What could be a reason why branch@{u} doesn't work even though the
branch does have a remote tracking branch configured?
We have a user who reports the following:
$ git push --set-upstream origin test-456
branch 'test-456' set up to track 'origin/test-456'.
Everything up-to-date
$ git merge-base test-456 test-456@{u}
fatal: upstream branch 'refs/heads/test-456' not stored as a
remote-tracking branch
Git remote shows that the remote tracking branch is configured as expected:
$ git remote -v show origin
* remote origin
[...]
Local branches configured for 'git pull':
test-456 merges with remote test-456
Local refs configured for 'git push':
test-456 pushes to test-456 (up to date)
Any ideas?
