Bug#720896: git: failed command: git merge-base refs/remotes/dgit/dgit/sid HEAD

2013-08-26 Thread Ian Jackson
retitle 720896 Poor error message for non-fast-forwarding push thanks Joey Hess writes (Bug#720896: git: failed command: git merge-base refs/remotes/dgit/dgit/sid HEAD): I am trying to release alien using dgit. In a clone of the upstream git repository, I ran `dgit fetch`, which added the dgit

Bug#720896: git: failed command: git merge-base refs/remotes/dgit/dgit/sid HEAD

2013-08-26 Thread Joey Hess
Ian Jackson wrote: Yes. dgit fetch doesn't do that. Maybe you wanted dgit pull. Indeed I did. -- see shy jo signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Bug#720896: git: failed command: git merge-base refs/remotes/dgit/dgit/sid HEAD

2013-08-25 Thread Joey Hess
Package: dgit Version: 0.11 Severity: normal I am trying to release alien using dgit. In a clone of the upstream git repository, I ran `dgit fetch`, which added the dgit repository correctly. Then still in my upstream master branch, I did a `dgit build -tc`, which succeeded. Then `dgit push`