Hi, On Fri, 11 Jan 2008, Mark Levedahl wrote: > On Jan 11, 2008 10:25 AM, Jakub Narebski <jnareb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Mark, if this change is mainly about the fact that git doesn't allow > > to specify default remote to fetch for detached HEAD (and submodules > > use detached HEAD), why not provide "branch.HEAD.remote" etc., which > > would be used _only_ if we are on detached HEAD (i.e. branch has no > > name). > > Practically speaking, this would just change the name of the config > variable (from remotes.default to branch.HEAD.remote). However, this > value is used *whenever* the current branch does not have corresponding > branch.<name>.remote, and that is not restricted to detached heads, it > applies anytime the current HEAD is not a tracking branch. So, I believe > remotes.default better reflects this generality than does > branch.HEAD.remote. Practically speaking, I have enough experience to _know_ that your solution will not help very much. It will just add to confusion. You stated quite clearly -- _after_ I asked -- what your problem is, and I am quite certain that you _still_ have to look up _something_ (as I remarked in the email you responded to). So it is still _utterly_ unclear to me how your patch helps anything. 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
