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Bug 362785 - Cannot change branch base when head is detached
Summary: Cannot change branch base when head is detached
Status: ASSIGNED
Alias: None
Product: EGit
Classification: Technology
Component: UI (show other bugs)
Version: 1.2   Edit
Hardware: PC Linux
: P3 normal (vote)
Target Milestone: ---   Edit
Assignee: Dariusz Luksza CLA
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Reported: 2011-11-03 08:33 EDT by Dariusz Luksza CLA
Modified: 2011-11-04 07:36 EDT (History)
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Description Dariusz Luksza CLA 2011-11-03 08:33:26 EDT 
Just discovered that when you check out a particular commit and select team -> switch to -> new branch you cannot change branch base, you can only branch on current selected commit. What I want to do was, creating a new branch based on origin/master, so first I must switch to any other branch then I could crate  new branch based on one of existing ones.

IMHO in such state EGit should propose to create branch based on current commit SHA-1 but also allow to select one of existing ref
Comment 1 Dariusz Luksza CLA 2011-11-04 07:36:39 EDT 
I've pushed change that should fix this http://egit.eclipse.org/r/#change,4547