creating tracking branches with git gui

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

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 [off-list ref] 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

Sitaram Chamarty [off-list ref] 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 [off-list ref] wrote:

quoted

 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.

On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 5:11 AM, Shawn O. Pearce [off-list ref] 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 :-)