Re: git fetch --reference?

["Michael K. Edwards" <medwards.linux@gmail.com>]

On 11/14/06, Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> wrote:
> I am somewhat doubtful that this is common enough to warrant
> adding an extra option to "git fetch", but you could add
> alternates to these new reference object stores before
> initiating the fetch.
> ...

Thanks, that's what I was looking for.  I can just set up a "tracking"
tree where I don't attempt any merges, include it in the alternates
for each working tree, and "git fetch" in the tracking tree when it's
convenient.  Now, will tags from the tracking tree propagate into the
working trees?

Cheers,