diff --git a/builtin/remote.c b/builtin/remote.c
index 353ffd2c43..2480128b88 100644
--- a/builtin/remote.c
+++ b/builtin/remote.c
@@ -1399,10 +1399,30 @@ static int show(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
return result;
}
+static void report_auto(const char *remote, const char *head_name,
+ struct strbuf *buf_prev) {
+ struct strbuf buf_prefix = STRBUF_INIT;
+ const char *prev_head;
+
+ strbuf_addf(&buf_prefix, "refs/remotes/%s/", remote);
+ skip_prefix(buf_prev->buf, buf_prefix.buf, &prev_head);
+
+ if (prev_head && !strcmp(prev_head, head_name))
+ printf("'%s/HEAD' is unchanged and points to '%s'\n",
+ remote, head_name);
+ else if (prev_head)
+ printf("'%s/HEAD' has changed from '%s' and now points to '%s'\n",
+ remote, prev_head, head_name);
+ else
+ printf("'%s/HEAD' is now created and points to '%s'\n",
+ remote, head_name);
+}
+
static int set_head(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
{
int i, opt_a = 0, opt_d = 0, result = 0;
- struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT, buf2 = STRBUF_INIT;
+ struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT, buf2 = STRBUF_INIT,
+ buf_prev = STRBUF_INIT;
char *head_name = NULL;
struct ref_store *refs = get_main_ref_store(the_repository);
@@ -1445,15 +1465,17 @@ static int set_head(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
/* make sure it's valid */
if (!refs_ref_exists(refs, buf2.buf))
result |= error(_("Not a valid ref: %s"), buf2.buf);
- else if (refs_update_symref(refs, buf.buf, buf2.buf, "remote set-head", NULL))
+ else if (refs_update_symref(refs, buf.buf, buf2.buf, "remote set-head", &buf_prev))
result |= error(_("Could not setup %s"), buf.buf);
- else if (opt_a)
- printf("%s/HEAD set to %s\n", argv[0], head_name);
+ else if (opt_a) {
+ report_auto(argv[0], head_name, &buf_prev);
+ }
free(head_name);
}
strbuf_release(&buf);
strbuf_release(&buf2);
+ strbuf_release(&buf_prev);
return result;
}
diff --git a/t/t5505-remote.sh b/t/t5505-remote.sh
index 532035933f..262a4de0aa 100755
--- a/t/t5505-remote.sh
+++ b/t/t5505-remote.sh
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ test_expect_success 'set-head --auto has no problem w/multiple HEADs' '
cd test &&
git fetch two "refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/two/*" &&
git remote set-head --auto two >output 2>&1 &&
- echo "two/HEAD set to main" >expect &&
+ echo "'\''two/HEAD'\'' is unchanged and points to '\''main'\''" >expect &&
test_cmp expect output
)
'
@@ -453,6 +453,17 @@ test_expect_success 'set-head explicit' '
)
'
+
+test_expect_success 'set-head --auto reports change' '
+ (
+ cd test &&
+ git remote set-head origin side2 &&
+ git remote set-head --auto origin >output 2>&1 &&
+ echo "'\''origin/HEAD'\'' has changed from '\''side2'\'' and now points to '\''main'\''" >expect &&
+ test_cmp expect output
+ )
+'
+
cat >test/expect <<EOF
Pruning origin
URL: $(pwd)/one
--
2.47.0.6.g9542df9767