From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 23:06:53 GMT
Subject: Re: [1.8.0] make two-argument fetch update remote branches
Message-ID: <7vd3nc4qr6.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTin2kTW85UC1r_1LUDVLiexcVDvt--9ndnXZ2ARS@mail.gmail.com>

Eugene Sajine <euguess@gmail.com> writes:

> IMHO there is no need to introduce the variable. If it will start
> update both FETCH_HEAD and the remote-tracking branches since 1.8 it
> will not break any code, because it is added functionality...

Then you didn't understand the risks section, did you?  Thomas clearly
illustrated with an example where the script _expects_ origin/master to
stay the same after "git fetch origin master".