GIT: warning message about "updating currently checked out branch" and why you should care

[Duncan Gibson]

> So, from what's been said, and some experimenting with multiple local
> repositories, if I want to continue working in the same way described in
> http://wiki.lunar-linux.org/index.php/Module_Submission_for_developers
> I need:
>
> 1. On doppio to clone a bare copy of the central moonbase.git
>    git clone --bare git://lunar-linux.org/lunar/moonbase.git remote.bare
>
> 2. On doppio, clone a working copy from that for the review script
>    git clone remote.bare remote.work
>
> 3. On my box, clone a local working copy from my bare repo on doppio
>    git clone ssh://me@lunar-linux.org/~me/remote.bare local.work
>
> As far as I can tell so far, local.work no longer needs the
>     git config --get-regexp '^(remote|branch)\.'
>     git config remote.origin.push master:refs/remotes/satellite/master
> lines that came from the Everyday GIT With 20 Commands Or So article.
>
> In remote.bare I can now 'git push' to moonbase,git without warning,
> but I now need to 'git fetch' from moonbase.git instead of 'git pull'
>
> In remote.work, I can 'git push' to, and 'git pull' from remote.bare.
>
> In local.work, I can 'git push' to, and 'git pull' from remote.bare.
>
> I have to push/pull things via remote.bare if I want to share them
> between remote.work and local.work because (a) my firewall is closed
> so remote.work can't pull from local.work, and (b) local.work can't
> push to remote.work because it's not a bare repo.
>
> Phew! I think I'm getting my head around it.
>
> Is there anything that I missed before I update the wiki page?

I've finally updated the wiki page.

Can anyone tell me why the git config line doesn't work from my moonbase.git
on doppio when pushing to the central moonbase,git?

I don't understand why I still need to
git push /var/git/lunar/moonbase.git lunar

Cheers
Duncan / engelsman