gitlab-org--gitlab-foss/changelogs/unreleased/sh-import-source-branch-github-forks.yml

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title: Create the source branch for a GitHub import
merge_request: 25064
author:
type: fixed
Create the source branch for a GitHub import When the GitHub importer creates a merge request, it retrieves the SHA but does not actually create the source branch. This makes it impossible to merge an open merge request, particularly if the source branch were from a forked project. In that case, the branch will never exist because the original `project-name:source-branch` name is never created, nor is it a valid branch name. To prevent possible branch name conflicts, forked source branches are now renamed `github/fork/project-name/source-branch` and created when necessary. Note that we only create the source branch if the merge request is open. For projects that have many merge requests, the project would end up with a lot of possibly dead branches. Closes https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/57370 2019-02-09 07:28:23 -05:00			`---`
			`title: Create the source branch for a GitHub import`
			`merge_request: 25064`
			`author:`
			`type: fixed`