Hi,
the new refspec parser in v1.5.5 has also broken fetch uses like
git fetch <url> +refs/heads/<foo>*:refs/remotes/<bar>*.
Such a refspec works like a charm with git 1.5.4. In case the usefulness of
such a refspec isn't obvious, here's my use case. I want to track several
remotes, and in particular a selection of branches from one remote repository,
which has the following branches[1]:
HEAD
candidate
candidate+patches
debian-experimental
debian-sarge
debian-sid
maint
master
release
release+patches
With git 1.5.4, I can add the following to .git/config
[remote "debian"]
url = http://smarden.org/git/git.git
fetch = +refs/heads/debian-*:refs/remotes/debian/*
...and it will work just like '%'-style pattern matching in Makefiles, e.g.
the remote branch debian-sid becomes remotes/debian/sid. I find that very
natural; but git v1.5.5 rejects this refspec as invalid.
I am just a beginner with git, and I do not know if there is any problem with
such a use of refspecs. But if not, I would like to beg the maintainers to
consider restoring this functionality.
Nikolaus
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