Git - only add default branch name if supported (microsoft#185557)

Author: lszomoru

extensions/git/package.json

@@ -2082,7 +2082,7 @@
         },
         "git.defaultBranchName": {
           "type": "string",
-          "description": "%config.defaultBranchName%",
+          "markdownDescription": "%config.defaultBranchName%",
           "default": "main",
           "scope": "resource"
         },
@@ -2719,7 +2719,7 @@
           "default": 50,
           "minimum": 0,
           "maximum": 100,
-          "description": "%config.similarityThreshold%",
+          "markdownDescription": "%config.similarityThreshold%",
           "scope": "resource"
         }
       }

extensions/git/package.nls.json

@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
 	"config.checkoutType.local": "Local branches",
 	"config.checkoutType.tags": "Tags",
 	"config.checkoutType.remote": "Remote branches",
-	"config.defaultBranchName": "The name of the default branch (ex: main, trunk, development) when initializing a new git repository. When set to empty, the default branch name configured in git will be used.",
+	"config.defaultBranchName": "The name of the default branch (ex: main, trunk, development) when initializing a new git repository. When set to empty, the default branch name configured in git will be used. **Note:** Requires git version `2.28.0` or later.",
 	"config.branchPrefix": "Prefix used when creating a new branch.",
 	"config.branchProtection": "List of protected branches. By default, a prompt is shown before changes are committed to a protected branch. The prompt can be controlled using the `#git.branchProtectionPrompt#`  setting.",
 	"config.branchProtectionPrompt": "Controls whether a prompt is being shown before changes are committed to a protected branch.",
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@
 	"config.publishBeforeContinueOn.always": "Always publish unpublished git state when using Continue Working On from a git repository",
 	"config.publishBeforeContinueOn.never": "Never publish unpublished git state when using Continue Working On from a git repository",
 	"config.publishBeforeContinueOn.prompt": "Prompt to publish unpublished git state when using Continue Working On from a git repository",
-	"config.similarityThreshold": "Controls the threshold of the similarity index (i.e. amount of additions/deletions compared to the file's size) for changes in a pair of added/deleted files to be considered a rename.",
+	"config.similarityThreshold": "Controls the threshold of the similarity index (i.e. amount of additions/deletions compared to the file's size) for changes in a pair of added/deleted files to be considered a rename. **Note:** Requires git version `2.18.0` or later.",
 	"submenu.explorer": "Git",
 	"submenu.commit": "Commit",
 	"submenu.commit.amend": "Amend",

extensions/git/src/git.ts

@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ export class Git {
 	async init(repository: string, options: InitOptions = {}): Promise<void> {
 		const args = ['init'];
 
-		if (options.defaultBranch && options.defaultBranch !== '') {
+		if (options.defaultBranch && options.defaultBranch !== '' && this.compareGitVersionTo('2.28.0') !== -1) {
 			args.push('-b', options.defaultBranch);
 		}