branch.c: use the parsed branch name

When setting up tracking info, branch.c uses the given branch specifier
("name"). Use the parsed name ("ref.buf") instead so that

git branch --set-upstream @{-1} foo

sets up tracking info for the previous branch rather than for a branch
named "@{-1}".

Signed-off-by: Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

diff --git a/branch.c b/branch.c
index c0c865a4b1b0fca038f32b77f2239d7987438ff5..d62cc0132cbff6de04b69864279d6c92f9e95e0a 100644 (file)
--- a/branch.c
+++ b/branch.c
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ void create_branch(const char *head,
                         start_name);
 
        if (real_ref && track)
-               setup_tracking(name, real_ref, track);
+               setup_tracking(ref.buf+11, real_ref, track);
 
        if (!dont_change_ref)
                if (write_ref_sha1(lock, sha1, msg) < 0)

diff --git a/t/t6040-tracking-info.sh b/t/t6040-tracking-info.sh
index a9b0ac1efc0eac3f50bd9fe26e5900307eddaba2..19de5b16eb530d428f66e5161a3ab48fce34049d 100755 (executable)
--- a/t/t6040-tracking-info.sh
+++ b/t/t6040-tracking-info.sh
@@ -110,4 +110,18 @@ test_expect_success '--set-upstream does not change branch' '
        grep -q "^refs/heads/master$" actual &&
        cmp expect2 actual2
 '
+
+test_expect_success '--set-upstream @{-1}' '
+       git checkout from-master &&
+       git checkout from-master2 &&
+       git config branch.from-master2.merge > expect2 &&
+       git branch --set-upstream @{-1} follower &&
+       git config branch.from-master.merge > actual &&
+       git config branch.from-master2.merge > actual2 &&
+       git branch --set-upstream from-master follower &&
+       git config branch.from-master.merge > expect &&
+       test_cmp expect2 actual2 &&
+       test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_done