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-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/advice.txt4
-rw-r--r--advice.c1
-rw-r--r--advice.h1
-rw-r--r--branch.c63
-rwxr-xr-xt/t3200-branch.sh18
5 files changed, 78 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/config/advice.txt b/Documentation/config/advice.txt
index c40eb09cb7..343d271c70 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/advice.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/advice.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ advice.*::
can tell Git that you do not need help by setting these to 'false':
+
--
+ ambiguousFetchRefspec::
+ Advice shown when fetch refspec for multiple remotes map to
+ the same remote-tracking branch namespace and causes branch
+ tracking set-up to fail.
fetchShowForcedUpdates::
Advice shown when linkgit:git-fetch[1] takes a long time
to calculate forced updates after ref updates, or to warn
diff --git a/advice.c b/advice.c
index 2e1fd48304..18ac873951 100644
--- a/advice.c
+++ b/advice.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ static struct {
[ADVICE_ADD_EMPTY_PATHSPEC] = { "addEmptyPathspec", 1 },
[ADVICE_ADD_IGNORED_FILE] = { "addIgnoredFile", 1 },
[ADVICE_AM_WORK_DIR] = { "amWorkDir", 1 },
+ [ADVICE_AMBIGUOUS_FETCH_REFSPEC] = { "ambiguousFetchRefspec", 1 },
[ADVICE_CHECKOUT_AMBIGUOUS_REMOTE_BRANCH_NAME] = { "checkoutAmbiguousRemoteBranchName", 1 },
[ADVICE_COMMIT_BEFORE_MERGE] = { "commitBeforeMerge", 1 },
[ADVICE_DETACHED_HEAD] = { "detachedHead", 1 },
diff --git a/advice.h b/advice.h
index a3957123a1..2d4c94f38e 100644
--- a/advice.h
+++ b/advice.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ struct string_list;
ADVICE_ADD_EMPTY_PATHSPEC,
ADVICE_ADD_IGNORED_FILE,
ADVICE_AM_WORK_DIR,
+ ADVICE_AMBIGUOUS_FETCH_REFSPEC,
ADVICE_CHECKOUT_AMBIGUOUS_REMOTE_BRANCH_NAME,
ADVICE_COMMIT_BEFORE_MERGE,
ADVICE_DETACHED_HEAD,
diff --git a/branch.c b/branch.c
index 6b31df539a..182f1c5a55 100644
--- a/branch.c
+++ b/branch.c
@@ -18,17 +18,31 @@ struct tracking {
int matches;
};
+struct find_tracked_branch_cb {
+ struct tracking *tracking;
+ struct string_list ambiguous_remotes;
+};
+
static int find_tracked_branch(struct remote *remote, void *priv)
{
- struct tracking *tracking = priv;
+ struct find_tracked_branch_cb *ftb = priv;
+ struct tracking *tracking = ftb->tracking;
if (!remote_find_tracking(remote, &tracking->spec)) {
- if (++tracking->matches == 1) {
+ switch (++tracking->matches) {
+ case 1:
string_list_append(tracking->srcs, tracking->spec.src);
tracking->remote = remote->name;
- } else {
+ break;
+ case 2:
+ /* there are at least two remotes; backfill the first one */
+ string_list_append(&ftb->ambiguous_remotes, tracking->remote);
+ /* fall through */
+ default:
+ string_list_append(&ftb->ambiguous_remotes, remote->name);
free(tracking->spec.src);
string_list_clear(tracking->srcs, 0);
+ break;
}
tracking->spec.src = NULL;
}
@@ -232,12 +246,16 @@ static void setup_tracking(const char *new_ref, const char *orig_ref,
struct tracking tracking;
struct string_list tracking_srcs = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
int config_flags = quiet ? 0 : BRANCH_CONFIG_VERBOSE;
+ struct find_tracked_branch_cb ftb_cb = {
+ .tracking = &tracking,
