# creating tracking branches with git gui 4 messages from 2008-05-07 to 2008-05-09. Participants: Sitaram Chamarty, Shawn O. Pearce. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/13409 ## Sitaram Chamarty, 2008-05-07 08:04 Subject: creating tracking branches with git gui Message-ID: <2e24e5b90805070104i337f9196g90134d11f35a1094@mail.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/2e24e5b90805070104i337f9196g90134d11f35a1094%40mail.gmail.com ``` Hello, Using git gui to create tracking branches only creates the local branch, but does not establish tracking. Using the command "git branch newbr origin/newbr" works as expected of course. I clicked on "Branch", then "Create", chose the "Match Tracking Branch Name" radio button, chose the appropriate branch (origin/newbr) in the list below, then finally hit Create at the bottom right. I can write up a more detailed note if required but I thought I'd ask if this was a bug in my understanding first :-) Thanks, Sitaram ``` ## Sitaram Chamarty, 2008-05-08 03:06 Subject: Re: creating tracking branches with git gui Message-ID: <2e24e5b90805072006j311b276cpe0a0d0eea9fa13a0@mail.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/2e24e5b90805072006j311b276cpe0a0d0eea9fa13a0%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <2e24e5b90805070104i337f9196g90134d11f35a1094@mail.gmail.com> ``` Can someone help me with this please or at least put me out of my misery? :-) Over on another thread I found a config variable called gui.matchtrackingbranch, but setting that to true only saved me a mouse click -- it didn't really create the tracking, as seen by "git remote show origin". Thanks, Sitaram On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 1:34 PM, Sitaram Chamarty wrote: > Hello, > > Using git gui to create tracking branches only creates the local > branch, but does not establish tracking. Using the command "git > branch newbr origin/newbr" works as expected of course. > > I clicked on "Branch", then "Create", chose the "Match Tracking Branch > Name" radio button, chose the appropriate branch (origin/newbr) in the > list below, then finally hit Create at the bottom right. > > I can write up a more detailed note if required but I thought I'd ask > if this was a bug in my understanding first :-) > > Thanks, > > Sitaram > ``` ## Shawn O. Pearce, 2008-05-08 23:41 Subject: Re: creating tracking branches with git gui Message-ID: <20080508234114.GZ29038@spearce.org> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20080508234114.GZ29038%40spearce.org In-Reply-To: <2e24e5b90805072006j311b276cpe0a0d0eea9fa13a0@mail.gmail.com> ``` Sitaram Chamarty wrote: > > Over on another thread I found a config variable called > gui.matchtrackingbranch, but setting that to true only saved me a > mouse click -- it didn't really create the tracking, as seen by "git > remote show origin". Yea, I think that option actually predates the --track thing that git-branch does these days. Its designed to save a mouse click if you are working in a corporate centralized repository model and need to switch branches multiple times per day, always grabbing the latest from the centralized repository when possible. > On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 1:34 PM, Sitaram Chamarty wrote: > > > > Using git gui to create tracking branches only creates the local > > branch, but does not establish tracking. Using the command "git > > branch newbr origin/newbr" works as expected of course. > > > > I clicked on "Branch", then "Create", chose the "Match Tracking Branch > > Name" radio button, chose the appropriate branch (origin/newbr) in the > > list below, then finally hit Create at the bottom right. Right. I don't use the --track feature (branch.$name.remote, branch.$name.merge) in my own work, so I have never had the desire or need to make sure that git-gui sets this up for you. I'll try to work up a patch this evening. -- Shawn. ``` ## Sitaram Chamarty, 2008-05-09 18:20 Subject: Re: creating tracking branches with git gui Message-ID: <2e24e5b90805091120j1fa5939ck4f2272aae2df00b9@mail.gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/2e24e5b90805091120j1fa5939ck4f2272aae2df00b9%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <20080508234114.GZ29038@spearce.org> ``` On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 5:11 AM, Shawn O. Pearce wrote: > Yea, I think that option actually predates the --track thing that > git-branch does these days. Its designed to save a mouse click if > I don't use the --track feature (branch.$name.remote, branch.$name.merge) > in my own work, so I have never had the desire or need to make sure that > git-gui sets this up for you. > > I'll try to work up a patch this evening. Thanks -- I appreciate it. The tracking feature is very useful; even though I understand the whole refspec syntax perfectly well I still use this feature. And I'm trying to propagate git at my job and every bit helps. Besides, it's a bit hard to explain to folks why the widgets are called "Match Tracking Branch Name" and "Tracking Branch" but the branch is not actually tracked :-) ```