Git question: Rebasing a user branch

[Andreas Schwab]

On Feb 04 2020, Bill Schmidt wrote:

> wschmidt@marlin:~/newgcc/gcc/config/rs6000$ git push --dry-run
> users/wschmidt +wschmidt/builtins
> To git+ssh://gcc.gnu.org/git/gcc.git
> Â * [new branch]Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  wschmidt/builtins -> wschmidt/builtins
>
> Well, that's odd, why is it trying to create a new branch?

You told it so, with the refspec you used.  Instead you want to push to
users/wschmidt/builtins on the remote side,
ie. +wschmidt/builtins:users/wschmidt/builtins.

Andreas.

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