On Sat, 11 Apr 2009, Andreas Schwab wrote: > Geert Uytterhoeven <[email protected]> writes: > > > 2.6.29 development is done on branch `m68k-v2.6.29', use > > > > git checkout m68k-v2.6.29
Well, noone says this, but obviously one has to step into the "linux-m68k" directory one first "cloned" to do this... so "cd linux-m68k", and then... > After cloning the repository you first have to create the tracking > m68k-v2.6.29 branch: > > $ git checkout -t origin/m68k-v2.6.29 did you test this? [ko...@haugum] /home/kolla/linux-m68k $ git checkout -t origin/m68k-v2.6.29 fatal: git checkout: --track and --no-track require -b So after some fumbling... [ko...@haugum] /home/kolla/linux-m68k $ git checkout -t -b origin/m68k-v2.6.29 Branch origin/m68k-v2.6.29 set up to track local branch refs/heads/master. Switched to a new branch "origin/m68k-v2.6.29" But so what - git tells me I have switched to new branch, but where is it? I have not received anything, nor do I have any new files, and... [ko...@haugum] /home/kolla/linux-m68k $ git checkout m68k-v2.6.29 error: pathspec 'm68k-v2.6.29' did not match any file(s) known to git. [ko...@haugum] /home/kolla/linux-m68k $ git checkout origin/m68k-v2.6.29 warning: refname 'origin/m68k-v2.6.29' is ambiguous. Already on "origin/m68k-v2.6.29" [ko...@haugum] /home/kolla/linux-m68k $ git status | cat # On branch origin/m68k-v2.6.29 nothing to commit (working directory clean) [ko...@haugum] /home/kolla/linux-m68k $ git pull >From . * branch master -> FETCH_HEAD Already up-to-date. [ko...@haugum] /home/kolla/linux-m68k $ head -n5 Makefile VERSION = 2 PATCHLEVEL = 6 SUBLEVEL = 30 EXTRAVERSION = -rc1 NAME = Temporary Tasmanian Devil Obviously not 2.6.29... So what now? -- kolla -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-m68k" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
