From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 22:52:57 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: request-pull: use the branch description
X-Git-Tag: v1.7.9-rc0~37^2~7
X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=c0168147831fce00975949213eef3471b7a2b76b;p=git.git

request-pull: use the branch description

Now we have branch descriptions stored in the repository, we can
use it when preparing the request-pull message.

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
---

diff --git a/git-request-pull.sh b/git-request-pull.sh
index 438e7eb95..626cf2591 100755
--- a/git-request-pull.sh
+++ b/git-request-pull.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,18 @@ do
 	shift
 done
 
-base=$1 url=$2 head=${3-HEAD} status=0
+base=$1 url=$2 head=${3-HEAD} status=0 branch_name=
+
+headref=$(git symbolic-ref -q "$head")
+if git show-ref -q --verify "$headref"
+then
+	branch_name=${headref#refs/heads/}
+	if test "z$branch_name" = "z$headref" ||
+		! git config "branch.$branch_name.description" >/dev/null
+	then
+		branch_name=
+	fi
+fi
 
 test -n "$base" && test -n "$url" || usage
 baserev=$(git rev-parse --verify "$base"^0) &&
@@ -66,6 +77,13 @@ for you to fetch changes up to %H:
 
 ----------------------------------------------------------------' $headrev &&
 
+if test -n "$branch_name"
+then
+	echo "(from the branch description for $branch local branch)"
+	echo
+	git config "branch.$branch_name.description"
+	echo "----------------------------------------------------------------"
+fi &&
 git shortlog ^$baserev $headrev &&
 git diff -M --stat --summary $patch $merge_base..$headrev || status=1