Currently, set-head --auto will print a message saying "remote/HEAD set to branch", which implies something was changed. Change the output of --auto, so the output actually reflects what was done: a) set a previously unset HEAD, b) change HEAD because remote changed or c) no updates. Signed-off-by: Bence Ferdinandy <bence@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- Notes: v1-v2: was RFC in https://lore.kernel.org/git/20240910203835.2288291-1-bence@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ v3: This patch was originally sent along when I thought set-head was going to be invoked by fetch, but the discussion on the RFC concluded that it should be not. This opened the possibility to make it more explicit. Note: although I feel both things the patch does are really just cosmetic, an argument could be made for breaking it into two, one for the no-op part and one for the --auto print update. Was sent in: https://lore.kernel.org/git/20240915221055.904107-1-bence@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ v4: - changes are now handled atomically via the ref update transaction - outputs have changed along the lines of Junio's suggestion - minor refactor to set_head for improved legibility builtin/remote.c | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------ t/t5505-remote.sh | 13 ++++++++++++- 2 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/builtin/remote.c b/builtin/remote.c index d8ff440027..c61a7800ff 100644 --- a/builtin/remote.c +++ b/builtin/remote.c @@ -1399,12 +1399,34 @@ static int show(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) return result; } +static void report_auto(const char *remote, const char *head_name, + struct strbuf *buf_prev) { + struct strbuf buf_prefix = STRBUF_INIT; + const char *prev_head; + + strbuf_addf(&buf_prefix, "refs/remotes/%s/", remote); + skip_prefix(buf_prev->buf, buf_prefix.buf, &prev_head); + + if (prev_head && !strcmp(prev_head, head_name)) + printf("'%s/HEAD' is unchanged and points to '%s'\n", + remote, head_name); + else if (prev_head) + printf("'%s/HEAD' has changed from '%s' and now points to '%s'\n", + remote, prev_head, head_name); + else + printf("'%s/HEAD' is now created and points to '%s'\n", + remote, head_name); +} + static int set_head(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) { int i, opt_a = 0, opt_d = 0, result = 0; - struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT, buf2 = STRBUF_INIT; + struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT, buf2 = STRBUF_INIT, + buf_prev = STRBUF_INIT; char *head_name = NULL; + struct ref_store *refs = get_main_ref_store(the_repository); + struct option options[] = { OPT_BOOL('a', "auto", &opt_a, N_("set refs/remotes/<name>/HEAD according to remote")), @@ -1434,7 +1456,7 @@ static int set_head(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) head_name = xstrdup(states.heads.items[0].string); free_remote_ref_states(&states); } else if (opt_d && !opt_a && argc == 1) { - if (refs_delete_ref(get_main_ref_store(the_repository), NULL, buf.buf, NULL, REF_NO_DEREF)) + if (refs_delete_ref(refs, NULL, buf.buf, NULL, REF_NO_DEREF)) result |= error(_("Could not delete %s"), buf.buf); } else usage_with_options(builtin_remote_sethead_usage, options); @@ -1442,17 +1464,19 @@ static int set_head(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) if (head_name) { strbuf_addf(&buf2, "refs/remotes/%s/%s", argv[0], head_name); /* make sure it's valid */ - if (!refs_ref_exists(get_main_ref_store(the_repository), buf2.buf)) + if (!refs_ref_exists(refs, buf2.buf)) result |= error(_("Not a valid ref: %s"), buf2.buf); - else if (refs_update_symref(get_main_ref_store(the_repository), buf.buf, buf2.buf, "remote set-head", NULL)) + else if (refs_update_symref(refs, buf.buf, buf2.buf, "remote set-head", &buf_prev)) result |= error(_("Could not setup %s"), buf.buf); - else if (opt_a) - printf("%s/HEAD set to %s\n", argv[0], head_name); + else if (opt_a) { + report_auto(argv[0], head_name, &buf_prev); + } free(head_name); } strbuf_release(&buf); strbuf_release(&buf2); + strbuf_release(&buf_prev); return result; } diff --git a/t/t5505-remote.sh b/t/t5505-remote.sh index 532035933f..711d6e5598 100755 --- a/t/t5505-remote.sh +++ b/t/t5505-remote.sh @@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ test_expect_success 'set-head --auto has no problem w/multiple HEADs' ' cd test && git fetch two "refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/two/*" && git remote set-head --auto two >output 2>&1 && - echo "two/HEAD set to main" >expect && + echo "'\''two/HEAD'\'' is now created and points to '\''main'\''" >expect && test_cmp expect output ) ' @@ -453,6 +453,17 @@ test_expect_success 'set-head explicit' ' ) ' + +test_expect_success 'set-head --auto reports change' ' + ( + cd test && + git remote set-head origin side2 && + git remote set-head --auto origin >output 2>&1 && + echo "'\''origin/HEAD'\'' has changed from '\''side2'\'' and now points to '\''main'\''" >expect && + test_cmp expect output + ) +' + cat >test/expect <<EOF Pruning origin URL: $(pwd)/one -- 2.47.0.rc0.5.gf1cffeb8df.dirty