Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] tests: avoid using the branch name `main`

From: Jonathan Nieder <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2020 02:59:30 -0700

Johannes Schindelin wrote:

> In the near future, we want to change Git's default branch name to
> `main`. In preparation for that, stop using it as a branch name in the
> test suite. Replace that branch name by `primary`.
>
> Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <[email-masked]>
> ---
>  t/t6012-rev-list-simplify.sh |  8 ++++----
>  t/t6400-merge-df.sh          |  8 ++++----
>  t/t6409-merge-subtree.sh     | 12 ++++++------
>  t/t6430-merge-recursive.sh   |  4 ++--
>  4 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/t/t6012-rev-list-simplify.sh b/t/t6012-rev-list-simplify.sh
> index b6fa43ace0..f1296c29e6 100755
> --- a/t/t6012-rev-list-simplify.sh
> +++ b/t/t6012-rev-list-simplify.sh
> @@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ test_expect_success '--full-diff is not affected by --parents' '
>  test_expect_success 'rebuild repo' '
>  	rm -rf .git * &&
>  	git init &&
> -	git switch -c main &&
> +	git switch -c primary &&

Is there a secondary corresponding to this primary?

I guess the idea is that this is the trunk that other branches branch
from?  Looking at the history, it seems that this test was added
relatively recently and it may have had the upcoming branch name change
in mind (or in other words if it were an older test it might be expected
to use "master").

That suggests an alternative that is agnostic to init.defaultBranch:
what if this uses "git switch -C main"?

Thanks,
Jonathan