From: Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org>
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 05:29:57 GMT
Subject: Re: confusion over the new branch and merge config
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0612230028360.18171@xanadu.home>
In-Reply-To: <20061223051210.GA29814@segfault.peff.net>

On Sat, 23 Dec 2006, Jeff King wrote:

> BTW, is there some explanation why branch.*.merge specifies a _remote_
> head? The following would make much more sense to me:
> 
> [branch "master"]
> remote = origin
> merge = refs/remotes/origin/master
> 
> Because I don't _care_ that the other guy calls it refs/heads/master. I
> care that I'm pulling from refs/remotes/origin/master on my end (and
> however I get stuff into that branch is defined by the remote).

Exactly the point I'm trying to make !

I'm glad I'm not alone to come to this conclusion.


Nicolas