Subject: [PATCH v16 0/2] status: show comparison with push remote tracking branch

From: "Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 04 Jan 2026 23:21:20 +0000

cc: Chris Torek [email-masked] cc: Yee Cheng Chin
[email-masked] cc: "brian m. carlson" [email-masked]
cc: Ben Knoble [email-masked] cc: "Kristoffer Haugsbakk"
[email-masked] cc: Phillip Wood [email-masked]
cc: Nico Williams [email-masked]

Harald Nordgren (2):
  refactor format_branch_comparison in preparation
  status: show comparison with push remote tracking branch

 remote.c                 | 171 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
 t/t6040-tracking-info.sh | 210 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 345 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

base-commit: 68cb7f9e92a5d8e9824f5b52ac3d0a9d8f653dbe
Published-As: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/releases/tag/pr-git-2138%2FHaraldNordgren%2Fahead_of_main_status-v16
Fetch-It-Via: git fetch https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git pr-git-2138/HaraldNordgren/ahead_of_main_status-v16
Pull-Request: https://github.com/git/git/pull/2138

Range-diff vs v15:

 1:  cf4e9779c5 = 1:  cf4e9779c5 refactor format_branch_comparison in preparation
 2:  a435cf4ce4 ! 2:  06cb483f61 status: show comparison with push remote tracking branch
     @@ remote.c
       
       enum map_direction { FROM_SRC, FROM_DST };
       
     -+enum branch_type {
     -+	PUSH = 1 << 0,
     -+	PULL = 1 << 1
     ++enum branch_mode_flags {
     ++	BRANCH_MODE_PULL = (1 << 0),
     ++	BRANCH_MODE_PUSH = (1 << 1),
      +};
      +
       struct counted_string {
     @@ remote.c: int stat_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, int *num_ours, int *num_
      +
      +	if (full_ref_out)
      +		*full_ref_out = xstrdup(resolved);
     ++
      +	ret = refs_shorten_unambiguous_ref(
      +		get_main_ref_store(the_repository), resolved, 0);
      +	free(tracking_ref);
     @@ remote.c: int stat_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, int *num_ours, int *num_
       				     int ours, int theirs,
       				     const char *branch_name,
       				     enum ahead_behind_flags abf,
     -+				     enum branch_type bt,
     ++				     enum branch_mode_flags advice_flags,
       				     int show_divergence_advice)
       {
       	if (abf == AHEAD_BEHIND_QUICK) {
     @@ remote.c: static void format_branch_comparison(struct strbuf *sb,
       			   ours),
       			branch_name, ours);
      -		if (advice_enabled(ADVICE_STATUS_HINTS))
     -+		if ((bt & PUSH) && advice_enabled(ADVICE_STATUS_HINTS))
     ++		if ((advice_flags & BRANCH_MODE_PUSH) &&
     ++		    advice_enabled(ADVICE_STATUS_HINTS))
       			strbuf_addstr(sb,
       				_("  (use \"git push\" to publish your local commits)\n"));
       	} else if (!ours) {
     @@ remote.c: static void format_branch_comparison(struct strbuf *sb,
       			   theirs),
       			branch_name, theirs);
      -		if (advice_enabled(ADVICE_STATUS_HINTS))
     -+		if ((bt & PULL) && advice_enabled(ADVICE_STATUS_HINTS))
     ++		if ((advice_flags & BRANCH_MODE_PULL) &&
     ++		    advice_enabled(ADVICE_STATUS_HINTS))
       			strbuf_addstr(sb,
       				_("  (use \"git pull\" to update your local branch)\n"));
       	} else {
     @@ remote.c: static void format_branch_comparison(struct strbuf *sb,
       			   ours + theirs),
       			branch_name, ours, theirs);
      -		if (show_divergence_advice &&
     -+		if ((bt & PULL) &&
     ++		if ((advice_flags & BRANCH_MODE_PULL) &&
      +		    show_divergence_advice &&
       		    advice_enabled(ADVICE_STATUS_HINTS))
       			strbuf_addstr(sb,
     @@ remote.c: int format_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, struct strbuf *sb,
       	const char *full_base;
       	char *base;
       	int upstream_is_gone = 0;
     -+	enum branch_type base_bt = PUSH | PULL;
     ++	enum branch_mode_flags base_branch_modes = BRANCH_MODE_PULL | BRANCH_MODE_PUSH;
      +	int push_ours, push_theirs, push_sti;
      +	char *full_push = NULL;
      +	char *push = NULL;
     -+	enum branch_type push_bt = 0;
     ++	enum branch_mode_flags push_branch_modes = 0;
       
       	sti = stat_tracking_info(branch, &ours, &theirs, &full_base, 0, abf);
       	if (sti < 0) {
     @@ remote.c: int format_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, struct strbuf *sb,
      +		push_sti = stat_branch_pair(branch->refname, full_push,
      +					   &push_ours, &push_theirs, abf);
      +		if (push_sti >= 0) {
     -+			base_bt = PULL;
     -+			push_bt = PUSH;
     ++			base_branch_modes = BRANCH_MODE_PULL;
     ++			push_branch_modes = BRANCH_MODE_PUSH;
      +		}
      +	}
      +
     @@ remote.c: int format_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, struct strbuf *sb,
       				_("  (use \"git branch --unset-upstream\" to fixup)\n"));
       	} else {
      -		format_branch_comparison(sb, ours, theirs, base, abf, show_divergence_advice);
     -+		format_branch_comparison(sb, ours, theirs, base, abf, base_bt,
     -+					 show_divergence_advice);
     ++		format_branch_comparison(sb, ours, theirs, base, abf,
     ++					 base_branch_modes, show_divergence_advice);
      +	}
      +
     -+	if (push_bt & PUSH) {
     ++	if (push_branch_modes & BRANCH_MODE_PUSH) {
      +		strbuf_addstr(sb, "\n");
      +		format_branch_comparison(sb, push_ours, push_theirs, push, abf,
     -+					 push_bt, 0);
     ++					 push_branch_modes, 0);
       	}
       
       	free(base);

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