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Re: Obscure error/warning/information message from git pull
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
Re: Obscure error/warning/information message from git pull |
Date: |
Sat, 15 Nov 2014 10:54:18 +0200 |
> From: David Engster <address@hidden>
> Cc: address@hidden, address@hidden, address@hidden
> Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 09:18:36 +0100
>
> >> git log --source emacs-24 master
> >
> > This spews an error message when invoked in the master branch. Why?
> > Does it need the repository to track both branches or something?
>
> Yes, this was for Alan's case, who has a local tracking branch for
> emacs-24. If you don't track it locally, use the remote branch name,
> which is 'origin/emacs-24'.
OK, thanks.
> > What exactly is the semantics of this command when given branch names?
> > (The man page doesn't say, AFAICS.)
>
> It says
>
> The command takes options applicable to the git rev-list command to
> control what is shown and how [...].
>
> So 'git help rev-list' will give you details on how this works.
A.k.a. "the man page doesn't say", because what the rev-list man page
says cannot be related back to the 'log' man page reference. But
don't let me start with the quality of the Git documentation.
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- Re: Obscure error/warning/information message from git pull, Eli Zaretskii, 2014/11/15
- Re: Obscure error/warning/information message from git pull, David Engster, 2014/11/15
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- Re: Obscure error/warning/information message from git pull, Eli Zaretskii, 2014/11/15
- Re: Obscure error/warning/information message from git pull, David Kastrup, 2014/11/15
- Re: Obscure error/warning/information message from git pull, Eli Zaretskii, 2014/11/15
- Re: Obscure error/warning/information message from git pull, David Kastrup, 2014/11/15
- Re: Obscure error/warning/information message from git pull, Eli Zaretskii, 2014/11/15
- Re: Obscure error/warning/information message from git pull, David Kastrup, 2014/11/15
- Re: Obscure error/warning/information message from git pull, Eli Zaretskii, 2014/11/15
- Re: Obscure error/warning/information message from git pull, David Kastrup, 2014/11/15
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