Re: [PATCH v27 2/2] status: add status.compareBranches config for multiple branch comparisons

From: Harald Nordgren <haraldnordgren@gmail.com>
Date: Jan 22, 2026, 20:56 UTC
Message-ID: <20260122205632.80273-1-haraldnordgren@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <xmqq5x8tmlj7.fsf@gitster.g>

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> For example, writing "v2.52.0" there to see how far we came since
> the last release would become impossible if we always force prepend
> "refs/remotes/".  I wonder if we can reuse already existing DWIMmery
> that uses refs.c::ref_rev_parse_rules[], which should allow such use
> case, while still allowing you to write "origin/master"?

Sounds like a follow-up rather of doing now, right? 🤗

Since the inteface won't change, just adding more functionality a new feature, we should be able to fix this behind the scenes later.

Harald

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