From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Wayne Davison Subject: git-branch silently ignores --track on local branches Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 09:45:57 -0800 Message-ID: <20071110174557.GC1036@blorf.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii To: git@vger.kernel.org X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Sat Nov 10 18:56:09 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1IquYs-0006jy-Hm for gcvg-git-2@gmane.org; Sat, 10 Nov 2007 18:56:02 +0100 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1750876AbXKJRzn (ORCPT ); Sat, 10 Nov 2007 12:55:43 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1750944AbXKJRzn (ORCPT ); Sat, 10 Nov 2007 12:55:43 -0500 Received: from dsl-74-220-69-132.cruzio.com ([74.220.69.132]:50447 "EHLO dot.blorf.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750869AbXKJRzm (ORCPT ); Sat, 10 Nov 2007 12:55:42 -0500 X-Greylist: delayed 585 seconds by postgrey-1.27 at vger.kernel.org; Sat, 10 Nov 2007 12:55:42 EST Received: by dot.blorf.net (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 4011E98F; Sat, 10 Nov 2007 09:45:57 -0800 (PST) Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-06-11) Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: I used to be able to create a branch that tracked master (or another local branch) by using "git branch --track new-branch" from that checked-out branch. However, this functionality was apparently removed and now the --track option is silently ignored for local branches. I'd love to have this functionality restored. Is there a problem with local branches being supported when explicitly requested? ..wayne..