[PATCH v18 0/2] status: show comparison with push remote tracking branch
From: Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget <hidden>
Date: 2026-01-09 16:41:49
cc: Chris Torek chris.torek@gmail.com cc: Yee Cheng Chin ychin.macvim@gmail.com cc: "brian m. carlson" sandals@crustytoothpaste.net cc: Ben Knoble ben.knoble@gmail.com cc: "Kristoffer Haugsbakk" kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com cc: Phillip Wood phillip.wood123@gmail.com cc: Nico Williams nico@cryptonector.com Harald Nordgren (2): refactor format_branch_comparison in preparation status: show comparison with push remote tracking branch remote.c | 174 ++++++++++++++++++++------ t/t6040-tracking-info.sh | 262 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 401 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-) base-commit: d529f3a197364881746f558e5652f0236131eb86 Published-As: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/releases/tag/pr-git-2138%2FHaraldNordgren%2Fahead_of_main_status-v18 Fetch-It-Via: git fetch https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git pr-git-2138/HaraldNordgren/ahead_of_main_status-v18 Pull-Request: https://github.com/git/git/pull/2138 Range-diff vs v17: 1: b62a9feb4d ! 1: 451d7a4986 refactor format_branch_comparison in preparation @@ remote.c: int stat_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, int *num_ours, int *num_ - _(" (use \"git branch --unset-upstream\" to fixup)\n")); - } else if (!sti) { +static void format_branch_comparison(struct strbuf *sb, -+ int sti, ++ bool up_to_date, + int ours, int theirs, + const char *branch_name, + enum ahead_behind_flags abf, -+ int show_divergence_advice) ++ bool show_divergence_advice) +{ -+ if (!sti) { ++ if (up_to_date) { strbuf_addf(sb, _("Your branch is up to date with '%s'.\n"), - base); @@ remote.c: int format_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, struct strbuf *sb, + strbuf_addstr(sb, + _(" (use \"git branch --unset-upstream\" to fixup)\n")); + } else { -+ format_branch_comparison(sb, sti, ours, theirs, base, abf, show_divergence_advice); ++ format_branch_comparison(sb, !sti, ours, theirs, base, abf, show_divergence_advice); + } + free(base); 2: 1348542edc ! 2: 02476eb8e6 status: show comparison with push remote tracking branch @@ remote.c: int stat_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, int *num_ours, int *num_ +} + static void format_branch_comparison(struct strbuf *sb, - int sti, + bool up_to_date, int ours, int theirs, const char *branch_name, enum ahead_behind_flags abf, + enum branch_mode_flags advice_flags, - int show_divergence_advice) + bool show_divergence_advice) { - if (!sti) { ++ bool want_push_advice = (advice_flags & BRANCH_MODE_PUSH) && ++ advice_enabled(ADVICE_STATUS_HINTS); ++ bool want_pull_advice = (advice_flags & BRANCH_MODE_PULL) && ++ advice_enabled(ADVICE_STATUS_HINTS); ++ bool want_divergence_advice = (advice_flags & BRANCH_MODE_PULL) && ++ show_divergence_advice && ++ advice_enabled(ADVICE_STATUS_HINTS); ++ + if (up_to_date) { + strbuf_addf(sb, + _("Your branch is up to date with '%s'.\n"), @@ remote.c: static void format_branch_comparison(struct strbuf *sb, strbuf_addf(sb, _("Your branch and '%s' refer to different commits.\n"), branch_name); - if (advice_enabled(ADVICE_STATUS_HINTS)) -+ if ((advice_flags & BRANCH_MODE_PUSH) && -+ advice_enabled(ADVICE_STATUS_HINTS)) ++ if (want_push_advice) strbuf_addf(sb, _(" (use \"%s\" for details)\n"), "git status --ahead-behind"); } else if (!theirs) { @@ remote.c: static void format_branch_comparison(struct strbuf *sb, ours), branch_name, ours); - if (advice_enabled(ADVICE_STATUS_HINTS)) -+ if ((advice_flags & BRANCH_MODE_PUSH) && -+ advice_enabled(ADVICE_STATUS_HINTS)) ++ if (want_push_advice) strbuf_addstr(sb, _(" (use \"git push\" to publish your local commits)\n")); } else if (!ours) { @@ remote.c: static void format_branch_comparison(struct strbuf *sb, theirs), branch_name, theirs); - if (advice_enabled(ADVICE_STATUS_HINTS)) -+ if ((advice_flags & BRANCH_MODE_PULL) && -+ advice_enabled(ADVICE_STATUS_HINTS)) ++ if (want_pull_advice) strbuf_addstr(sb, _(" (use \"git pull\" to update your local branch)\n")); } else { @@ remote.c: static void format_branch_comparison(struct strbuf *sb, ours + theirs), branch_name, ours, theirs); - if (show_divergence_advice && -+ if ((advice_flags & BRANCH_MODE_PULL) && -+ show_divergence_advice && - advice_enabled(ADVICE_STATUS_HINTS)) +- advice_enabled(ADVICE_STATUS_HINTS)) ++ if (want_divergence_advice) strbuf_addstr(sb, _(" (use \"git pull\" if you want to integrate the remote branch with yours)\n")); + } @@ remote.c: int format_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, struct strbuf *sb, const char *full_base; char *base; @@ remote.c: int format_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, struct strbuf *sb, strbuf_addstr(sb, _(" (use \"git branch --unset-upstream\" to fixup)\n")); } else { -- format_branch_comparison(sb, sti, ours, theirs, base, abf, show_divergence_advice); -+ format_branch_comparison(sb, sti, ours, theirs, base, abf, +- format_branch_comparison(sb, !sti, ours, theirs, base, abf, show_divergence_advice); ++ format_branch_comparison(sb, !sti, ours, theirs, base, abf, + base_branch_modes, show_divergence_advice); + } + + if (push_branch_modes & BRANCH_MODE_PUSH) { + strbuf_addstr(sb, "\n"); -+ format_branch_comparison(sb, push_sti, push_ours, push_theirs, push, abf, -+ push_branch_modes, 0); ++ format_branch_comparison(sb, !push_sti, push_ours, push_theirs, push, abf, ++ push_branch_modes, show_divergence_advice); } free(base); -- gitgitgadget