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Re: Pull is Mostly Evil

From
David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
Date
May 2, 2014, 15:45 UTC
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<87k3a4xjzg.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org>
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<5363BB9F.40102@xiplink.com>
Marc Branchaud <marcnarc@xiplink.com> writes:
> To that end, I suggest that pull's default behaviour should be to do
> *nothing*.  It should just print out a message to the effect that it
> hasn't been configured, and that the user should run "git help pull"
> for guidance.

Fetching is uncontentious, and I _think_ that fast-forwards are pretty uncontentious as well.

It's just when the merge-left/merge-right/rebase-left/rebase-right decision kicks in that prescribing one git-pull behavior looks like a recipe for trouble.

-- 
David Kastrup
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  3. Philip OakleyMay 2, 2014
  4. Felipe ContrerasMay 2, 2014
  5. Philip OakleyMay 2, 2014
  6. Jonathan NiederMay 2, 2014
  7. Philip OakleyMay 3, 2014
  8. Felipe ContrerasMay 2, 2014
  9. Philip OakleyMay 3, 2014
  10. Felipe ContrerasMay 3, 2014
  11. David LangMay 2, 2014
  12. David KastrupMay 2, 2014
  13. Junio C HamanoMay 2, 2014
  14. Felipe ContrerasMay 2, 2014
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  16. Felipe ContrerasMay 2, 2014
  17. Jeff KingMay 2, 2014
  18. Felipe ContrerasMay 2, 2014
  19. Jeff KingMay 2, 2014
  20. Felipe ContrerasMay 2, 2014
  21. David KastrupMay 3, 2014
  22. Junio C HamanoMay 6, 2014
  23. Felipe ContrerasMay 6, 2014
  24. Richard HansenMay 3, 2014
  25. David KastrupMay 3, 2014
  26. Felipe ContrerasMay 3, 2014
  27. David KastrupMay 3, 2014
  28. David LangMay 4, 2014
  29. Felipe ContrerasMay 4, 2014
  30. David KastrupMay 4, 2014
  31. James DenholmMay 4, 2014
  32. David KastrupMay 4, 2014
  33. Felipe ContrerasMay 4, 2014
  34. James DenholmMay 4, 2014
  35. David KastrupMay 4, 2014
  36. Felipe ContrerasMay 3, 2014
  37. Richard HansenMay 3, 2014
  38. Felipe ContrerasMay 4, 2014
  39. Richard HansenMay 4, 2014
  40. Felipe ContrerasMay 4, 2014
  41. Richard HansenMay 4, 2014
  42. Felipe ContrerasMay 4, 2014
  43. Richard HansenMay 5, 2014
  44. Felipe ContrerasMay 5, 2014
  45. Max KirillovMay 7, 2014
  46. John SzakmeisterMay 3, 2014
  47. Richard HansenMay 5, 2014
  48. Felipe ContrerasMay 5, 2014
  49. Philip OakleyMay 2, 2014
  50. Marc BranchaudMay 9, 2014

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