Re: [PATCH 1/2] Allow users to require source branch on git-checkout -b.

[Shawn Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>]

"J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@fieldses.org> wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 07, 2006 at 01:23:00PM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> > Under my suggestion, the new git-checkout -b (and git-branch)
> > would:
> > 
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> 
> That makes the default behavior more complicated to explain.  Is there
> really sufficient evidence that this a serious problem?

I'm seeing bad branches all to often with some of the folks I have
to work with.  They apparently have been unable to learn the new
trick of either remembering what branch they are currently on and
what changes it has, or to always supply the branch they want to
start from with their new branch.

Consequently they are cussing at Git rather often, as "this damn
Git crap always does the wrong with my files".  Despite it being
their own fault for not thinking before doing...

Of course many of these users also don't understand the value of a
good short diff for a simple change.  *sigh*  But right now I just
want to stop them from creating branches off the wrong branch point
95% of the time.

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