>Corentin BOMPARD <[email protected]> writes:
>
>> Add the --set-upstream option to git pull/fetch
>> which lets the user set the upstream configuration
>> for the current branch.
>
> I think it is a good idea to mention what you exactly mean by "the
> upstream configuration" here.
>
> Do you mean the "branch.<current-branch-name>.merge" configuration
> variable?
The upstream configuration means the branch.<current-branch-name>.merge
and branch.<current-branch-name>.remote
>> + /*
>> + * We're setting the upstream configuration for the current
>> branch. The
>> + * relevent upstream is the fetched branch that is meant to be
>> merged with
>> + * the current one, i.e. the one fetched to FETCH_HEAD.
>> + *
>> + * When there are several such branches, consider the request
>> ambiguous and
>> + * err on the safe side by doing nothing and just emit a
>> waring.
>> + */
>> + for (rm = ref_map; rm; rm = rm->next) {
>> + fprintf(stderr, "\n -%s", rm->name);
>> + if (rm->peer_ref) {
>> + fprintf(stderr, " -> %s", rm->peer_ref->name);
>> + } else {
>> + if (source_ref) {
>> + fprintf(stderr, " -> FETCH_HEAD\n");
>> + warning(_("Multiple branch detected,
>> incompatible with set-upstream"));
>
> Shouldn't this be diagnosed as an error and stop the "fetch" or
> "pull", though?
We can actually replace the warning with a die, but we think it's too harsh on
the user,
and if the warning is showing the upstream stays the same.
We fixed the spotted bugs/mistakes.
The fixed patch will follow.