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Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:13:38 -0700 (PDT) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From: Ben Knoble Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Subject: Re: checkout: clarify "up to date with origin/" uses local remote-tracking ref Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2026 12:13:27 -0400 Message-Id: <5DFBE9D6-0EC8-4702-99C5-827AEF8C6265@gmail.com> References: Cc: Jesko Schwarzer , git@vger.kernel.org, git.vger.kernel.org@schwarzers.de In-Reply-To: To: Junio C Hamano X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (23D8133) >=20 > Le 7 avr. 2026 =C3=A0 11:28, Junio C Hamano a =C3=A9cr= it : >=20 > =EF=BB=BFJesko Schwarzer writes: >=20 >> Would the project consider one of the following? >> 1. *Clearer messaging*, e.g. indicating that the comparison is >> against the last-known origin/ (or similar wording that does not >> imply a live remote check). >=20 > Surely. Patches to start discussions are very much welcome. >=20 >> 2. *Optional context* when available (e.g. from reflog or last >> fetch time), so users know how stale the origin/* ref might be =E2=80=94 i= f that >> is technically and policy-wise acceptable. >=20 > I am imagining that #1 above would add something that conveys > "relative to the last known state", and this will extend/replace the > phrase you would choose for "the last known state" with "as of N > days ago" or something when necessary pieces of information is > available, right? That sounds entirely feasible. I seem to recall a recent (last ~6 months) thread about =E2=80=9Clast fetch t= ime=E2=80=9D and there being some question of how to record it. Alas I haven= =E2=80=99t searched the archives to find it.=20=