Blob parent;           /* root check-in manifest */
  Manifest mParent;      /* Parsed parent manifest */
  Blob mcksum;           /* Self-checksum on the manifest */
 
  noSign = find_option("nosign","",0)!=0;
  zColor = find_option("bgcolor","c",1);
  verify_all_options();
  if( g.argc<3 ){
    usage("branch new BRANCH-NAME ?ROOT-CHECK-IN? ?-bgcolor COLOR?");
  }
  db_find_and_open_repository(1);  
  noSign = db_get_int("omitsign", 0)|noSign;
  
  /* fossil branch new name */
  zBranch = g.argv[3];
  if( zBranch==0 || zBranch[0]==0 ){
    fossil_panic("branch name cannot be empty");
  }
  if( db_exists(
        "SELECT 1 FROM tagxref"
        " WHERE tagtype>0"
        "   AND tagid=(SELECT tagid FROM tag WHERE tagname='sym-%s')",
        zBranch)!=0 ){
    fossil_fatal("branch \"%s\" already exists", zBranch);
  }

  user_select();
  db_begin_transaction();
  if( g.argc<5 ){
    if( unsaved_changes() ){
      fossil_fatal("there are uncommitted changes. please commit first");
    }
    rootid = db_lget_int("checkout", 0);
  }else{
    rootid = name_to_rid(g.argv[4]);
  }
  if( rootid==0 ){
    fossil_fatal("unable to locate check-in off of which to branch");
  }

  /* Create a manifest for the new branch */
  blob_zero(&branch);
  zComment = mprintf("Create new branch named \"%h\"", zBranch);

** COMMAND: branch
**
** Usage: %fossil branch SUBCOMMAND ... ?-R|--repository FILE?
**
** Run various subcommands on the branches of the open repository or
** of the repository identified by the -R or --repository option.
**
**    %fossil branch new BRANCH-NAME ?ROOT-CHECK-IN? ?-bgcolor COLOR? 
**
**        Create a new branch BRANCH-NAME. You can optionally give
**        a commit message and branch color.
**
**    %fossil branch list
**
**        List all branches
**
*/
void branch_cmd(void){

        "                  bgcolor,euser,ecomment)"
        "VALUES('ci',%.17g,%d,%Q,%Q,"
        " (SELECT value FROM tagxref WHERE tagid=%d AND rid=%d AND tagtype>0),"
        "  (SELECT value FROM tagxref WHERE tagid=%d AND rid=%d),"
        "  (SELECT value FROM tagxref WHERE tagid=%d AND rid=%d));",
        m.rDate, rid, m.zUser, m.zComment, 
        TAG_BGCOLOR, rid,
        TAG_BRBGCOLOR, rid,
        TAG_USER, rid,
        TAG_COMMENT, rid
      );
    }
  }
  if( m.type==CFTYPE_CLUSTER ){
    tag_insert("cluster", 1, 0, rid, m.rDate, rid);

;

/*
** Predefined tagid values
*/
#if INTERFACE
# define TAG_BGCOLOR    1     /* Set the background color for display */
# define TAG_BRBGCOLOR  2     /* Background color for branches */
# define TAG_COMMENT    3     /* The check-in comment */
# define TAG_USER       4     /* User who made a checking */
# define TAG_HIDDEN     5     /* Do not display or sync */
# define TAG_PRIVATE    6     /* Display but do not sync */
# define TAG_CLUSTER    7     /* A cluster */
# define TAG_NEWBRANCH  8     /* First check-in of a new named branch */
# define TAG_CLOSED     9     /* Do not display this check-in as a leaf */
#endif
#if EXPORT_INTERFACE
# define MAX_INT_TAG    9     /* The largest pre-assigned tag id */
#endif

/*
** The schema for the locate FOSSIL database file found at the root
** of very check-out.  This database contains the complete state of
** the checkout.
*/