On 23-02-13 02:23AM, Mark Jamsek wrote:
> As discussed with stsp on irc, the following diff special cases
> 'got fetch -b' to _only_ fetch the specified branch, unlike the
> remaining fetch cases (e.g., with{,out} branches set in got.conf and
> with{,out} implicit work tree branch) where we fallback to the remote
> HEAD branch if the branches in got.conf or the work tree are either not
> set or do not exist on the remote.

I think the below change to got.1 might make the new fetch behaviour
clear:

     197  By default, any branches configured in got.conf(5) for the
     198  remote-repository will be fetched.  If got fetch is invoked in
     199  a work tree then this work tree's current branch will be
     200  fetched, too, provided it is present on the server.  If no
     201  branches to fetch can be found in got.conf(5) or via a work
     202  tree, or said branches are not found on the server, a branch
     203  resolved via the remote repository's HEAD reference will be
     204  fetched.  This default behaviour can be overridden with the -a
     205  and -b options.

diff /home/mark/src/got
commit - 4ca1d49293e9f718c256fae6f53499818a3addcd
path + /home/mark/src/got
blob - d3ce58fd68ab0a1ef9be75ee3b113fb0080db8db
file + got/got.1
--- got/got.1
+++ got/got.1
@@ -354,15 +354,15 @@ This default behaviour can be overridden with the
 .Cm got fetch
 is invoked in a work tree then this work tree's current branch will be
 fetched, too, provided it is present on the server.
-This default behaviour can be overridden with the
-.Fl a
-and
-.Fl b
-options.
 If no branches to fetch can be found in
-.Xr got.conf 5 ,
-on the command line, or via a work tree, a branch resolved via the remote
-repository's HEAD reference will be fetched.
+.Xr got.conf 5
+or via a work tree, or said branches are not found on the server, a branch
+resolved via the remote repository's HEAD reference will be fetched.
+This default behaviour can be overridden with the
+.Fl a
+and
+.Fl b
+options.
 .Pp
 New changes will be stored in a separate pack file downloaded from the server.
 Optionally, separate pack files stored in the repository can be combined with

-- 
Mark Jamsek <fnc.bsdbox.org|got.bsdbox.org>
GPG: F2FF 13DE 6A06 C471 CA80  E6E2 2930 DC66 86EE CF68