Re: feature request: set remote/HEAD with fetch

From: Bence Ferdinandy <bence@ferdinandy.com>
Date: Aug 17, 2024, 19:00 UTC
Message-ID: <D3IF2EVJPNMX.CFNKJQDPHZQ0@ferdinandy.com>
In-Reply-To: <20240817050240.GA29822@coredump.intra.peff.net>

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> There was discussion a while ago that proposed a tri-state config
> option: never update the remote head on fetch, always do so, or add it
> only when missing:
>
>   https://lore.kernel.org/git/20201118091219.3341585-1-felipe.contreras@gmail.com/

Thanks for linking that, I didn't think about searching for old discussion before writing ...

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> I think that is a good first step, as we could stop there and leave the
> default at "never" without any compatibility issues (and/or contemplate
> a change in the default as a separate step).
>
> I don't think the patch in that thread is likely to go anywhere at this
> point, but if somebody wanted to pick it up, I think everybody was
> positive on the general direction.

My C skills aren't great (probably an overstatement), but if Felipe or somebody else more qualified than me doesn't want to pick this up, I'm willing to give it a shot based on the Felipe's patch. It will take some time though :)

Thanks, Bence