, Felipe Contreras wrote: > > Marc Branchaud wrote: > >> All that said, I don't object to any attempts at improving the command > >> either. But I also don't see any kind of improvement that would lead > >> me to start using "git pull" let alone recommending it to new users. > > > > What is wrong when `git pull` merges a fast-forward? > > Nothing. Everything. It depends. It depends on what? I don't see how a fast-forward `git pull` could possibly have any trouble. > > The problems with `git pull` come when you can't do a fast-forward merge, right? > > Some of them, maybe most of them. Name one problem with a fast-forward merge. -- Felipe Contreras