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Inconsistency in messages about --set-upstream from git pull and git branch

Subject: Inconsistency in messages about --set-upstream from git pull and git branch

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2 messages between Dec 1, 2012 and Dec 2, 2012.

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Dan Rosén· Dec 1, 2012, 15:36 UTC · lore
I added a new origin to a repository and did git pull and got this message:
 * [new branch]      master     -> origin/master
There is no tracking information for the current branch.
Please specify which branch you want to merge with.
See git-pull(1) for details
    git pull <remote> <branch>
If you wish to set tracking information for this branch you can do so with:
    git branch --set-upstream master origin/<branch>

I followed the instructions: $ git branch --set-upstream master origin/master The --set-upstream flag is deprecated and will be removed. Consider using --track or --set-upstream-to Branch master set up to track remote branch master from origin.

I was using git version 1.8.0 precompiled for Arch Linux.

I tried to find an issue tracker but perhaps it is appropriate to report this inconsistency to this mailing list.

Best, Dan

Carlos Martín Nieto· Dec 2, 2012, 01:29 UTC · re: Dan Rosén · lore

Re: Inconsistency in messages about --set-upstream from git pull and git branch

Dan Rosén <danr@student.chalmers.se> writes:
>
>     git branch --set-upstream master origin/<branch>
>
This has been fixed already in 1.8.0.1
   cmn

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