Bug 741742

Summary:	fedpkg switch-branch does not create branches as advertised
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	john5342 <john5342>
Component:	rpkg	Assignee:	David Cantrell <dcantrell>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Description john5342 2011-09-27 19:32:19 UTC

Description of problem:
The help text for fedpkg switch-branch includes the following:

positional arguments:
  branch      Switch to or create branch

I understand that to mean that if i give it a branch name that doesn't exist it will create it. Instead it doesn't create it and fails.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
fedora-packager-0.5.9.2-2.fc15

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Checkout any package with fedpkg
2. Run e.g. "fedpkg switch-branch f15-trial-my-new-build-method"
  
Actual results:
Fails with: "Unable to switch to another branch: Unknown remote branch f15-trial-my-new-build-method"

Expected results:
Either create the branch and switch to it, don't document the feature or perhaps suggest using git branch instead.

Comment 1 Jesse Keating 2011-09-27 19:51:34 UTC

I need to re-word that better.

If you give a branch name that matches a remote branch, it will create the local branch and link it to the remote branch.  But if you give it a name that doesn't match a remote branch, it will give up.

I should update the doc to make that more clear, and give an option to create a local branch anyway if there is no remote match.

Comment 2 Jesse Keating 2012-03-02 23:27:18 UTC

Fixed in 2c25a0f

Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2012-03-12 23:56:29 UTC

rpkg-1.14-1.fc16,fedpkg-1.9-1.fc16 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 16.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/rpkg-1.14-1.fc16,fedpkg-1.9-1.fc16

Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2012-03-12 23:57:02 UTC

fedpkg-1.9-1.fc15,rpkg-1.14-1.fc15 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 15.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/fedpkg-1.9-1.fc15,rpkg-1.14-1.fc15

Comment 5 Fedora Update System 2012-03-12 23:57:30 UTC

fedpkg-1.9-1.fc17,rpkg-1.14-1.fc17 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 17.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/fedpkg-1.9-1.fc17,rpkg-1.14-1.fc17

Comment 6 Fedora Update System 2012-03-13 17:10:55 UTC

Package fedpkg-1.9-1.fc17, rpkg-1.14-1.fc17:
* should fix your issue,
* was pushed to the Fedora 17 testing repository,
* should be available at your local mirror within two days.
Update it with:
# su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing fedpkg-1.9-1.fc17 rpkg-1.14-1.fc17'
as soon as you are able to.
Please go to the following url:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-3682/fedpkg-1.9-1.fc17,rpkg-1.14-1.fc17
then log in and leave karma (feedback).

Comment 7 Fedora Update System 2012-03-31 02:57:56 UTC

fedpkg-1.9-1.fc15, rpkg-1.15-1.fc15 has been pushed to the Fedora 15 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 8 Fedora Update System 2012-03-31 03:21:05 UTC

fedpkg-1.9-1.fc16, rpkg-1.15-1.fc16 has been pushed to the Fedora 16 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 9 Fedora Update System 2012-04-12 02:06:50 UTC

fedpkg-1.9-1.fc17, rpkg-1.15-1.fc17 has been pushed to the Fedora 17 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.