Changes between Version 7 and Version 8 of RasdamanReleaseProcess

Timestamp:

Mar 19, 2013, 1:17:58 AM (12 years ago)

Author:

abeccati

Comment:

working checkout on remote branch

RasdamanReleaseProcess

@@ -31 +31 @@
 }}}
 
-A local branch can be checked out
+A local branch can be checked out and with recent versions of git also a remote one with the same name:
 {{{
 git checkout release_M.m
+
+#should give you output similar to:
+Branch release_M.m set up to track remote branch release_M.m from origin.
+Switched to a new branch 'release_M.m'
+
 }}}
 
-Note that branches on the main repository are remote branches and need a specific [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/67699/how-do-i-clone-all-remote-branches-with-git checkout procedure] to be worked with.
+Note that branches on the main repository are remote branches that, if not automatically tracked on checkout as above, might need a specific [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/67699/how-do-i-clone-all-remote-branches-with-git checkout procedure] to be worked with.
 
 NOTE: Is there a way to "export" a tag directly from a remote git repo? This will save users from getting all the clone to just test a beta or rc. We provide source tarballs for that meanwhile.