From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:09:38 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-clone: Add option --branch to override initial branch
Message-ID: <7vk577lb5p.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.1.00.0903030047130.10279@pacific.mpi-cbg.de>

Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:

> Hi,
>
> On Mon, 2 Mar 2009, Tor Arne Vestbø wrote:
>
>> The options --branch and -b allow the user to override the initial 
>> branch created and checked out by git-clone. Normally this is the active 
>> branch of the remote repository, which is also the fallback if the 
>> selected branch is not found.
>
> I do not think that falling back if the selected branch is not found is a 
> wise choice.
>
> Besides, the common way to check out something different than the remote's 
> HEAD is like this:
>
> 	$ git clone -n $URL
> 	$ cd $DIR
> 	$ git checkout -t origin/$BRANCH
>
> I am undecided if that is good enough, or your patch is needed.

I am fairly negative on this one, if it matters.