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Re: [PATCH] ls-remote: default to 'origin' when no remote specified

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Apr 8, 2010, 05:35 UTC
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Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:
> I don't really see a problem with this. The current behavior produces an
> error, so it is not as if we are breaking somebody's workflow, and the
> only sensible default is the same one used by the other commands.

I'd agree only if "the other commands" default to the same remote; otherwise as a plumbing, ls-remote should insist that the user be more explicit.

The only odd-man out that would worry me is "git pull", as I expect everybody written in C would just use remote_get(NULL).

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  1. ls-remote: default to 'origin' when no remote specifiedTay Ray Chuan, Apr 8, 2010
  2. Jeff KingApr 8, 2010
  3. Junio C HamanoApr 8, 2010
  4. Jeff KingApr 8, 2010
  5. Tay Ray ChuanApr 8, 2010
  6. Jeff KingApr 8, 2010
  7. Junio C HamanoApr 8, 2010
  8. Jeff KingApr 8, 2010
  9. Junio C HamanoApr 8, 2010
  10. Tay Ray ChuanApr 8, 2010
  11. ls-remote: fall-back to default remotes when no remote specifiedTay Ray Chuan, Apr 8, 2010
  12. ls-remote: fall-back to default remotes when no remote specifiedTay Ray Chuan, Apr 8, 2010
  13. Jeff KingApr 8, 2010
  14. Tay Ray ChuanApr 8, 2010
  15. ls-remote: fall-back to default remotes when no remote specifiedTay Ray Chuan, Apr 8, 2010
  16. Jeff KingApr 8, 2010
  17. Peter KjellerstedtApr 9, 2010
  18. Tay Ray ChuanApr 9, 2010

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