From: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 01:49:58 GMT
Subject: Re: git fetch --reference?
Message-ID: <7vu011tr5l.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
In-Reply-To: <f2b55d220611141717r4507c9demddb1cf872dbee073@mail.gmail.com>

"Michael K. Edwards" <medwards.linux@gmail.com> writes:

> On 11/14/06, Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> wrote:
>> I am somewhat doubtful that this is common enough to warrant
>> adding an extra option to "git fetch", but you could add
>> alternates to these new reference object stores before
>> initiating the fetch.
>> ...
>
> Thanks, that's what I was looking for.  I can just set up a "tracking"
> tree where I don't attempt any merges, include it in the alternates
> for each working tree, and "git fetch" in the tracking tree when it's
> convenient.  Now, will tags from the tracking tree propagate into the
> working trees?

For the working trees, if you "fetch" from the tracking tree
using short-hand, just like you "fetch" from the origin using
short-hand, tags will be followed, I think.