Re: [PATCH v4 2/3] builtin/branch: stop supporting the use of --set-upstream option

Kaartic Sivaraam [off-list ref] writes:

On Monday 14 August 2017 02:20 PM, Kaartic Sivaraam wrote:

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On Wednesday 09 August 2017 12:03 AM, Martin Ågren wrote:

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Maybe the final note could be removed? Someone who is looking up
--set-upstream because Git just "crashed" on them will only want to know
what they should do instead. Our thoughts about the future are perhaps
not that interesting.

I thought it's better to document it to avoid people from getting 

surprised

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when the options *starts working* again.

I hope that explains the reason.

That is something we can say we _actually_ repurpose the option.
Until then, it is merely noise that distracts the users.