updating checkouts with no upstream changes

[Stefan Monnier]

>> My expectation is that if I'm updating, and the upstream branch doesn't
>> have any new revisions that I don't have already, it shouldn't do anything.

> ... but if it does have new changes, they should be pulled in and your
> local changes should become pending merges, as at present?

I think this "`update' turns a local commit into a pending merge" is
very surprising.  I'd rather say "`update' in a bound branch is
identical to `pull'".  So if you pull after making local changes, you'll
be requested to merge, after which you won't be surprised to see
a pending merge.


        Stefan