Re: [PATCH v4 2/3] builtin/branch: stop supporting the use of --set-upstream option

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Aug 18, 2017, 16:31 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqmv6wdehs.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <69172c47-0af4-4c74-a20b-82da537ad9ee@gmail.com>

Kaartic Sivaraam <kaarticsivaraam91196@gmail.com> writes:

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> On Monday 14 August 2017 02:20 PM, Kaartic Sivaraam wrote:
>>
>> On Wednesday 09 August 2017 12:03 AM, Martin Ågren wrote:
>>>
>>> Maybe the final note could be removed? Someone who is looking up
>>> --set-upstream because Git just "crashed" on them will only want to know
>>> what they should do instead. Our thoughts about the future are perhaps
>>> not that interesting.
>>
>> I thought it's better to document it to avoid people from getting 
> surprised
>> when the options *starts working* again.
>
> I hope that explains the reason.

That is something we can say we _actually_ repurpose the option. Until then, it is merely noise that distracts the users.