Re: [PATCH v7 0/3] some enhancements for reporting branch tracking info

Jiang Xin [off-list ref] writes:

Changes since v6:

* s/broken/gone/ in [PATCH 2/3] (branch: mark missing tracking branch
  as gone)

* rewrite commit log for [PATCH 3/3] (status: always show tracking
  branch even no change)

Jiang Xin (3):
  branch: not report invalid tracking branch
  branch: mark missing tracking branch as gone
  status: always show tracking branch even no change

 builtin/branch.c         | 36 ++++++++++++--------
 remote.c                 | 72 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
 t/t6040-tracking-info.sh | 89 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 wt-status.c              | 26 +++++++++++---
 4 files changed, 175 insertions(+), 48 deletions(-)

Thanks; getting clearer to read.

I however feel that [1/3] is introducing a regression (what we used
to report, gone branches, are hidden), only to correct the
regression immediately after it with [2/3].

I wonder if these patches should be combined into one, with
justification like "with the current code, a branch that is in sync
with its upstream, a branch whose upstream no longer exists and a
branch that does not build on anything else cannot be distinguished;
show the first class as 'same', mark the second class as 'gone', and
show only the last one as not having any uptream', or something.