> There was discussion a while ago that proposed a tri-state config > option: never update the remote head on fetch, always do so, or add it > only when missing: > > https://lore.kernel.org/git/20201118091219.3341585-1-felipe.contreras@xxxxxxxxx/ Thanks for linking that, I didn't think about searching for old discussion before writing ... > > I think that is a good first step, as we could stop there and leave the > default at "never" without any compatibility issues (and/or contemplate > a change in the default as a separate step). > > I don't think the patch in that thread is likely to go anywhere at this > point, but if somebody wanted to pick it up, I think everybody was > positive on the general direction. My C skills aren't great (probably an overstatement), but if Felipe or somebody else more qualified than me doesn't want to pick this up, I'm willing to give it a shot based on the Felipe's patch. It will take some time though :) Thanks, Bence
