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Re: [PATCH] Fix default pull not to do an unintended Octopus.

From
Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date
Sep 27, 2005, 22:24 UTC
Message-ID
<7vachyywrp.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
In-Reply-To
<200509271635.12907.Josef.Weidendorfer@gmx.de>
Josef Weidendorfer <Josef.Weidendorfer@gmx.de> writes:
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> On Tuesday 27 September 2005 14:54, you wrote:
>> Yes. I'm actually inclined to keep this setup, simply because it is
>>
>>   * easy
>>   * simple
>>   * sufficient in most of the cases
>
> I would almost say: sufficient for all cases.
> The .git/remotes stuff is about providing a shortcut for remote
> repositories and about defaults for this repository.
> I am not really sure this is needed, and this second use of a name
> (additionally to head names) can be confusing.

I suspect you've never played with remote repositories with 47 different heads.

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Message 21 of 23 in “GIT 0.99.7d, and end of week status.”
  1. Junio C HamanoSep 25, 2005
  2. Alan ChandlerSep 25, 2005
  3. Junio C HamanoSep 25, 2005
  4. Alan ChandlerSep 25, 2005
  5. Junio C HamanoSep 26, 2005
  6. Alan ChandlerSep 26, 2005
  7. Junio C HamanoSep 26, 2005
  8. Tom PrinceSep 25, 2005
  9. Junio C HamanoSep 25, 2005
  10. Petr BaudisSep 26, 2005
  11. Junio C HamanoSep 26, 2005
  12. Petr BaudisSep 27, 2005
  13. Matthias UrlichsSep 29, 2005
  14. Junio C HamanoSep 29, 2005
  15. Jon LoeligerSep 26, 2005
  16. Junio C HamanoSep 26, 2005
  17. Fix default pull not to do an unintended Octopus.Junio C Hamano, Sep 27, 2005
  18. Josef WeidendorferSep 27, 2005
  19. Petr BaudisSep 27, 2005
  20. Josef WeidendorferSep 27, 2005
  21. Junio C HamanoSep 27, 2005
  22. Petr BaudisSep 27, 2005
  23. Petr BaudisSep 27, 2005

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