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From: Harald Nordgren <haraldnordgren@gmail.com>
To: kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, gitgitgadget@gmail.com, haraldnordgren@gmail.com
Subject: Comments on Phillip's review
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:41:57 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260425174157.44868-1-haraldnordgren@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <89f923bf-e5fc-4557-a2f0-d240db07eaf9@app.fastmail.com>

> > Add a --fetch option to git checkout and git switch, plus a
> > checkout.autoFetch config to enable it by default. When set and the
> 
> Why is the config not `checkout.config`? So it’s named the same as the
> option (modulo snake case/camel case which is not relevant here).

Will rename the config to 'checkout.fetch'.

> The motivation for why this is being proposed maybe might as well go in
> the commit message. Maybe that’s just me.
> 
> The commit message just says that “this thing is added”. Not why.

I will update it.

> I guess a later version will have the changes to the documentation.

I forgot that, will add it!

> s/remote-tracking ref/remote-tracking branch/ ?
> 
> git(1) doesn’t have a namespace for tracking refs in general.

👍


Harald

  reply	other threads:[~2026-04-25 17:42 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 36+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-04-24 10:03 [PATCH] checkout: add --fetch to fetch remote before resolving start-point Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-04-24 13:48 ` Ramsay Jones
2026-04-24 17:12 ` D. Ben Knoble
2026-04-25 17:24   ` Comments on Phillip's review Harald Nordgren
2026-04-25 17:44     ` Wrong subject line Harald Nordgren
2026-04-24 17:38 ` [PATCH] checkout: add --fetch to fetch remote before resolving start-point Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2026-04-25 17:41   ` Harald Nordgren [this message]
2026-04-25 17:44     ` Wrong subject line Harald Nordgren
2026-04-26  7:07       ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2026-04-26 15:15         ` [PATCH] remote: add --set-head option to 'git remote add' Harald Nordgren
2026-04-24 17:42 ` [PATCH] checkout: add --fetch to fetch remote before resolving start-point Marc Branchaud
2026-04-25 17:48   ` Wrong subject line Harald Nordgren
2026-04-24 22:21 ` [PATCH] checkout: add --fetch to fetch remote before resolving start-point Junio C Hamano
2026-04-25  2:54   ` Junio C Hamano
2026-04-25 17:58     ` Multiple remotes Harald Nordgren
2026-04-25 21:57       ` Ben Knoble
2026-04-25 22:54         ` gh Harald Nordgren
2026-04-25 18:12 ` [PATCH v2] checkout: add --fetch to fetch remote before resolving start-point Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-04-26  7:24   ` [PATCH v3] " Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-04-26 15:54     ` Ramsay Jones
2026-04-26 18:32     ` [PATCH v4] " Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-04-28  1:47       ` Junio C Hamano
2026-04-28  8:44         ` [PATCH] " Harald Nordgren
2026-04-28  9:03       ` [PATCH v5] checkout: extend --track with a "fetch" mode to refresh start-point Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-05-03 20:59         ` Junio C Hamano
2026-05-03 22:32           ` [PATCH] checkout: add --autostash option for branch switching Harald Nordgren
2026-05-03 22:31         ` [PATCH v6] checkout: extend --track with a "fetch" mode to refresh start-point Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-05-07 20:12           ` Harald Nordgren
2026-05-08 13:15             ` Phillip Wood
2026-05-08 22:40               ` [PATCH] checkout: add --fetch to fetch remote before resolving start-point Harald Nordgren
2026-05-08 22:52           ` [PATCH v7] checkout: extend --track with a "fetch" mode to refresh start-point Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-05-11 13:16             ` Phillip Wood
2026-05-11 13:47             ` [PATCH v8] " Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
2026-05-12  0:32               ` Junio C Hamano
2026-05-12 10:55               ` [PATCH v9] " Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2026-04-24 15:47 [PATCH v14 5/5] checkout -m: autostash when switching branches Phillip Wood
2026-04-24 20:52 ` Comments on Phillip's review Harald Nordgren

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