>I am tempted to move this logic to "git fetch" instead, because >it has the same issue. Tony's "linus" branch example has been >updated to do a "git fetch" instead of "git pull" from the >earlier description in his howto, but if he happens to be on the >"linus" branch, he would still have this same problem.
I don't spend much time on the linus branch (just to build an updated cscope database, etc.). I never want to check anything in on that branch [sometime I should figure out how use the "hooks" to keep me from shooting myself in the foot here]. >In the meantime, warning the user about the issue and suggesting >how to do the fast-forwarding of the working tree himself in the >warning message might be the safest and the most sensible thing >to do. Yes please ... a big fat warning with coloured flashing lights and explosions from the sound card. -Tony - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html