2009/6/12 Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx>: > Santi Béjar <santi@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> Expand get_remote_merge_branch to compute the tracking branch to merge >> when called without arguments (or only the remote name). > > I've queued this series (sans 3/4--see other message), but I am wondering > if this has the same "only works with the defeault layout" issue and if so > if it should be documented more clearly. As it uses: git for-each-ref --format='%(upstream)' $curr_branch it works with any layout, AFAICS. > > What plumbing support do you need to get the information in a more precise > way in the scripted Porcelain? Is exposing branch_get() from remote.c > enough? That is what is used by fill_tracking_info() in builtin-branch.c > and the call to format_tracking_info() remote.c made by report_tracking() > in builtin-checkout.c --- they are used to produce the "Your branch is > ahead of that branch you are tracking" messages. For the explicit case I would need something similar, given the remote name and the remote branch return the tracking branch, as is currently done in branch_get() but with the remote.$branch.remote and remote.$branch.merge as input. Thanks, Santi -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html