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[PATCH 1/3] branch: introduce --set-upstream-to

From
Carlos Martín Nieto <cmn@elego.de>
Date
Aug 30, 2012, 17:23 UTC
Message-ID
<1346347393-8425-2-git-send-email-cmn@elego.de>
In-Reply-To
<1346347393-8425-1-git-send-email-cmn@elego.de>

The existing --set-uptream option can cause confusion, as it uses the usual branch convention of assuming a starting point of HEAD if none is specified, causing

    git branch --set-upstream origin/master

to create a new local branch 'origin/master' that tracks the current branch. As --set-upstream already exists, we can't simply change its behaviour. To work around this, introduce --set-upstream-to which accepts a compulsory argument indicating what the new upstream branch should be and one optinal argument indicating which branch to change, defaulting to HEAD.

The new options allows us to type
    git branch --set-upstream-to origin/master
to set the current branch's upstream to be origin's master.
Signed-off-by: Carlos Martín Nieto <cmn@elego.de>
---
 Documentation/git-branch.txt |  9 ++++++++-
 builtin/branch.c             | 17 +++++++++++++++--
 t/t3200-branch.sh            | 14 ++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
index 47235be..e41c4b5 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 	[--column[=<options>] | --no-column]
 	[(--merged | --no-merged | --contains) [<commit>]] [<pattern>...]
 'git branch' [--set-upstream | --track | --no-track] [-l] [-f] <branchname> [<start-point>]
+'git branch' (--set-upstream-to=<upstream> | -u <upstream>) [<branchname>]
 'git branch' (-m | -M) [<oldbranch>] <newbranch>
 'git branch' (-d | -D) [-r] <branchname>...
 'git branch' --edit-description [<branchname>]
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ branch so that 'git pull' will appropriately merge from
 the remote-tracking branch. This behavior may be changed via the global
 `branch.autosetupmerge` configuration flag. That setting can be
 overridden by using the `--track` and `--no-track` options, and
-changed later using `git branch --set-upstream`.
+changed later using `git branch --set-upstream-to`.
 
 With a `-m` or `-M` option, <oldbranch> will be renamed to <newbranch>.
 If <oldbranch> had a corresponding reflog, it is renamed to match
@@ -173,6 +174,12 @@ start-point is either a local or remote-tracking branch.
 	like `--track` would when creating the branch, except that where
 	branch points to is not changed.
 
+-u <upstream>::
+--set-upstream-to=<upstream>::
+	Set up <branchname>'s tracking information so <upstream> is
+	considered <branchname>'s upstream branch. If no <branchname>
+	is specified, then it defaults to the current branch.
+
 --edit-description::
 	Open an editor and edit the text to explain what the branch is
 	for, to be used by various other commands (e.g. `request-pull`).
diff --git a/builtin/branch.c b/builtin/branch.c
index 0e060f2..3c978eb 100644
--- a/builtin/branch.c
+++ b/builtin/branch.c
@@ -713,6 +713,7 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	int verbose = 0, abbrev = -1, detached = 0;
 	int reflog = 0, edit_description = 0;
 	int quiet = 0;
+	const char *new_upstream = NULL;
 	enum branch_track track;
 	int kinds = REF_LOCAL_BRANCH;
 	struct commit_list *with_commit = NULL;
@@ -726,6 +727,7 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			BRANCH_TRACK_EXPLICIT),
 		OPT_SET_INT( 0, "set-upstream",  &track, "change upstream info",
 			BRANCH_TRACK_OVERRIDE),
+		OPT_STRING('u', "set-upstream-to", &new_upstream, "upstream", "change the upstream info"),
 		OPT__COLOR(&branch_use_color, "use colored output"),
 		OPT_SET_INT('r', "remotes",     &kinds, "act on remote-tracking branches",
 			REF_REMOTE_BRANCH),
@@ -794,10 +796,10 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, options, builtin_branch_usage,
 			     0);
 
-	if (!delete && !rename && !edit_description && argc == 0)
+	if (!delete && !rename && !edit_description && !new_upstream && argc == 0)
 		list = 1;
 
-	if (!!delete + !!rename + !!force_create + !!list > 1)
+	if (!!delete + !!rename + !!force_create + !!list + !!new_upstream > 1)
 		usage_with_options(builtin_branch_usage, options);
 
 	if (abbrev == -1)
@@ -852,6 +854,17 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			rename_branch(argv[0], argv[1], rename > 1);
 		else
 			usage_with_options(builtin_branch_usage, options);
+	} else if (new_upstream) {
+		struct branch *branch = branch_get(argv[0]);
+
+		if (!ref_exists(branch->refname))
+			die(_("branch '%s' does not exist"), branch->name);
+
+		/*
+		 * create_branch takes care of setting up the tracking
+		 * info and making sure new_upstream is correct
+		 */
+		create_branch(head, branch->name, new_upstream, 0, 0, 0, quiet, BRANCH_TRACK_OVERRIDE);
 	} else if (argc > 0 && argc <= 2) {
 		if (kinds != REF_LOCAL_BRANCH)
 			die(_("-a and -r options to 'git branch' do not make sense with a branch name"));
diff --git a/t/t3200-branch.sh b/t/t3200-branch.sh
index a17f8b2..e9019ac 100755
--- a/t/t3200-branch.sh
+++ b/t/t3200-branch.sh
@@ -369,6 +369,20 @@ test_expect_success \
     'git tag foobar &&
      test_must_fail git branch --track my11 foobar'
 
+test_expect_success 'use --set-upstream-to modify HEAD' \
+    'test_config branch.master.remote foo &&
+     test_config branch.master.merge foo &&
+     git branch my12
+     git branch --set-upstream-to my12 &&
+     test "$(git config branch.master.remote)" = "." &&
+     test "$(git config branch.master.merge)" = "refs/heads/my12"'
+
+test_expect_success 'use --set-upstream-to modify a particular branch' \
+    'git branch my13
+     git branch --set-upstream-to master my13 &&
+     test "$(git config branch.my13.remote)" = "." &&
+     test "$(git config branch.my13.merge)" = "refs/heads/master"'
+
 # Keep this test last, as it changes the current branch
 cat >expect <<EOF
 $_z40 $HEAD $GIT_COMMITTER_NAME <$GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL> 1117150200 +0000	branch: Created from master

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Message 2 of 12 in “[PATCHv2 0/3] Improve branch UI for setting upstream information”
  1. Carlos Martín NietoAug 30, 2012
  2. 1/3 branch: introduce --set-upstream-toCarlos Martín Nieto, Aug 30, 2012
  3. Ralf ThielowAug 30, 2012
  4. Carlos Martín NietoAug 31, 2012
  5. Ralf ThielowAug 31, 2012
  6. Junio C HamanoAug 31, 2012
  7. Carlos Martín NietoSep 1, 2012
  8. 2/3 branch: add --unset-upstream optionCarlos Martín Nieto, Aug 30, 2012
  9. 3/3 branch: deprecate --set-upstream and show help if we detect possible mistaken useCarlos Martín Nieto, Aug 30, 2012
  10. Junio C HamanoAug 30, 2012
  11. Carlos Martín NietoAug 30, 2012
  12. Junio C HamanoAug 30, 2012

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