Re: creating tracking branches with git gui

["Shawn O. Pearce" <spearce@spearce.org>]

Sitaram Chamarty <sitaramc@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Over on another thread I found a config variable called
> gui.matchtrackingbranch, but setting that to true only saved me a
> mouse click -- it didn't really create the tracking, as seen by "git
> remote show origin".

Yea, I think that option actually predates the --track thing that
git-branch does these days.  Its designed to save a mouse click if
you are working in a corporate centralized repository model and
need to switch branches multiple times per day, always grabbing
the latest from the centralized repository when possible.

> On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 1:34 PM, Sitaram Chamarty <sitaramc@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >  Using git gui to create tracking branches only creates the local
> >  branch, but does not establish tracking.  Using the command "git
> >  branch newbr origin/newbr" works as expected of course.
> >
> >  I clicked on "Branch", then "Create", chose the "Match Tracking Branch
> >  Name" radio button, chose the appropriate branch (origin/newbr) in the
> >  list below, then finally hit Create at the bottom right.

Right.

I don't use the --track feature (branch.$name.remote, branch.$name.merge)
in my own work, so I have never had the desire or need to make sure that
git-gui sets this up for you.

I'll try to work up a patch this evening.

-- 
Shawn.