From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Martin Nordholts Subject: Re: [PATCH] Clarify the git-branch documentation of default start-point Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:21:55 +0200 Message-ID: <4A3A77B3.8070502@gmail.com> References: <1245303673.24201.3.camel@localhost.localdomain> <7vprd2148u.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org> <1245305061.24201.12.camel@localhost.localdomain> <7v63eu0ze4.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: git@vger.kernel.org To: Junio C Hamano X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Thu Jun 18 19:20:01 2009 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 1MHLHM-0001n1-0X for gcvg-git-2@gmane.org; Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:20:00 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753460AbZFRRTv (ORCPT ); Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:19:51 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1753340AbZFRRTu (ORCPT ); Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:19:50 -0400 Received: from iph1.telenor.se ([195.54.127.132]:45644 "EHLO iph1.telenor.se" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752871AbZFRRTt (ORCPT ); Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:19:49 -0400 X-SMTPAUTH: X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AtQCAB8UOkrDNmV6mWdsb2JhbACYZQEBAQEBCAsKBxOnEpIEhAgF X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.42,245,1243807200"; d="scan'208";a="22186565" Received: from ironport2.bredband.com ([195.54.101.122]) by iph1.telenor.se with ESMTP; 18 Jun 2009 19:19:49 +0200 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AtVfAFsUOkrVcX8QPGdsb2JhbAAIiVWOfgEBAQE3pyaSBIQIBQ X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.42,245,1243807200"; d="scan'208";a="503585557" Received: from c-107f71d5.017-113-6c756e10.cust.bredbandsbolaget.se (HELO [192.168.1.2]) ([213.113.127.16]) by ironport2.bredband.com with ESMTP; 18 Jun 2009 19:19:49 +0200 User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (X11/20090320) In-Reply-To: <7v63eu0ze4.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org> Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: Junio C Hamano wrote: >> What I am trying to clarify is that a remote branch will never be the >> default for the start-point argument to git-branch, so if someone wants >> a remote branch as start-point, then the branch must be explicitly >> specified. >> > > Because I misread your updated documentation, somehow I thought you were > talking about "checkout -b". Sorry for getting confused (and perhaps > giving a confusing answer). > > There are two concepts you seem to be confused about: and > branch tracking. > I indeed confused these concepts and I think your patch makes the documentation clearer here / Martin