[PATCH v13 0/2] status: show comparison with push remote tracking branch
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Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
- Date
- Jan 3, 2026, 03:08 UTC
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- <pull.2138.v13.git.git.1767409701.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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cc: Chris Torek chris.torek@gmail.com cc: Yee Cheng Chin ychin.macvim@gmail.com cc: "brian m. carlson" sandals@crustytoothpaste.net cc: Ben Knoble ben.knoble@gmail.com cc: "Kristoffer Haugsbakk" kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com cc: Phillip Wood phillip.wood123@gmail.com
Harald Nordgren (2): refactor: format_branch_comparison in preparation status: show comparison with push remote tracking branch
remote.c | 152 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------- t/t6040-tracking-info.sh | 168 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 283 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-)
base-commit: 68cb7f9e92a5d8e9824f5b52ac3d0a9d8f653dbe Published-As: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/releases/tag/pr-git-2138%2FHaraldNordgren%2Fahead_of_main_status-v13 Fetch-It-Via: git fetch https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git pr-git-2138/HaraldNordgren/ahead_of_main_status-v13 Pull-Request: https://github.com/git/git/pull/2138
Range-diff vs v12:
1: a2c160c53e = 1: a2c160c53e refactor: format_branch_comparison in preparation
2: a586038d1f ! 2: 891239211e status: show comparison with push remote tracking branch
@@ remote.c: int format_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, struct strbuf *sb,
const char *full_base;
char *base;
int upstream_is_gone = 0;
-+ int push_ours = 0, push_theirs = 0;
-+ int push_stat_result = -1;
-+ int will_show_push_comparison = 0;
++ int push_ours, push_theirs, push_sti;
++ char *full_push = NULL;
++ char *push = NULL;
++ int show_push_comparison = 0;
sti = stat_tracking_info(branch, &ours, &theirs, &full_base, 0, abf);
if (sti < 0) {
@@ remote.c: int format_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, struct strbuf *sb,
base = refs_shorten_unambiguous_ref(get_main_ref_store(the_repository),
full_base, 0);
-+ if (!upstream_is_gone && abf != AHEAD_BEHIND_QUICK) {
-+ char *push_full = NULL;
-+ char *push_short = get_remote_push_branch(branch, &push_full);
-+
-+ if (push_short && strcmp(base, push_short)) {
-+ push_stat_result = stat_branch_pair(branch->refname, push_full,
-+ &push_ours, &push_theirs, abf);
-+ if (push_stat_result >= 0)
-+ will_show_push_comparison = 1;
-+ }
-+
-+ free(push_short);
-+ free(push_full);
++ push = get_remote_push_branch(branch, &full_push);
++ if (push && strcmp(base, push)) {
++ push_sti = stat_branch_pair(branch->refname, full_push,
++ &push_ours, &push_theirs, abf);
++ if (push_sti >= 0)
++ show_push_comparison = 1;
+ }
+
format_branch_comparison(sb, ours, theirs, base, upstream_is_gone, abf, sti);
if (sti > 0 && abf != AHEAD_BEHIND_QUICK) {
- if (!theirs && advice_enabled(ADVICE_STATUS_HINTS)) {
-+ if (!theirs && !will_show_push_comparison &&
++ if (!theirs && !show_push_comparison &&
+ advice_enabled(ADVICE_STATUS_HINTS)) {
strbuf_addstr(sb,
_(" (use \"git push\" to publish your local commits)\n"));
@@ remote.c: int format_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, struct strbuf *sb,
}
}
-+ if (will_show_push_comparison) {
-+ char *push_full = NULL;
-+ char *push_short = get_remote_push_branch(branch, &push_full);
-+
-+ if (push_short && strcmp(base, push_short)) {
-+ strbuf_addstr(sb, "\n");
-+ format_branch_comparison(sb, push_ours, push_theirs, push_short, 0, abf,
-+ push_ours || push_theirs);
-+ if (push_ours > 0 && push_theirs == 0 &&
-+ advice_enabled(ADVICE_STATUS_HINTS)) {
++ if (show_push_comparison) {
++ strbuf_addstr(sb, "\n");
++ format_branch_comparison(sb, push_ours, push_theirs, push, 0, abf, push_sti);
++ if (push_sti > 0 && abf != AHEAD_BEHIND_QUICK) {
++ if (!push_theirs && advice_enabled(ADVICE_STATUS_HINTS)) {
+ strbuf_addstr(sb,
+ _(" (use \"git push\" to publish your local commits)\n"));
+ }
+ }
-+
-+ free(push_short);
-+ free(push_full);
+ }
+
free(base);
++ free(full_push);
++ free(push);
return 1;
}
+
## t/t6040-tracking-info.sh ##
@@ t/t6040-tracking-info.sh: test_expect_success '--set-upstream-to @{-1}' '-- gitgitgadget