From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2009 23:48:56 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-clone: Add option --branch to override initial branch
Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.1.00.0903030047130.10279@pacific.mpi-cbg.de>
In-Reply-To: <1236031882-2052-1-git-send-email-torarnv@gmail.com>

Hi,

On Mon, 2 Mar 2009, Tor Arne Vestbø wrote:

> The options --branch and -b allow the user to override the initial 
> branch created and checked out by git-clone. Normally this is the active 
> branch of the remote repository, which is also the fallback if the 
> selected branch is not found.

I do not think that falling back if the selected branch is not found is a 
wise choice.

Besides, the common way to check out something different than the remote's 
HEAD is like this:

	$ git clone -n $URL
	$ cd $DIR
	$ git checkout -t origin/$BRANCH

I am undecided if that is good enough, or your patch is needed.

Ciao,
Dscho