1 files changed, 26 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/branches.go b/branches.go
index 9159e92..3b642c1 100644
--- a/branches.go
+++ b/branches.go
@@ -82,3 +82,29 @@ func (repo *Repo) DeleteLocalDevelBranch() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("local branch has patches not in remote")
 	}
 }
+
+// makes a local branch based off of the master branch
+// (unless a remote devel branch exists. then it uses that)
+func (repo *Repo) MakeLocalDevelBranch() error {
+	branch := repo.GetDevelBranchName()
+	if branch == "" {
+		// hard coded default
+		branch = "devel"
+	}
+	if repo.Exists(filepath.Join(".git/refs/heads", branch)) {
+		// local devel branch already exists
+		return nil
+	}
+	if repo.Exists(filepath.Join(".git/refs/remotes/origin", branch)) {
+		// remote devel branch exists, but local does not
+		cmd := []string{"git", "checkout", branch}
+		repo.RunVerbose(cmd)
+		return nil
+	}
+	master := repo.GetMasterBranchName()
+	cmd := []string{"git", "branch", branch, master}
+	repo.RunVerbose(cmd)
+	cmd = []string{"git", "checkout", branch}
+	repo.RunVerbose(cmd)
+	return nil
+}