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Bug 347125

Summary:	[server] Need to create a local branch tracking a remote branch
Product:	[ECD] Orion	Reporter:	Szymon Brandys <Szymon.Brandys>
Component:	Client	Assignee:	Szymon Brandys <Szymon.Brandys>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED	QA Contact:
Severity:	normal
Priority:	P3
Version:	0.2
Target Milestone:	0.2
Hardware:	PC
OS:	All
Whiteboard:
Bug Depends on:
Bug Blocks:	347126, 347639

Description Szymon Brandys

2011-05-25 05:20:36 EDT

I need to be able to create and checkout a local branch for a remote tracking branch. After discussion with Tomasz, we could enhance our Branch API by
adding two parameters to request body of POST /git/branch/... i.e.
- Checkout (false/true) indicating that newly created branch should be checked out immediately
- SrcRefSpec? to specify for what ref the new branch is created

Comment 1 Tomasz Zarna

2011-05-25 10:48:56 EDT

(In reply to comment #0)
> - Checkout (false/true) indicating that newly created branch should be checked
> out immediately

which would be an equivalent of "git checkout -b {branch}" or "git checkout --track -b {local} {remote}/{branch}" for remote branches

> - SrcRefSpec? to specify for what ref the new branch is created

which would be an equivalent of "git branch {branch} {commit}".

Comment 2 Szymon Brandys

2011-05-27 04:27:51 EDT

For now I need "git checkout -t {remote}/{branch}"

Comment 3 Szymon Brandys

2011-05-30 07:40:35 EDT

I added git branch --track <branchname> [<start-point>]. The client will call it first and then git checkout on <branchname>. I'm opening a separate bug for test updates.

Comment 4 Szymon Brandys

2011-05-30 07:46:12 EDT

Fixed with 7708d714757dc89aa41acd85524757dc25fe2eb6. I'm also changing the summary to better reflect the reality.