2. Updating the source tree to the latest revision:
- git pull
+ git pull (--ff-only)
- pulls in the latest changes from the repository to your local master branch.
+ pulls in the latest changes from the tracked branch. The tracked branch
+ can be remote. By default the master branch tracks the branch master in
+ the remote origin.
+ Caveat: Since merge commits are forbidden at least for the initial
+ months of git --ff-only or --rebase (see below) are recommended.
+ --ff-only will fail and not create merge commits if your branch
+ has diverged (has a different history) from the tracked branch.
2.a Rebasing your local branches:
git pull --rebase
fetches the changes from the main repository and replays your local commits
- over it. This is useful to keep all your local changes at the top of your
- tree.
+ over it. This is required to keep all your local changes at the top of
+ FFmpeg's master tree. The master tree will reject pushes with merge commits.
3. Adding/removing files/directories: