On Feb 8, 2008, at 8:48 AM, Junio C Hamano wrote:

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> "Martin Langhoff" <martin.langhoff@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Because when I "git checkout bla-stale-branch" to help a fellow
>> developer again, I have to remember to "git merge
>> origin/bla-stale-branch" to get a much needed fast-forward before
>> starting to work.
>
> Perhaps it might make sense to have a checkout hook that notices
> the branch that is being checked out is meant to build on top of
> a corresponding remote tracking branch, and performs the
> necessary fast-forward when that is the case.

Or just print a warning that there are new commits on the
tracked branch and leave the decision how to proceed to
the user?

	Steffen

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