> git cl patch 594713
From https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src
 * branch                      refs/changes/13/594713/6 -> FETCH_HEAD
Committed patch for change 594713 patchset 6 locally.
Note: this created a local commit which does not have the same hash as the one uploaded for review. This will make uploading changes based on top of this branch difficult.
If you want to do that, use "git cl patch --force" instead.

[Create a dependent branch]

> git cl upload
Upload upstream branch runloop first.
It is likely that this branch has been rebased since its last upload, so you just need to upload it again.
(If you uploaded it with --no-squash, then branch dependencies are not supported, and you should reupload with --squash.)

I shouldn't have to follow the dependent branch in lock-step just to upload a delta. This adversely affects projects where changes need to depend on one another from different developers.
 

> git cl patch 594713
From https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src
 * branch                      refs/changes/13/594713/6 -> FETCH_HEAD
Committed patch for change 594713 patchset 6 locally.
Note: this created a local commit which does not have the same hash as the one uploaded for review. This will make uploading changes based on top of this branch difficult.
If you want to do that, use "git cl patch --force" instead.

[Create a dependent branch]

> git cl upload
Upload upstream branch runloop first.
It is likely that this branch has been rebased since its last upload, so you just need to upload it again.
(If you uploaded it with --no-squash, then branch dependencies are not supported, and you should reupload with --squash.)

I shouldn't have to follow the dependent branch in lock-step just to upload a delta. This adversely affects projects where changes need to depend on one another from different developers.

The bar here should be cherry-pickability. Following gerrit's internal branch structure should not be necessary.
 

> git cl patch 594713
From https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src
 * branch                      refs/changes/13/594713/6 -> FETCH_HEAD
Committed patch for change 594713 patchset 6 locally.
Note: this created a local commit which does not have the same hash as the one uploaded for review. This will make uploading changes based on top of this branch difficult.
If you want to do that, use "git cl patch --force" instead.

[Create a dependent branch]

> git cl upload
Upload upstream branch runloop first.
It is likely that this branch has been rebased since its last upload, so you just need to upload it again.
(If you uploaded it with --no-squash, then branch dependencies are not supported, and you should reupload with --squash.)

I shouldn't have to follow the dependent branch in lock-step just to upload a delta. This adversely affects projects where changes need to depend on one another from different developers.

The bar here should be cherry-pickability. Following gerrit's internal branch structure should not be necessary.


Another variant of this bug is chained deltas.

Uploaded: A1 <--- B1 <--- C1
Local:    A1 <--- B1 <--- C1

Suppose you've done some work on A1 and want to fix a nit on C1, so now your branches look like...

Uploaded: A1 <--- B1 <--- C1
Local:    A2 <--- B2 <--- C2

You're not ready to upload A2, but C2 has just a nit. There's no way to upload C2 without uploading A2 and B2.