From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Linus Torvalds Subject: Re: Making git disappear when talking about my code Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:29:54 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: References: <20070417104520.GB4946@moonlight.home> <8b65902a0704170841q64fe0828mdefe78963394a616@mail.gmail.com> <200704171818.28256.andyparkins@gmail.com> <20070417173007.GV2229@spearce.org> <462521C7.2050103@softax.com.pl> <4627ABBB.8060709@softax.com.pl> <877is29b1l.wl%cworth@cworth.org> <7vps5ud91x.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> <87vefm7l6g.wl%cworth@cworth.org> <7v1wiabbfr.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> <87mz0w7g3j.wl%cworth@cworth.org> <7vzm4ww7lj.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=us-ascii Cc: Daniel Barkalow , Carl Worth , Marcin Kasperski , git@vger.kernel.org To: Junio C Hamano X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Wed Apr 25 22:30:51 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git@gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1Hgo8Z-00044k-AH for gcvg-git@gmane.org; Wed, 25 Apr 2007 22:30:51 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S2993100AbXDYUaL (ORCPT ); Wed, 25 Apr 2007 16:30:11 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S2993050AbXDYUaL (ORCPT ); Wed, 25 Apr 2007 16:30:11 -0400 Received: from smtp1.linux-foundation.org ([65.172.181.25]:36852 "EHLO smtp1.linux-foundation.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S2993101AbXDYUaI (ORCPT ); Wed, 25 Apr 2007 16:30:08 -0400 Received: from shell0.pdx.osdl.net (fw.osdl.org [65.172.181.6]) by smtp1.linux-foundation.org (8.13.5.20060308/8.13.5/Debian-3ubuntu1.1) with ESMTP id l3PKTtYP011505 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:29:56 -0700 Received: from localhost (shell0.pdx.osdl.net [10.9.0.31]) by shell0.pdx.osdl.net (8.13.1/8.11.6) with ESMTP id l3PKTthL012015; Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:29:55 -0700 In-Reply-To: <7vzm4ww7lj.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-3.036 required=5 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.0-osdl_revision__1.12__ X-MIMEDefang-Filter: osdl$Revision: 1.177 $ X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.53 on 65.172.181.25 Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: On Wed, 25 Apr 2007, Junio C Hamano wrote: > > I think I already suggested this to Carl once, but if you > forget about 'git clone' in this case (or any other cases), your > example would just work. > > $ git init > $ git pull git://server/path branch The problem with this is that it doesn't set up tracking, so while it *works*, you are now forever doomed to re-do that git pull git://server/path branch to update, and if you then ever give the wrong branch name you'll try to merge and get really confused as a beginner. Linus