Merge branch 'tk/ambiguous-fetch-refspec'

Give hint when branch tracking cannot be established because fetch
refspecs from multiple remote repositories overlap.

* tk/ambiguous-fetch-refspec:
  tracking branches: add advice to ambiguous refspec error

Documentation/config/advice.txt

@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ advice.*::
 	can tell Git that you do not need help by setting these to 'false':
 +
 --
+	ambiguousFetchRefspec::
+		Advice shown when fetch refspec for multiple remotes map to
+		the same remote-tracking branch namespace and causes branch
+		tracking set-up to fail.
 	fetchShowForcedUpdates::
 		Advice shown when linkgit:git-fetch[1] takes a long time
 		to calculate forced updates after ref updates, or to warn

advice.c

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ static struct {
 	[ADVICE_ADD_EMPTY_PATHSPEC]			= { "addEmptyPathspec", 1 },
 	[ADVICE_ADD_IGNORED_FILE]			= { "addIgnoredFile", 1 },
 	[ADVICE_AM_WORK_DIR] 				= { "amWorkDir", 1 },
+	[ADVICE_AMBIGUOUS_FETCH_REFSPEC]		= { "ambiguousFetchRefspec", 1 },
 	[ADVICE_CHECKOUT_AMBIGUOUS_REMOTE_BRANCH_NAME] 	= { "checkoutAmbiguousRemoteBranchName", 1 },
 	[ADVICE_COMMIT_BEFORE_MERGE]			= { "commitBeforeMerge", 1 },
 	[ADVICE_DETACHED_HEAD]				= { "detachedHead", 1 },

advice.h

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ struct string_list;
 	ADVICE_ADD_EMPTY_PATHSPEC,
 	ADVICE_ADD_IGNORED_FILE,
 	ADVICE_AM_WORK_DIR,
+	ADVICE_AMBIGUOUS_FETCH_REFSPEC,
 	ADVICE_CHECKOUT_AMBIGUOUS_REMOTE_BRANCH_NAME,
 	ADVICE_COMMIT_BEFORE_MERGE,
 	ADVICE_DETACHED_HEAD,

branch.c

@@ -18,17 +18,31 @@ struct tracking {
 	int matches;
 };
 
+struct find_tracked_branch_cb {
+	struct tracking *tracking;
+	struct string_list ambiguous_remotes;
+};
+
 static int find_tracked_branch(struct remote *remote, void *priv)
 {
-	struct tracking *tracking = priv;
+	struct find_tracked_branch_cb *ftb = priv;
+	struct tracking *tracking = ftb->tracking;
 
 	if (!remote_find_tracking(remote, &tracking->spec)) {
-		if (++tracking->matches == 1) {
+		switch (++tracking->matches) {
+		case 1:
 			string_list_append(tracking->srcs, tracking->spec.src);
 			tracking->remote = remote->name;
-		} else {
+			break;
+		case 2:
+			/* there are at least two remotes; backfill the first one */
+			string_list_append(&ftb->ambiguous_remotes, tracking->remote);
+			/* fall through */
+		default:
+			string_list_append(&ftb->ambiguous_remotes, remote->name);
 			free(tracking->spec.src);
 			string_list_clear(tracking->srcs, 0);
+		break;
 		}
 		tracking->spec.src = NULL;
 	}
@@ -232,6 +246,10 @@ static void setup_tracking(const char *new_ref, const char *orig_ref,
 	struct tracking tracking;
 	struct string_list tracking_srcs = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
 	int config_flags = quiet ? 0 : BRANCH_CONFIG_VERBOSE;
+	struct find_tracked_branch_cb ftb_cb = {
+		.tracking = &tracking,
+		.ambiguous_remotes = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP,
+	};
 
 	if (!track)
 		BUG("asked to set up tracking, but tracking is disallowed");
@@ -240,7 +258,7 @@ static void setup_tracking(const char *new_ref, const char *orig_ref,
 	tracking.spec.dst = (char *)orig_ref;
 	tracking.srcs = &tracking_srcs;
 	if (track != BRANCH_TRACK_INHERIT)
-		for_each_remote(find_tracked_branch, &tracking);
+		for_each_remote(find_tracked_branch, &ftb_cb);
 	else if (inherit_tracking(&tracking, orig_ref))
 		goto cleanup;
 
