Hi, On Mon, 3 Dec 2007, Jeff Garzik wrote: > Using package git-core-1.5.3.3-3.fc7, I can do the following with kernel git > trees: > > 1) git-clone --reference linux-2.6 linux-2.6 tmp-2.6 > > 2) time passes (days or weeks) > > 3) cd tmp-2.6 > git pull ../linux-2.6 > git pull --tags ../linux-2.6 > > Result: works as expected. > > > > Using package git-core-1.5.3.4-1.fc8, step #3 breaks: > > [jgarzik@pretzel misc-2.6]$ git pull --tags ../linux-2.6/ > You asked me to pull without telling me which branch you > want to merge with, and 'branch.master.merge' in > your configuration file does not tell me either. Please > name which branch you want to merge on the command line and > try again (e.g. 'git pull <repository> <refspec>'). > See git-pull(1) for details on the refspec. Oops. As a workaround, please do "git fetch --tags ../linux-2.6 && git pull ../linux-2.6/" until it is fixed. Ciao, Dscho - 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