Re: [PATCH V2 2/3] config doc: update dot-repository notes

["Philip Oakley" <philipoakley@iee.org>]

From: "Junio C Hamano" <gitster@pobox.com>
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 11:28 PM
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 2/3] config doc: update dot-repository notes


> Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.org> writes:
>
>> branch.<name>.remote can be set to '.' (period) as the repository
>> path (URL) as part of the remote name dwimmery. Tell the reader.
>>
>> Such relative paths are not 'special'. Correct the 
>> branch.<name>.merge
>> note.
>
> Looks good.
>
> It naturally follows that this is also valid:
>
> [branch "master"]
>        merge = refs/heads/master
>         remote = git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git
>
> and running "git pull" while on your 'master'.
>
> This is because branch.<name>.remote usually is spelled with a
> nickname that refers to the [remote <nickname>] section, but it does
> not have to be; it can use a URL to refer to the remote repository.
>
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.org>
>> ---
>>  Documentation/config.txt | 6 ++++--
>>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
>> index 599ca52..da63043 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/config.txt
>> +++ b/Documentation/config.txt
>> @@ -718,6 +718,8 @@ branch.<name>.remote::
>>  overridden by `branch.<name>.pushremote`.  If no remote is
>>  configured, or if you are not on any branch, it defaults to
>>  `origin` for fetching and `remote.pushdefault` for pushing.
>> + Additionally, `.` (a period) is the current local repository
>> + (a dot-repository), see `branch.<name>.merge`'s final note below.
>>
>>  branch.<name>.pushremote::
>>  When on branch <name>, it overrides `branch.<name>.remote` for
>> @@ -743,8 +745,8 @@ branch.<name>.merge::
>>  Specify multiple values to get an octopus merge.
>>  If you wish to setup 'git pull' so that it merges into <name> from
>>  another branch in the local repository, you can point
>> - branch.<name>.merge to the desired branch, and use the special 
>> setting
>> - `.` (a period) for branch.<name>.remote.
>> + branch.<name>.merge to the desired branch, and use the relative 
>> path
>> + setting `.` (a period) for branch.<name>.remote.

This may need something extra because it doesn't say where it is 
relative to, nor comment on git_dir discovery (see patch 1 comments, 
likewise patch 3)

>>
>>  branch.<name>.mergeoptions::
>>  Sets default options for merging into branch <name>. The syntax and
> --
> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in
> the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org
> More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
>