JuliaLang/julia — pull request #7138 by quinnj (2014-06-05 17:33:31+00:00)
Title: Add '-t' option to git checkout

Use '-t' option in git checkout to set upstream tracking on branches. Fixes #5476.

cc: @staticfloat, @StefanKarpinski

I think this is what was discussed in the referenced issue, but let me know if there's anything else we need to check/do here.