[PATCH v24 0/2] status: show comparison with push remote tracking branch
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Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
- Date
- Jan 13, 2026, 09:55 UTC
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Harald Nordgren (2): refactor format_branch_comparison in preparation status: show comparison with push remote tracking branch
remote.c | 175 ++++++++++++++++++++------ t/t6040-tracking-info.sh | 262 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 402 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)
base-commit: 8745eae506f700657882b9e32b2aa00f234a6fb6 Published-As: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/releases/tag/pr-git-2138%2FHaraldNordgren%2Fahead_of_main_status-v24 Fetch-It-Via: git fetch https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git pr-git-2138/HaraldNordgren/ahead_of_main_status-v24 Pull-Request: https://github.com/git/git/pull/2138
Range-diff vs v23:
1: fd05c7b778 = 1: fd05c7b778 refactor format_branch_comparison in preparation
2: f1ad7a1b6f ! 2: 138b79a0b9 status: show comparison with push remote tracking branch
@@ remote.c
enum map_direction { FROM_SRC, FROM_DST };
+enum {
-+ BRANCH_MODE_PULL = (1 << 0),
-+ BRANCH_MODE_PUSH = (1 << 1),
++ ENABLE_ADVICE_PULL = (1 << 0),
++ ENABLE_ADVICE_PUSH = (1 << 1),
++ ENABLE_ADVICE_DIVERGENCE = (1 << 2),
+};
+
struct counted_string {
@@ remote.c: int stat_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, int *num_ours, int *num_
return stat_branch_pair(branch->refname, base, num_ours, num_theirs, abf);
}
-+static char *get_remote_push_branch(struct branch *branch, char **full_ref_out)
++static char *get_remote_push_branch(struct branch *branch)
+{
+ struct remote *remote;
+ const char *push_remote;
@@ remote.c: int stat_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, int *num_ours, int *num_
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
-+ if (full_ref_out)
-+ *full_ref_out = xstrdup(resolved);
-+
-+ ret = refs_shorten_unambiguous_ref(
-+ get_main_ref_store(the_repository), resolved, 0);
++ ret = xstrdup(resolved);
+ free(tracking_ref);
+ return ret;
+}
@@ remote.c: int stat_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, int *num_ours, int *num_
int ours, int theirs,
const char *branch_name,
enum ahead_behind_flags abf,
-+ unsigned flags,
- bool show_divergence_advice)
+- bool show_divergence_advice)
++ unsigned flags)
{
-+ bool want_push_advice = (flags & BRANCH_MODE_PUSH) &&
++ bool enable_push_advice = (flags & ENABLE_ADVICE_PUSH) &&
+ advice_enabled(ADVICE_STATUS_HINTS);
-+ bool want_pull_advice = (flags & BRANCH_MODE_PULL) &&
++ bool enable_pull_advice = (flags & ENABLE_ADVICE_PULL) &&
+ advice_enabled(ADVICE_STATUS_HINTS);
-+ bool want_divergence_advice = show_divergence_advice &&
++ bool enable_divergence_advice = (flags & ENABLE_ADVICE_DIVERGENCE) &&
+ advice_enabled(ADVICE_STATUS_HINTS);
+
if (up_to_date) {
@@ remote.c: static void format_branch_comparison(struct strbuf *sb,
_("Your branch and '%s' refer to different commits.\n"),
branch_name);
- if (advice_enabled(ADVICE_STATUS_HINTS))
-+ if (want_push_advice)
++ if (enable_push_advice)
strbuf_addf(sb, _(" (use \"%s\" for details)\n"),
"git status --ahead-behind");
} else if (!theirs) {
@@ remote.c: static void format_branch_comparison(struct strbuf *sb,
ours),
branch_name, ours);
- if (advice_enabled(ADVICE_STATUS_HINTS))
-+ if (want_push_advice)
++ if (enable_push_advice)
strbuf_addstr(sb,
_(" (use \"git push\" to publish your local commits)\n"));
} else if (!ours) {
@@ remote.c: static void format_branch_comparison(struct strbuf *sb,
theirs),
branch_name, theirs);
- if (advice_enabled(ADVICE_STATUS_HINTS))
-+ if (want_pull_advice)
++ if (enable_pull_advice)
strbuf_addstr(sb,
_(" (use \"git pull\" to update your local branch)\n"));
} else {
@@ remote.c: static void format_branch_comparison(struct strbuf *sb,
branch_name, ours, theirs);
- if (show_divergence_advice &&
- advice_enabled(ADVICE_STATUS_HINTS))
-+ if (want_divergence_advice)
++ if (enable_divergence_advice)
strbuf_addstr(sb,
_(" (use \"git pull\" if you want to integrate the remote branch with yours)\n"));
}
@@ remote.c: int format_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, struct strbuf *sb,
const char *full_base;
char *base;
int upstream_is_gone = 0;
-+ unsigned base_branch_modes = BRANCH_MODE_PULL | BRANCH_MODE_PUSH;
++ unsigned base_branch_flags = ENABLE_ADVICE_PULL | ENABLE_ADVICE_PUSH;
+ int push_ours, push_theirs, push_cmp_fetch;
-+ char *full_push = NULL;
++ char *full_push;
+ char *push = NULL;
-+ unsigned push_branch_modes = 0;
++ unsigned push_branch_flags = 0;
cmp_fetch = stat_tracking_info(branch, &ours, &theirs, &full_base, 0, abf);
if (cmp_fetch < 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);
-+ push = get_remote_push_branch(branch, &full_push);
-+ if (push && strcmp(base, push)) {
-+ push_cmp_fetch = stat_branch_pair(branch->refname, full_push,
-+ &push_ours, &push_theirs, abf);
-+ if (push_cmp_fetch >= 0) {
-+ base_branch_modes = BRANCH_MODE_PULL;
-+ push_branch_modes = BRANCH_MODE_PUSH;
++ full_push = get_remote_push_branch(branch);
++ if (full_push) {
++ push = refs_shorten_unambiguous_ref(get_main_ref_store(the_repository),
++ full_push, 0);
++ if (push && base && strcmp(base, push)) {
++ push_cmp_fetch = stat_branch_pair(branch->refname, full_push,
++ &push_ours, &push_theirs, abf);
++ if (push_cmp_fetch >= 0) {
++ base_branch_flags = ENABLE_ADVICE_PULL;
++ push_branch_flags = ENABLE_ADVICE_PUSH;
++ }
+ }
+ }
+
@@ remote.c: int format_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, struct strbuf *sb,
_(" (use \"git branch --unset-upstream\" to fixup)\n"));
} else {
- format_branch_comparison(sb, !cmp_fetch, ours, theirs, base, abf, show_divergence_advice);
++ if (show_divergence_advice)
++ base_branch_flags |= ENABLE_ADVICE_DIVERGENCE;
+ format_branch_comparison(sb, !cmp_fetch, ours, theirs, base, abf,
-+ base_branch_modes, show_divergence_advice);
++ base_branch_flags);
+ }
+
-+ if (push_branch_modes & BRANCH_MODE_PUSH) {
++ if (push_branch_flags & ENABLE_ADVICE_PUSH) {
+ strbuf_addstr(sb, "\n");
+ format_branch_comparison(sb, !push_cmp_fetch, push_ours, push_theirs, push, abf,
-+ push_branch_modes, 0);
++ push_branch_flags);
}
free(base);-- gitgitgadget