1 files changed, 60 insertions, 27 deletions
diff --git a/git-request-pull.sh b/git-request-pull.sh
index fc080cc5e4..c6a5b7a6b3 100755
--- a/git-request-pull.sh
+++ b/git-request-pull.sh
@@ -35,44 +35,77 @@ do
 	shift
 done
 
-base=$1
-url=$2
-head=${3-HEAD}
+base=$1 url=$2 head=${3-HEAD} status=0 branch_name=
 
-[ "$base" ] || usage
-[ "$url" ] || usage
+headref=$(git symbolic-ref -q "$head")
+if git show-ref -q --verify "$headref"
+then
+	branch_name=${headref#refs/heads/}
+	if test "z$branch_name" = "z$headref" ||
+		! git config "branch.$branch_name.description" >/dev/null
+	then
+		branch_name=
+	fi
+fi
+
+tag_name=$(git describe --exact "$head^0" 2>/dev/null)
 
-baserev=`git rev-parse --verify "$base"^0` &&
-headrev=`git rev-parse --verify "$head"^0` || exit
+test -n "$base" && test -n "$url" || usage
+baserev=$(git rev-parse --verify "$base"^0) &&
+headrev=$(git rev-parse --verify "$head"^0) || exit
 
-merge_base=`git merge-base $baserev $headrev` ||
+merge_base=$(git merge-base $baserev $headrev) ||
 die "fatal: No commits in common between $base and $head"
 
-branch=$(git ls-remote "$url" \
-	| sed -n -e "/^$headrev	refs.heads./{
-		s/^.*	refs.heads.//
-		p
-		q
-	}")
+find_matching_branch="/^$headrev	"'refs\/heads\//{
+	s/^.*	refs\/heads\///
+	p
+	q
+}'
+branch=$(git ls-remote "$url" | sed -n -e "$find_matching_branch")
 url=$(git ls-remote --get-url "$url")
-if [ -z "$branch" ]; then
-	echo "warn: No branch of $url is at:" >&2
-	git log --max-count=1 --pretty='tformat:warn:   %h: %s' $headrev >&2
-	echo "warn: Are you sure you pushed $head there?" >&2
-	echo >&2
-	echo >&2
-	branch=..BRANCH.NOT.VERIFIED..
-	status=1
-fi
 
 git show -s --format='The following changes since commit %H:
 
   %s (%ci)
 
-are available in the git repository at:' $baserev &&
-echo "  $url $branch" &&
-echo &&
+are available in the git repository at:
+' $baserev &&
+echo "  $url${branch+ $branch}" &&
+git show -s --format='
+for you to fetch changes up to %H:
+
+  %s (%ci)
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------' $headrev &&
+
+if test -n "$branch_name"
+then
+	echo "(from the branch description for $branch local branch)"
+	echo
+	git config "branch.$branch_name.description"
+fi &&
+
+if test -n "$tag_name"
+then
+	git cat-file tag "$tag_name" |
+	sed -n -e '1,/^$/d' -e '/^-----BEGIN PGP /q' -e p
+	echo
+fi &&
+
+if test -n "$branch_name" || test -n "$tag_name"
+then
+	echo "----------------------------------------------------------------"
+fi &&
 
 git shortlog ^$baserev $headrev &&
-git diff -M --stat --summary $patch $merge_base..$headrev || exit
+git diff -M --stat --summary $patch $merge_base..$headrev || status=1
+
+if test -z "$branch"
+then
+	echo "warn: No branch of $url is at:" >&2
+	git show -s --format='warn:   %h: %s' $headrev >&2
+	echo "warn: Are you sure you pushed '$head' there?" >&2
+	status=1
+fi
 exit $status