check_head_top_equal()
tree_id = None
- if len(args) == 2:
+ if len(args) >= 2:
+ try:
+ if git.rev_parse(args[1]) == git.rev_parse('refs/heads/' + args[1]):
+ # we are for sure refering to a branch
+ parentbranch = 'refs/heads/' + args[1]
+ print 'Recording "%s" as parent branch.' % parentbranch
+ elif git.rev_parse(args[1]) and re.search('/', args[1]):
+ # FIXME: should the test be more strict ?
+ parentbranch = args[1]
+ else:
+ # Note: this includes refs to StGIT patches
+ print 'Don\'t know how to determine parent branch from "%s".' % args[1]
+ parentbranch = None
+ except git.GitException:
+ # should use a more specific exception to catch only non-git refs ?
+ print 'Don\'t know how to determine parent branch from "%s".' % args[1]
+ parentbranch = None
+
tree_id = git_id(args[1])
-
- stack.Series(args[0]).init(create_at = tree_id)
+ else:
+ # branch stack off current branch
+ parentbranch = git.get_head_file()
+
+ if parentbranch:
+ parentremote = git.identify_remote(parentbranch)
+ if parentremote:
+ print 'Using "%s" remote to pull parent from.' % parentremote
+ else:
+ print 'Not identified a remote to pull parent from.'
+ else:
+ parentremote = None
+
+ stack.Series(args[0]).init(create_at = tree_id,
+ parent_remote = parentremote,
+ parent_branch = parentbranch)
print 'Branch "%s" created.' % args[0]
return