Re: [PATCH 1/3] branch: introduce --set-upstream-to
From: Jonathan Nieder <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:54:14
Hi, Carlos Martín Nieto wrote:
The existing --set-uptream option can cause confusion, as it uses the
usual branch convention of assuming a starting point of HEAD if none
is specified, causing
git branch --set-upstream origin/master
to create a new local branch 'origin/master' that tracks the current
branch. As --set-upstream already exists, we can't simply change its
behaviour. To work around this, introduce --set-upstream-to which
accepts a compulsory argumentThanks. A part of me really dislikes this --set-upstream-to which is named more awkwardly than the deprecated mistake it replaces, though. Here's a patch on top to play with that names the new option "--set-upstream=". Untested. Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <redacted> ---
diff --git i/Documentation/git-branch.txt w/Documentation/git-branch.txt
index f572913f..57935a64 100644
--- i/Documentation/git-branch.txt
+++ w/Documentation/git-branch.txt@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ branch so that 'git pull' will appropriately merge from the remote-tracking branch. This behavior may be changed via the global `branch.autosetupmerge` configuration flag. That setting can be overridden by using the `--track` and `--no-track` options, and -changed later using `git branch --set-upstream-to`. +changed later using `git branch --set-upstream`. With a `-m` or `-M` option, <oldbranch> will be renamed to <newbranch>. If <oldbranch> had a corresponding reflog, it is renamed to match
@@ -174,11 +174,13 @@ start-point is either a local or remote-tracking branch. like `--track` would when creating the branch, except that where branch points to is not changed. --u <upstream>:: ---set-upstream-to=<upstream>:: +--set-upstream=<upstream>:: Set up <branchname>'s tracking information so <upstream> is considered <branchname>'s upstream branch. If no branch is specified it defaults to the current branch. ++ +If no argument is attached, for historical reasons the meaning is +different. See above. --edit-description:: Open an editor and edit the text to explain what the branch is
diff --git i/builtin/branch.c w/builtin/branch.c
index c886fc06..0d705790 100644
--- i/builtin/branch.c
+++ w/builtin/branch.c@@ -669,6 +669,31 @@ static int opt_parse_merge_filter(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int return 0; } +struct set_upstream_params { + enum branch_track *track; + const char **new_upstream; +}; +static int parse_opt_set_upstream(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset) +{ + struct set_upstream_params *o = opt->value; + + if (unset) { /* --no-set-upstream */ + *o->track = BRANCH_TRACK_NEVER; + *o->new_upstream = NULL; + return 0; + } + + *o->track = BRANCH_TRACK_OVERRIDE; + if (!arg) /* --set-upstream <branchname> <start-point> */ + *o->new_upstream = NULL; + else /* --set-upstream=<upstream> <branchname> */ + *o->new_upstream = arg; + return 0; +} +#define OPT_SET_UPSTREAM(s, l, v) \ + { OPTION_CALLBACK, (s), (l), (v), "upstream", "change upstream info", \ + PARSE_OPT_OPTARG, &parse_opt_set_upstream } + static const char edit_description[] = "BRANCH_DESCRIPTION"; static int edit_branch_description(const char *branch_name)
@@ -716,6 +741,7 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) const char *new_upstream = NULL; enum branch_track track; int kinds = REF_LOCAL_BRANCH; + struct set_upstream_params set_upstream_args = { &track, &new_upstream }; struct commit_list *with_commit = NULL; struct option options[] = {
@@ -725,9 +751,7 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) OPT__QUIET(&quiet, "suppress informational messages"), OPT_SET_INT('t', "track", &track, "set up tracking mode (see git-pull(1))", BRANCH_TRACK_EXPLICIT), - OPT_SET_INT( 0, "set-upstream", &track, "change upstream info", - BRANCH_TRACK_OVERRIDE), - OPT_STRING('u', "set-upstream-to", &new_upstream, "upstream", "change the upstream info"), + OPT_SET_UPSTREAM(0, "set-upstream", &set_upstream_args), OPT__COLOR(&branch_use_color, "use colored output"), OPT_SET_INT('r', "remotes", &kinds, "act on remote-tracking branches", REF_REMOTE_BRANCH),