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Re: [PATCH 1/3] branch: introduce --set-upstream-to

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jul 10, 2012, 19:49 UTC
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Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> writes:
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>> The existing --set-uptream option can cause confusion, as it uses the
>> usual branch convention of assuming a starting point of HEAD if none
>> is specified, causing
>>
>>     git branch --set-upstream origin/master
>>
>> to create a new local branch 'origin/master' that tracks the current
>> branch. As --set-upstream already exists, we can't simply change its
>> behaviour. To work around this, introduce --set-upstream-to which
>> accepts a compulsory argument
>
> Thanks.  A part of me really dislikes this --set-upstream-to which
> is named more awkwardly than the deprecated mistake it replaces,
> though.

I am not super excited about it either, but at least it is a vast improvement compared to the older one, with which it was entirely unclear if we are setting the value of upstream *to* what is given as an option, or setting the upstream *for* what is given on the command line.

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Message 6 of 29 in “A better way of handling upstream information in git-branch”
  1. 0/3 A better way of handling upstream information in git-branchCarlos Martín Nieto, Jul 10, 2012
  2. 1/3 branch: introduce --set-upstream-toCarlos Martín Nieto, Jul 10, 2012
  3. Matthieu MoyJul 10, 2012
  4. Junio C HamanoJul 10, 2012
  5. Jonathan NiederJul 10, 2012
  6. Junio C HamanoJul 10, 2012
  7. Jonathan NiederJul 10, 2012
  8. Junio C HamanoJul 10, 2012
  9. Jonathan NiederJul 10, 2012
  10. Junio C HamanoJul 10, 2012
  11. Jonathan NiederJul 10, 2012
  12. Junio C HamanoJul 11, 2012
  13. Jonathan NiederJul 11, 2012
  14. Miles BaderJul 12, 2012
  15. Junio C HamanoJul 12, 2012
  16. 2/3 branch: suggest how to undo a --set-upstream when given one branchCarlos Martín Nieto, Jul 10, 2012
  17. Matthieu MoyJul 10, 2012
  18. Carlos Martín NietoJul 11, 2012
  19. Junio C HamanoJul 10, 2012
  20. Carlos Martín NietoJul 11, 2012
  21. Jonathan NiederJul 10, 2012
  22. Junio C HamanoJul 10, 2012
  23. Jonathan NiederJul 10, 2012
  24. Carlos Martín NietoJul 11, 2012
  25. 3/3 branch: add --unset-upstream optionCarlos Martín Nieto, Jul 10, 2012
  26. Junio C HamanoJul 10, 2012
  27. Carlos Martín NietoJul 11, 2012
  28. Junio C HamanoJul 11, 2012
  29. Carlos Martín NietoJul 12, 2012

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