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Re: [PATCHv2 1/8] t2024: Add tests verifying current DWIM behavior of 'git checkout <branch>'

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Johan Herland <johan@herland.net>
Date
Apr 20, 2013, 22:53 UTC
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On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 10:44 PM, Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Johan Herland wrote:
>
>> The DWIM mode of checkout allows you to run "git checkout foo" when there is
>> no existing local ref or path called "foo" and there is exactly one remote
>> with a remote-tracking branch called "foo".
>
> Thanks for testing this.  I'm surprised no one suggested a test since
> v1.7.0-rc0~51^2~6 (2009-10-18).
>
> Maybe it would also be worthwhile to also test --no-guess?  (c.f.
> 46148dd7, 2009-10-18)
[...]
> Sane?
Yes. Thanks!
Will incorporate your suggestions into the next iteration.
...Johan

-- Johan Herland, <johan@herland.net> www.herland.net

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Message 4 of 12 in “[PATCHv2 0/8] Improving the search for remote-tracking branches”
  1. Johan HerlandApr 20, 2013
  2. 1/8 t2024: Add tests verifying current DWIM behavior of 'git checkout <branch>'Johan Herland, Apr 20, 2013
  3. Jonathan NiederApr 20, 2013
  4. Johan HerlandApr 20, 2013
  5. 2/8 t2024: Show failure to use refspec when DWIMming remote branch namesJohan Herland, Apr 20, 2013
  6. 3/8 checkout: Use remote refspecs when DWIMming tracking branchesJohan Herland, Apr 20, 2013
  7. 4/8 t3200.39: tracking setup should fail if there is no matching refspec.Johan Herland, Apr 20, 2013
  8. 5/8 t7201.24: Add refspec to keep --track workingJohan Herland, Apr 20, 2013
  9. 6/8 t9114.2: Don't use --track option against "svn-remote"-tracking branchesJohan Herland, Apr 20, 2013
  10. Eric WongApr 21, 2013
  11. 7/8 branch.c: Validate tracking branches with refspecs instead of refs/remotes/*Johan Herland, Apr 20, 2013
  12. 8/8 glossary: Update and rephrase the definition of a remote-tracking branchJohan Herland, Apr 20, 2013

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