thodg/libgit2

diff --git a/include/git2/branch.h b/include/git2/branch.h
index 28bb1f5..4df2d35 100644
--- a/include/git2/branch.h
+++ b/include/git2/branch.h
@@ -178,6 +178,18 @@ GIT_EXTERN(int) git_branch_upstream(
 	git_reference *branch);
 
 /**
+ * Set the upstream configuration for a given local branch
+ *
+ * @param branch the branch to configure
+ *
+ * @param upstream_name remote-tracking or local branch to set as
+ * upstream. Pass NULL to unset.
+ *
+ * @return 0 or an error code
+ */
+GIT_EXTERN(int) git_branch_set_upstream(git_reference *branch, const char *upstream_name);
+
+/**
  * Return the name of the reference supporting the remote tracking branch,
  * given the name of a local branch reference.
  *
diff --git a/src/branch.c b/src/branch.c
index 3b5d1d3..e708879 100644
--- a/src/branch.c
+++ b/src/branch.c
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ static int remote_name(git_buf *buf, git_repository *repo, const char *canonical
 	/* Find matching remotes */
 	for (i = 0; i < remote_list.count; i++) {
 		if ((error = git_remote_load(&remote, repo, remote_list.strings[i])) < 0)
-			goto cleanup;
+			continue;
 
 		fetchspec = git_remote_fetchspec(remote);
 
@@ -439,6 +439,120 @@ int git_branch_upstream(
 	return error;
 }
 
+static int unset_upstream(git_config *config, const char *shortname)
+{
+	git_buf buf = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+
+	if (git_buf_printf(&buf, "branch.%s.remote", shortname) < 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (git_config_delete_entry(config, git_buf_cstr(&buf)) < 0)
+		goto on_error;
+
+	git_buf_clear(&buf);
+	if (git_buf_printf(&buf, "branch.%s.merge", shortname) < 0)
+		goto on_error;
+
+	if (git_config_delete_entry(config, git_buf_cstr(&buf)) < 0)
+		goto on_error;
+
+	git_buf_free(&buf);
+	return 0;
+
+on_error:
+	git_buf_free(&buf);
+	return -1;
+}
+
+int git_branch_set_upstream(git_reference *branch, const char *upstream_name)
+{
+	git_buf key = GIT_BUF_INIT, value = GIT_BUF_INIT;
+	git_reference *upstream;
+	git_repository *repo;
+	git_remote *remote = NULL;
+	git_config *config;
+	const char *name, *shortname;
+	int local;
+	const git_refspec *fetchspec;
+
+	name = git_reference_name(branch);
+	if (!git_reference__is_branch(name))
+		return not_a_local_branch(name);
+
+	if (git_repository_config__weakptr(&config, git_reference_owner(branch)) < 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	shortname = name + strlen(GIT_REFS_HEADS_DIR);
+
+	if (upstream_name == NULL)
+		return unset_upstream(config, shortname);
+
+	repo = git_reference_owner(branch);
+
+	/* First we need to figure out whether it's a branch or remote-tracking */
+	if (git_branch_lookup(&upstream, repo, upstream_name, GIT_BRANCH_LOCAL) == 0)
+		local = 1;
+	else if (git_branch_lookup(&upstream, repo, upstream_name, GIT_BRANCH_REMOTE) == 0)
+		local = 0;
+	else
+		return GIT_ENOTFOUND;
+
+	/*
+	 * If it's local, the remote is "." and the branch name is
+	 * simply the refname. Otherwise we need to figure out what
+	 * the remote-tracking branch's name on the remote is and use
+	 * that.
+	 */
+	if (local)
+		git_buf_puts(&value, ".");
+	else
+		remote_name(&value, repo, git_reference_name(upstream));
+
+	if (git_buf_printf(&key, "branch.%s.remote", shortname) < 0)
+		goto on_error;
+
+	if (git_config_set_string(config, git_buf_cstr(&key), git_buf_cstr(&value)) < 0)
+		goto on_error;
+
+	if (local) {
+		if (git_buf_puts(&value, git_reference_name(branch)) < 0)
+			goto on_error;
+	} else {
+		/* Get the remoe-tracking branch's refname in its repo */
+		if (git_remote_load(&remote, repo, git_buf_cstr(&value)) < 0)
+			goto on_error;
+
+		fetchspec = git_remote_fetchspec(remote);
+		git_buf_clear(&value);
+		if (git_refspec_transform_l(&value, fetchspec, git_reference_name(upstream)) < 0)
+			goto on_error;
+
+		git_remote_free(remote);
+		remote = NULL;
+	}
+
+	git_buf_clear(&key);
+	if (git_buf_printf(&key, "branch.%s.merge", shortname) < 0)
+		goto on_error;
+
+	if (git_config_set_string(config, git_buf_cstr(&key), git_buf_cstr(&value)) < 0)
+		goto on_error;
+
+	git_reference_free(upstream);
+	git_buf_free(&key);
+	git_buf_free(&value);
+
+	return 0;
+
+on_error:
+	git_reference_free(upstream);
+	git_buf_free(&key);
+	git_buf_free(&value);
+	git_remote_free(remote);
+
+	return -1;
+}
+
 int git_branch_is_head(
 		git_reference *branch)
 {
diff --git a/tests-clar/refs/branches/upstream.c b/tests-clar/refs/branches/upstream.c
index fca2541..2d0ebd2 100644
--- a/tests-clar/refs/branches/upstream.c
+++ b/tests-clar/refs/branches/upstream.c
@@ -93,3 +93,38 @@ void test_refs_branches_upstream__retrieve_a_remote_tracking_reference_from_a_br
 
 	cl_git_sandbox_cleanup();
 }
+
+void test_refs_branches_upstream__set_unset_upstream(void)
+{
+	git_reference *branch;
+	git_repository *repository;
+	const char *value;
+	git_config *config;
+
+	repository = cl_git_sandbox_init("testrepo.git");
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_reference_lookup(&branch, repository, "refs/heads/test"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_branch_set_upstream(branch, "test/master"));
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_repository_config(&config, repository));
+	cl_git_pass(git_config_get_string(&value, config, "branch.test.remote"));
+	cl_assert_equal_s(value, "test");
+	cl_git_pass(git_config_get_string(&value, config, "branch.test.merge"));
+	cl_assert_equal_s(value, "refs/heads/master");
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_branch_set_upstream(branch, NULL));
+	cl_git_fail_with(git_config_get_string(&value, config, "branch.test.merge"), GIT_ENOTFOUND);
+	cl_git_fail_with(git_config_get_string(&value, config, "branch.test.remote"), GIT_ENOTFOUND);
+
+	git_reference_free(branch);
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_reference_lookup(&branch, repository, "refs/heads/master"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_branch_set_upstream(branch, NULL));
+	cl_git_fail_with(git_config_get_string(&value, config, "branch.master.merge"), GIT_ENOTFOUND);
+	cl_git_fail_with(git_config_get_string(&value, config, "branch.master.remote"), GIT_ENOTFOUND);
+
+	git_reference_free(branch);
+
+	git_config_free(config);
+	cl_git_sandbox_cleanup();
+}