Jeff Garzik wrote: > > Sometimes I receive a kernel patch based off an older version of the > kernel, for example a 2.6.18 patch when the current kernel is 2.6.19-rc1. > > I would like to create a branch starting at 2.6.18, merge the patch, and > then merge up to the current kernel. > > How does one check out a tag, or create a branch based on a tag's > starting point? A tag is a ref like any other: git checkout -b branchname tag -apw - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html