+ .ambiguous_remotes = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP,
+ };
memset(&tracking, 0, sizeof(tracking));
tracking.spec.dst = (char *)orig_ref;
tracking.srcs = &tracking_srcs;
if (track != BRANCH_TRACK_INHERIT)
- for_each_remote(find_tracked_branch, &tracking);
+ for_each_remote(find_tracked_branch, &ftb_cb);
else if (inherit_tracking(&tracking, orig_ref))
goto cleanup;
@@ -252,9 +270,39 @@ static void setup_tracking(const char *new_ref, const char *orig_ref,
goto cleanup;
}
- if (tracking.matches > 1)
- die(_("not tracking: ambiguous information for ref %s"),
- orig_ref);
+ if (tracking.matches > 1) {
+ int status = die_message(_("not tracking: ambiguous information for ref '%s'"),
+ orig_ref);
+ if (advice_enabled(ADVICE_AMBIGUOUS_FETCH_REFSPEC)) {
+ struct strbuf remotes_advice = STRBUF_INIT;
+ struct string_list_item *item;
+
+ for_each_string_list_item(item, &ftb_cb.ambiguous_remotes)
+ /*
+ * TRANSLATORS: This is a line listing a remote with duplicate
+ * refspecs in the advice message below. For RTL languages you'll
+ * probably want to swap the "%s" and leading " " space around.
+ */
+ strbuf_addf(&remotes_advice, _(" %s\n"), item->string);
+
+ /*
+ * TRANSLATORS: The second argument is a \n-delimited list of
+ * duplicate refspecs, composed above.
+ */
+ advise(_("There are multiple remotes whose fetch refspecs map to the remote\n"
+ "tracking ref '%s':\n"
+ "%s"
+ "\n"
+ "This is typically a configuration error.\n"
+ "\n"
+ "To support setting up tracking branches, ensure that\n"
+ "different remotes' fetch refspecs map into different\n"
+ "tracking namespaces."), orig_ref,
+ remotes_advice.buf);
+ strbuf_release(&remotes_advice);
+ }
+ exit(status);
+ }
if (tracking.srcs->nr < 1)
string_list_append(tracking.srcs, orig_ref);
@@ -264,6 +312,7 @@ static void setup_tracking(const char *new_ref, const char *orig_ref,
cleanup:
string_list_clear(&tracking_srcs, 0);
+ string_list_clear(&ftb_cb.ambiguous_remotes, 0);
}
int read_branch_desc(struct strbuf *buf, const char *branch_name)
diff --git a/t/t3200-branch.sh b/t/t3200-branch.sh
index 7a0ff75ba8..e12db59361 100755
--- a/t/t3200-branch.sh
+++ b/t/t3200-branch.sh
@@ -1039,13 +1039,27 @@ test_expect_success 'checkout -b with -l makes reflog when core.logAllRefUpdates
git rev-parse --verify gamma@{0}
'
-test_expect_success 'avoid ambiguous track' '
+test_expect_success 'avoid ambiguous track and advise' '
git config branch.autosetupmerge true &&
git config remote.ambi1.url lalala &&
git config remote.ambi1.fetch refs/heads/lalala:refs/heads/main &&
git config remote.ambi2.url lilili &&
git config remote.ambi2.fetch refs/heads/lilili:refs/heads/main &&
- test_must_fail git branch all1 main &&
+ cat <<-EOF >expected &&
+ fatal: not tracking: ambiguous information for ref '\''refs/heads/main'\''
+ hint: There are multiple remotes whose fetch refspecs map to the remote
+ hint: tracking ref '\''refs/heads/main'\'':
+ hint: ambi1
+ hint: ambi2
+ hint: ''
+ hint: This is typically a configuration error.
+ hint: ''
+ hint: To support setting up tracking branches, ensure that
+ hint: different remotes'\'' fetch refspecs map into different
+ hint: tracking namespaces.
+ EOF
+ test_must_fail git branch all1 main 2>actual &&
+ test_cmp expected actual &&
test -z "$(git config branch.all1.merge)"
'