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[PATCH 5/7] Fix "branch -m @{-1} newname"

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Mar 21, 2009, 22:13 UTC
Message-ID
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The command is supposed to rename the branch we were on before switched from to a new name, but the codepath involved in it was not aware of the short-hand notation we added recently.

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
---
 builtin-branch.c |   14 +++++++-------
 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin-branch.c b/builtin-branch.c
index 7452db1..e15440f 100644
--- a/builtin-branch.c
+++ b/builtin-branch.c
@@ -468,18 +468,18 @@ static void rename_branch(const char *oldname, const char *newname, int force)
 	if (!oldname)
 		die("cannot rename the current branch while not on any.");
 
-	strbuf_addf(&oldref, "refs/heads/%s", oldname);
-
+	strbuf_branchname(&oldref, oldname);
+	strbuf_splice(&oldref, 0, 0, "refs/heads/", 11);
 	if (check_ref_format(oldref.buf))
-		die("Invalid branch name: %s", oldref.buf);
-
-	strbuf_addf(&newref, "refs/heads/%s", newname);
+		die("Invalid branch name: '%s'", oldname);
 
+	strbuf_branchname(&newref, newname);
+	strbuf_splice(&newref, 0, 0, "refs/heads/", 11);
 	if (check_ref_format(newref.buf))
-		die("Invalid branch name: %s", newref.buf);
+		die("Invalid branch name: '%s'", newname);
 
 	if (resolve_ref(newref.buf, sha1, 1, NULL) && !force)
-		die("A branch named '%s' already exists.", newname);
+		die("A branch named '%s' already exists.", newref.buf+11);
 
 	strbuf_addf(&logmsg, "Branch: renamed %s to %s",
 		 oldref.buf, newref.buf);
-- 
1.6.2.1.299.gda643a
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Message 6 of 14 in “Clean up interpret_nth_last_branch feature”
  1. 0/7 Clean up interpret_nth_last_branch featureJunio C Hamano, Mar 21, 2009
  2. 1/7 check_ref_format(): tighten refname rulesJunio C Hamano, Mar 21, 2009
  3. 2/7 Rename interpret/substitute nth_last_branch functionsJunio C Hamano, Mar 21, 2009
  4. 3/7 check-ref-format --branch: give Porcelain a way to grok branch shorthandJunio C Hamano, Mar 21, 2009
  5. 4/7 strbuf_branchname(): a wrapper for branch name shorthandsJunio C Hamano, Mar 21, 2009
  6. 5/7 Fix "branch -m @{-1} newname"Junio C Hamano, Mar 21, 2009
  7. 6/7 strbuf_check_branch_ref(): a helper to check a refname for a branchJunio C Hamano, Mar 21, 2009
  8. 7/7 checkout -: make "-" to mean "previous branch" everywhereJunio C Hamano, Mar 21, 2009
  9. 7/7 checkout -: make "-" to mean "previous branch" everywhereJunio C Hamano, Mar 22, 2009
  10. Bert WesargMar 22, 2009
  11. Junio C HamanoMar 22, 2009
  12. Junio C HamanoMar 21, 2009
  13. Johannes SchindelinMar 22, 2009
  14. Junio C HamanoMar 22, 2009

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