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[PATCH 07/14] git p4: clone --branch should checkout master

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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When using the --branch argument to "git p4 clone", one might specify a destination for p4 changes different from the default refs/remotes/p4/master. Both cases should create a master branch and checkout files.

Signed-off-by: Pete Wyckoff <pw@padd.com>
---
 Documentation/git-p4.txt  |  3 +--
 git-p4.py                 | 20 +++++++++-----------
 t/t9806-git-p4-options.sh |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-p4.txt b/Documentation/git-p4.txt
index beff622..2623bee 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-p4.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-p4.txt
@@ -174,8 +174,7 @@ subsequent 'sync' operations.
 --branch <branch>::
 	Import changes into given branch.  If the branch starts with
 	'refs/', it will be used as is, otherwise the path 'refs/heads/'
-	will be prepended.  The default branch is 'master'.  If used
-	with an initial clone, no HEAD will be checked out.
+	will be prepended.  The default branch is 'p4/master'.
 +
 This example imports a new remote "p4/proj2" into an existing
 git repository:
diff --git a/git-p4.py b/git-p4.py
index 537eac6..d92f00c 100755
--- a/git-p4.py
+++ b/git-p4.py
@@ -3124,17 +3124,15 @@ class P4Clone(P4Sync):
 
         if not P4Sync.run(self, depotPaths):
             return False
-        if self.branch != "master":
-            if self.importIntoRemotes:
-                masterbranch = "refs/remotes/p4/master"
-            else:
-                masterbranch = "refs/heads/p4/master"
-            if gitBranchExists(masterbranch):
-                system("git branch master %s" % masterbranch)
-                if not self.cloneBare:
-                    system("git checkout -f")
-            else:
-                print "Could not detect main branch. No checkout/master branch created."
+
+        # create a master branch and check out a work tree
+        if gitBranchExists(self.branch):
+            system([ "git", "branch", "master", self.branch ])
+            if not self.cloneBare:
+                system([ "git", "checkout", "-f" ])
+        else:
+            print 'Not checking out any branch, use ' \
+                  '"git checkout -q -b master <branch>"'
 
         # auto-set this variable if invoked with --use-client-spec
         if self.useClientSpec_from_options:
diff --git a/t/t9806-git-p4-options.sh b/t/t9806-git-p4-options.sh
index 4900aef..2ad3a3e 100755
--- a/t/t9806-git-p4-options.sh
+++ b/t/t9806-git-p4-options.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ test_expect_success 'clone no --git-dir' '
 	test_must_fail git p4 clone --git-dir=xx //depot
 '
 
-test_expect_failure 'clone --branch should checkout master' '
+test_expect_success 'clone --branch should checkout master' '
 	git p4 clone --branch=refs/remotes/p4/sb --dest="$git" //depot &&
 	test_when_finished cleanup_git &&
 	(
-- 
1.8.1.350.gdbf6fd0
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Message 8 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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