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Re: [ptp-dev] ptp_7_0 branch created

On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 3:35 PM, Christopher Navarro
<cmnavarr@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 06/20/2013 02:11 PM, Roland Schulz wrote:
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> On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 11:13 AM, Christopher Navarro
> <cmnavarr@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> I still have some questions about getting things setup right for checking
>> in fixes to a branch and then merging them to master:
>>
>> 1) Is there a way inside Eclipse to checkout both ptp_7_0 and master as
>> "Local"? The only way I can seem to find is to switch to command line and do
>> a git checkout -b branch-name origin/branch-name.
>
> You can do this in Egit with Team->Switch To->New branch.
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> When performing the Switch To > New Branch, it asks for a Pull Strategy.
> What is the best/correct Pull strategy? Rebase is selected by default in the
> dialog box inside Eclipse, but the EGit wiki shows "Merge" selected.

I recommend to use rebase. Avoids unnecessary merge commits.

Roland



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