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Re: [PATCH v2 0/7] Introduce fetch.followRemoteHEAD config variable

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jun 18, 2026, 15:47 UTC
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"Matt Hunter" <m@lfurio.us> writes:
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>> Other than that, this looks excellent.  Thanks.
>
> Thanks for the great feedback and consideration!
>
> If you like, I can apply the appropriate NEEDSWORK comment, possibly add
> a warning to 'fetch.followRemoteHEAD' parsing (matching the 'remote'
> side), and we can call this good to go for now.
Sounds like a plan.  Thanks.
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Message 29 of 38 in “followRemoteHEAD management question”
  1. Matt HunterJun 5, 2026
  2. Jeff KingJun 8, 2026
  3. Matt HunterJun 11, 2026
  4. Jeff KingJun 11, 2026
  5. Bence FerdinandyJun 11, 2026
  6. Matt HunterJun 12, 2026
  7. 0/7 Introduce fetch.followRemoteHEAD config optionMatt Hunter, Jun 12, 2026
  8. 1/7 fetch: fixup set_head advice for warn-if-not-branchMatt Hunter, Jun 12, 2026
  9. 2/7 doc: explain fetchRemoteHEADWarn adviceMatt Hunter, Jun 12, 2026
  10. 3/7 t5510: cleanup remote in followRemoteHEAD dangling ref testMatt Hunter, Jun 12, 2026
  11. 4/7 fetch: rename function report_set_headMatt Hunter, Jun 12, 2026
  12. 5/7 fetch: refactor do_fetch handling of followRemoteHEADMatt Hunter, Jun 12, 2026
  13. 6/7 fetch: add configuration option fetch.followRemoteHEADMatt Hunter, Jun 12, 2026
  14. Matt HunterJun 12, 2026
  15. Junio C HamanoJun 12, 2026
  16. Matt HunterJun 13, 2026
  17. 7/7 fetch: fixup a misaligned commentMatt Hunter, Jun 12, 2026
  18. 0/7 Introduce fetch.followRemoteHEAD config variableMatt Hunter, Jun 16, 2026
  19. 1/7 fetch: fixup set_head advice for warn-if-not-branchMatt Hunter, Jun 16, 2026
  20. 2/7 doc: explain fetchRemoteHEADWarn adviceMatt Hunter, Jun 16, 2026
  21. 3/7 t5510: cleanup remote in followRemoteHEAD dangling ref testMatt Hunter, Jun 16, 2026
  22. 4/7 fetch: rename function report_set_headMatt Hunter, Jun 16, 2026
  23. 5/7 fetch: refactor do_fetch handling of followRemoteHEADMatt Hunter, Jun 16, 2026
  24. 6/7 fetch: add configuration variable fetch.followRemoteHEADMatt Hunter, Jun 16, 2026
  25. 7/7 fetch: fixup a misaligned commentMatt Hunter, Jun 16, 2026
  26. Junio C HamanoJun 16, 2026
  27. Junio C HamanoJun 17, 2026
  28. Matt HunterJun 18, 2026
  29. Junio C HamanoJun 18, 2026
  30. 0/8 Introduce fetch.followRemoteHEAD config variableMatt Hunter, Jun 19, 2026
  31. 3/8 t5510: cleanup remote in followRemoteHEAD dangling ref testMatt Hunter, Jun 19, 2026
  32. 1/8 fetch: fixup set_head advice for warn-if-not-branchMatt Hunter, Jun 19, 2026
  33. 4/8 fetch: rename function report_set_headMatt Hunter, Jun 19, 2026
  34. 5/8 fetch: return 0 on known git_fetch_configMatt Hunter, Jun 19, 2026
  35. 2/8 doc: explain fetchRemoteHEADWarn adviceMatt Hunter, Jun 19, 2026
  36. 6/8 fetch: refactor do_fetch handling of followRemoteHEADMatt Hunter, Jun 19, 2026
  37. 7/8 fetch: add configuration variable fetch.followRemoteHEADMatt Hunter, Jun 19, 2026
  38. 8/8 fetch: fixup a misaligned commentMatt Hunter, Jun 19, 2026

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