Re: feature request: set remote/HEAD with fetch

From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Aug 19, 2024, 16:40 UTC
Message-ID: <c10652f9-3cf8-e1b3-27f3-63fd5b8ac52a@gmx.de>
In-Reply-To: <D3IF2EVJPNMX.CFNKJQDPHZQ0@ferdinandy.com>

Hi Bence,

On Sat, 17 Aug 2024, Bence Ferdinandy wrote:

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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 ...

A better link (in particular because it does not involve a now-banned person) might be https://lore.kernel.org/git/CANWRddN4R6AceeaOyZm1vs8AXBNv3J+cE5MOyrhKVhcqddjUOA@mail.gmail.com/

This discussion might not be about that mentioned tri-state, but about the "take a step back" question: What is the best way to update a remote-tracking `HEAD`.

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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 :)

I dropped him from the Cc:, as a consequence of https://lore.kernel.org/git/ZF%2F38DXNYMsZjvy4@nand.local/.

Since this leaves you in somewhat of a pickle because you probably should not start from those patches, and since you seem to be in the same time zone as I am, I'll offer you to pair with you on getting you started. If you are interested, please just reply privately.

Ciao, Johannes