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[PATCH 14/14] git p4: fix submit when no master branch

From
PWPete Wyckoff <pw@padd.com>
Date
Jan 15, 2013, 00:47 UTC
Message-ID
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In-Reply-To
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It finds its upstream and applies the commit properly, but the sync step will fail unless it is told which branch to work on.

Signed-off-by: Pete Wyckoff <pw@padd.com>
---
 Documentation/git-p4.txt  |  5 +++++
 git-p4.py                 |  6 +++++-
 t/t9806-git-p4-options.sh | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-p4.txt b/Documentation/git-p4.txt
index e79d046..f70ef9d 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-p4.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-p4.txt
@@ -294,6 +294,11 @@ These options can be used to modify 'git p4 submit' behavior.
 	to bypass the prompt, causing conflicting commits to be automatically
 	skipped, or to quit trying to apply commits, without prompting.
 
+--branch <branch>::
+	After submitting, sync this named branch instead of the default
+	p4/master.  See the "Sync options" section above for more
+	information.
+
 Rebase options
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 These options can be used to modify 'git p4 rebase' behavior.
diff --git a/git-p4.py b/git-p4.py
index 77bde59..2da5649 100755
--- a/git-p4.py
+++ b/git-p4.py
@@ -927,7 +927,8 @@ class P4Submit(Command, P4UserMap):
                 optparse.make_option("--dry-run", "-n", dest="dry_run", action="store_true"),
                 optparse.make_option("--prepare-p4-only", dest="prepare_p4_only", action="store_true"),
                 optparse.make_option("--conflict", dest="conflict_behavior",
-                                     choices=self.conflict_behavior_choices)
+                                     choices=self.conflict_behavior_choices),
+                optparse.make_option("--branch", dest="branch"),
         ]
         self.description = "Submit changes from git to the perforce depot."
         self.usage += " [name of git branch to submit into perforce depot]"
@@ -940,6 +941,7 @@ class P4Submit(Command, P4UserMap):
         self.isWindows = (platform.system() == "Windows")
         self.exportLabels = False
         self.p4HasMoveCommand = p4_has_move_command()
+        self.branch = None
 
     def check(self):
         if len(p4CmdList("opened ...")) > 0:
@@ -1676,6 +1678,8 @@ class P4Submit(Command, P4UserMap):
             print "All commits applied!"
 
             sync = P4Sync()
+            if self.branch:
+                sync.branch = self.branch
             sync.run([])
 
             rebase = P4Rebase()
diff --git a/t/t9806-git-p4-options.sh b/t/t9806-git-p4-options.sh
index 8d914a5..4f077ee 100755
--- a/t/t9806-git-p4-options.sh
+++ b/t/t9806-git-p4-options.sh
@@ -251,6 +251,31 @@ test_expect_success 'clone --use-client-spec' '
 	)
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'submit works with no p4/master' '
+	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
+	git p4 clone --branch=b1 //depot@1,2 --destination="$git" &&
+	(
+		cd "$git" &&
+		test_commit submit-1-branch &&
+		git config git-p4.skipSubmitEdit true &&
+		git p4 submit --branch=b1
+	)
+'
+
+# The sync/rebase part post-submit will engage detect-branches
+# machinery which will not do anything in this particular test.
+test_expect_success 'submit works with two branches' '
+	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
+	git p4 clone --branch=b1 //depot@1,2 --destination="$git" &&
+	(
+		cd "$git" &&
+		git p4 sync --branch=b2 //depot@1,3 &&
+		test_commit submit-2-branches &&
+		git config git-p4.skipSubmitEdit true &&
+		git p4 submit
+	)
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'kill p4d' '
 	kill_p4d
 '
-- 
1.8.1.350.gdbf6fd0
Previous: Pete Wyckoff
Message 15 of 15 in “git p4 branch handling fixes”
  1. 00/14 git p4 branch handling fixesPete Wyckoff, Jan 15, 2013
  2. 01/14 git p4: test sync/clone --branch behaviorPete Wyckoff, Jan 15, 2013
  3. 02/14 git p4: rearrange and simplify hasOrigin handlingPete Wyckoff, Jan 15, 2013
  4. 03/14 git p4: add comments to p4BranchesInGitPete Wyckoff, Jan 15, 2013
  5. 04/14 git p4: inline listExistingP4GitBranchesPete Wyckoff, Jan 15, 2013
  6. 05/14 git p4: create p4/HEAD on initial clonePete Wyckoff, Jan 15, 2013
  7. 06/14 git p4: verify expected refs in clone --bare testPete Wyckoff, Jan 15, 2013
  8. 07/14 git p4: clone --branch should checkout masterPete Wyckoff, Jan 15, 2013
  9. 08/14 git p4 doc: fix branch detection examplePete Wyckoff, Jan 15, 2013
  10. 09/14 git p4: allow short ref names to --branchPete Wyckoff, Jan 15, 2013
  11. 10/14 git p4: rearrange self.initialParent usePete Wyckoff, Jan 15, 2013
  12. 11/14 git p4: fail gracefully on sync with no master branchPete Wyckoff, Jan 15, 2013
  13. 12/14 git p4: fix sync --branch when no master branchPete Wyckoff, Jan 15, 2013
  14. 13/14 git p4 test: keep P4CLIENT changes inside subshellsPete Wyckoff, Jan 15, 2013
  15. 14/14 git p4: fix submit when no master branchPete Wyckoff, Jan 15, 2013

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