Re: Pick the right default and stop warn on `git pull`
On Mon, Nov 23, 2020 at 1:17 PM Theodore Y. Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu> wrote:
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> If your repository is effectively a leaf repo, then rebasing may be
> harmless, although there are still who don't like rebasing because it
> invalidates your previous testing. My personal preference is to do a
> git fetch, followed by a git merge --ff-only, and if that errors out,
> then I know I need to take a bit more care before deciding what to do
> next.
Which is why I suggested to make fast-forward-only the default:
https://lore.kernel.org/git/1398988808-29678-1-git-send-email-felipe.contreras@gmail.com/
In what case would that default not be what most people want?
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Felipe Contreras