From d3115660b4cc4b1a32e77ddfd289afde5e4b94d8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Josh Steadmon Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2021 19:30:23 -0800 Subject: branch: add flags and config to inherit tracking It can be helpful when creating a new branch to use the existing tracking configuration from the branch point. However, there is currently not a method to automatically do so. Teach git-{branch,checkout,switch} an "inherit" argument to the "--track" option. When this is set, creating a new branch will cause the tracking configuration to default to the configuration of the branch point, if set. For example, if branch "main" tracks "origin/main", and we run `git checkout --track=inherit -b feature main`, then branch "feature" will track "origin/main". Thus, `git status` will show us how far ahead/behind we are from origin, and `git pull` will pull from origin. This is particularly useful when creating branches across many submodules, such as with `git submodule foreach ...` (or if running with a patch such as [1], which we use at $job), as it avoids having to manually set tracking info for each submodule. Since we've added an argument to "--track", also add "--track=direct" as another way to explicitly get the original "--track" behavior ("--track" without an argument still works as well). Finally, teach branch.autoSetupMerge a new "inherit" option. When this is set, "--track=inherit" becomes the default behavior. [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/git/20180927221603.148025-1-sbeller@google.com/ Signed-off-by: Josh Steadmon Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- t/t2060-switch.sh | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+) (limited to 't/t2060-switch.sh') diff --git a/t/t2060-switch.sh b/t/t2060-switch.sh index 9bc6a3aa5c..ebb961be29 100755 --- a/t/t2060-switch.sh +++ b/t/t2060-switch.sh @@ -107,4 +107,32 @@ test_expect_success 'not switching when something is in progress' ' test_must_fail git switch -d @^ ' +test_expect_success 'tracking info copied with autoSetupMerge=inherit' ' + # default config does not copy tracking info + git switch -c foo-no-inherit foo && + test_cmp_config "" --default "" branch.foo-no-inherit.remote && + test_cmp_config "" --default "" branch.foo-no-inherit.merge && + # with --track=inherit, we copy tracking info from foo + git switch --track=inherit -c foo2 foo && + test_cmp_config origin branch.foo2.remote && + test_cmp_config refs/heads/foo branch.foo2.merge && + # with autoSetupMerge=inherit, we do the same + test_config branch.autoSetupMerge inherit && + git switch -c foo3 foo && + test_cmp_config origin branch.foo3.remote && + test_cmp_config refs/heads/foo branch.foo3.merge && + # with --track, we override autoSetupMerge + git switch --track -c foo4 foo && + test_cmp_config . branch.foo4.remote && + test_cmp_config refs/heads/foo branch.foo4.merge && + # and --track=direct does as well + git switch --track=direct -c foo5 foo && + test_cmp_config . branch.foo5.remote && + test_cmp_config refs/heads/foo branch.foo5.merge && + # no tracking info to inherit from main + git switch -c main2 main && + test_cmp_config "" --default "" branch.main2.remote && + test_cmp_config "" --default "" branch.main2.merge +' + test_done -- cgit v1.2.3