There is code to create a symbolic reference from p4/HEAD to p4/master. This allows saying "git show p4" as a shortcut to "git show p4/master", for example. But this reference was only created on the second "git p4 sync" (or first sync after a clone). Make it work on the initial clone or sync. Signed-off-by: Pete Wyckoff <pw@xxxxxxxx> --- git-p4.py | 12 ++++++++---- t/t9806-git-p4-options.sh | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/git-p4.py b/git-p4.py index 8814049..537eac6 100755 --- a/git-p4.py +++ b/git-p4.py @@ -2778,10 +2778,7 @@ class P4Sync(Command, P4UserMap): self.branch = self.refPrefix + "master" if gitBranchExists("refs/heads/p4") and self.importIntoRemotes: system("git update-ref %s refs/heads/p4" % self.branch) - system("git branch -D p4"); - # create it /after/ importing, when master exists - if not gitBranchExists(self.refPrefix + "HEAD") and self.importIntoRemotes and gitBranchExists(self.branch): - system("git symbolic-ref %sHEAD %s" % (self.refPrefix, self.branch)) + system("git branch -D p4") # accept either the command-line option, or the configuration variable if self.useClientSpec: @@ -3013,6 +3010,13 @@ class P4Sync(Command, P4UserMap): read_pipe("git update-ref -d %s" % branch) os.rmdir(os.path.join(os.environ.get("GIT_DIR", ".git"), self.tempBranchLocation)) + # Create a symbolic ref p4/HEAD pointing to p4/<branch> to allow + # a convenient shortcut refname "p4". + if self.importIntoRemotes: + head_ref = self.refPrefix + "HEAD" + if not gitBranchExists(head_ref) and gitBranchExists(self.branch): + system(["git", "symbolic-ref", head_ref, self.branch]) + return True class P4Rebase(Command): diff --git a/t/t9806-git-p4-options.sh b/t/t9806-git-p4-options.sh index 844aae0..4900aef 100755 --- a/t/t9806-git-p4-options.sh +++ b/t/t9806-git-p4-options.sh @@ -83,6 +83,29 @@ test_expect_failure 'sync --branch updates specified branch' ' ) ' +# allows using the refname "p4" as a short name for p4/master +test_expect_success 'clone creates HEAD symbolic reference' ' + git p4 clone --dest="$git" //depot && + test_when_finished cleanup_git && + ( + cd "$git" && + git rev-parse --verify refs/remotes/p4/master >master && + git rev-parse --verify p4 >p4 && + test_cmp master p4 + ) +' + +test_expect_success 'clone --branch creates HEAD symbolic reference' ' + git p4 clone --branch=refs/remotes/p4/sb --dest="$git" //depot && + test_when_finished cleanup_git && + ( + cd "$git" && + git rev-parse --verify refs/remotes/p4/sb >sb && + git rev-parse --verify p4 >p4 && + test_cmp sb p4 + ) +' + test_expect_success 'clone --changesfile' ' test_when_finished "rm cf" && printf "1\n3\n" >cf && -- 1.8.1.350.gdbf6fd0 -- 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