1 files changed, 38 insertions, 50 deletions
diff --git a/git-parse-remote.sh b/git-parse-remote.sh
index 9b950be28d..b24119d69c 100644
--- a/git-parse-remote.sh
+++ b/git-parse-remote.sh
@@ -4,56 +4,6 @@
 # this would fail in that case and would issue an error message.
 GIT_DIR=$(git rev-parse -q --git-dir) || :;
 
-get_data_source () {
-	case "$1" in
-	*/*)
-		echo ''
-		;;
-	.)
-		echo self
-		;;
-	*)
-		if test "$(git config --get "remote.$1.url")"
-		then
-			echo config
-		elif test -f "$GIT_DIR/remotes/$1"
-		then
-			echo remotes
-		elif test -f "$GIT_DIR/branches/$1"
-		then
-			echo branches
-		else
-			echo ''
-		fi ;;
-	esac
-}
-
-get_remote_url () {
-	data_source=$(get_data_source "$1")
-	case "$data_source" in
-	'')
-		echo "$1"
-		;;
-	self)
-		echo "$1"
-		;;
-	config)
-		git config --get "remote.$1.url"
-		;;
-	remotes)
-		sed -ne '/^URL: */{
-			s///p
-			q
-		}' "$GIT_DIR/remotes/$1"
-		;;
-	branches)
-		sed -e 's/#.*//' "$GIT_DIR/branches/$1"
-		;;
-	*)
-		die "internal error: get-remote-url $1" ;;
-	esac
-}
-
 get_default_remote () {
 	curr_branch=$(git symbolic-ref -q HEAD)
 	curr_branch="${curr_branch#refs/heads/}"
@@ -100,3 +50,41 @@ get_remote_merge_branch () {
 	    esac
 	esac
 }
+
+error_on_missing_default_upstream () {
+	cmd="$1"
+	op_type="$2"
+	op_prep="$3"
+	example="$4"
+	branch_name=$(git symbolic-ref -q HEAD)
+	if test -z "$branch_name"
+	then
+		echo "You are not currently on a branch, so I cannot use any
+'branch.<branchname>.merge' in your configuration file.
+Please specify which branch you want to $op_type $op_prep on the command
+line and try again (e.g. '$example').
+See git-${cmd}(1) for details."
+	else
+		echo "You asked me to $cmd without telling me which branch you
+want to $op_type $op_prep, and 'branch.${branch_name#refs/heads/}.merge' in
+your configuration file does not tell me, either. Please
+specify which branch you want to use on the command line and
+try again (e.g. '$example').
+See git-${cmd}(1) for details.
+
+If you often $op_type $op_prep the same branch, you may want to
+use something like the following in your configuration file:
+    [branch \"${branch_name#refs/heads/}\"]
+    remote = <nickname>
+    merge = <remote-ref>"
+		test rebase = "$op_type" &&
+		echo "    rebase = true"
+		echo "
+    [remote \"<nickname>\"]
+    url = <url>
+    fetch = <refspec>
+
+See git-config(1) for details."
+	fi
+	exit 1
+}