@@ -255,9 +273,39 @@ static void setup_tracking(const char *new_ref, const char *orig_ref,
 			goto cleanup;
 		}
 
-	if (tracking.matches > 1)
-		die(_("not tracking: ambiguous information for ref %s"),
-		    orig_ref);
+	if (tracking.matches > 1) {
+		int status = die_message(_("not tracking: ambiguous information for ref '%s'"),
+					    orig_ref);
+		if (advice_enabled(ADVICE_AMBIGUOUS_FETCH_REFSPEC)) {
+			struct strbuf remotes_advice = STRBUF_INIT;
+			struct string_list_item *item;
+
+			for_each_string_list_item(item, &ftb_cb.ambiguous_remotes)
+				/*
+				 * TRANSLATORS: This is a line listing a remote with duplicate
+				 * refspecs in the advice message below. For RTL languages you'll
+				 * probably want to swap the "%s" and leading "  " space around.
+				 */
+				strbuf_addf(&remotes_advice, _("  %s\n"), item->string);
+
+			/*
+			 * TRANSLATORS: The second argument is a \n-delimited list of
+			 * duplicate refspecs, composed above.
+			 */
+			advise(_("There are multiple remotes whose fetch refspecs map to the remote\n"
+				 "tracking ref '%s':\n"
+				 "%s"
+				 "\n"
+				 "This is typically a configuration error.\n"
+				 "\n"
+				 "To support setting up tracking branches, ensure that\n"
+				 "different remotes' fetch refspecs map into different\n"
+				 "tracking namespaces."), orig_ref,
+			       remotes_advice.buf);
+			strbuf_release(&remotes_advice);
+		}
+		exit(status);
+	}
 
 	if (tracking.srcs->nr < 1)
 		string_list_append(tracking.srcs, orig_ref);
@@ -267,6 +315,7 @@ static void setup_tracking(const char *new_ref, const char *orig_ref,
 
 cleanup:
 	string_list_clear(&tracking_srcs, 0);
+	string_list_clear(&ftb_cb.ambiguous_remotes, 0);
 }
 
 int read_branch_desc(struct strbuf *buf, const char *branch_name)

t/t3200-branch.sh

@@ -1039,13 +1039,27 @@ test_expect_success 'checkout -b with -l makes reflog when core.logAllRefUpdates
 	git rev-parse --verify gamma@{0}
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'avoid ambiguous track' '
+test_expect_success 'avoid ambiguous track and advise' '
 	git config branch.autosetupmerge true &&
 	git config remote.ambi1.url lalala &&
 	git config remote.ambi1.fetch refs/heads/lalala:refs/heads/main &&
 	git config remote.ambi2.url lilili &&
 	git config remote.ambi2.fetch refs/heads/lilili:refs/heads/main &&
-	test_must_fail git branch all1 main &&
+	cat <<-EOF >expected &&
+	fatal: not tracking: ambiguous information for ref '\''refs/heads/main'\''
+	hint: There are multiple remotes whose fetch refspecs map to the remote
+	hint: tracking ref '\''refs/heads/main'\'':
+	hint:   ambi1
+	hint:   ambi2
+	hint: ''
+	hint: This is typically a configuration error.
+	hint: ''
+	hint: To support setting up tracking branches, ensure that
+	hint: different remotes'\'' fetch refspecs map into different
+	hint: tracking namespaces.
+	EOF
+	test_must_fail git branch all1 main 2>actual &&
+	test_cmp expected actual &&
 	test -z "$(git config branch.all1.merge)"
 '