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[PATCH 07/11] revert: Handle conflict resolutions more elegantly

From
Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@gmail.com>
Date
Apr 10, 2011, 15:11 UTC
Message-ID
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Avoid calling die; return error instead.
Signed-off-by: Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@gmail.com>
---
 advice.c         |   14 ++++++++++++++
 advice.h         |    1 +
 builtin/revert.c |   40 ++++++++++++++++++----------------------
 3 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
diff --git a/advice.c b/advice.c
index 0be4b5f..3c3c187 100644
--- a/advice.c
+++ b/advice.c
@@ -47,3 +47,17 @@ void NORETURN die_resolve_conflict(const char *me)
 	else
 		die("'%s' is not possible because you have unmerged files.", me);
 }
+
+int error_resolve_conflict(const char *me)
+{
+	if (advice_resolve_conflict)
+		/*
+		 * Message used both when 'git commit' fails and when
+		 * other commands doing a merge do.
+		 */
+		return error("'%s' is not possible because you have unmerged files.\n"
+			"Please, fix them up in the work tree, and then use 'git add/rm <file>' as\n"
+			"appropriate to mark resolution and make a commit, or use 'git commit -a'.", me);
+	else
+		return error("'%s' is not possible because you have unmerged files.", me);
+}
diff --git a/advice.h b/advice.h
index 3244ebb..7b7cea5 100644
--- a/advice.h
+++ b/advice.h
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@ extern int advice_detached_head;
 int git_default_advice_config(const char *var, const char *value);
 
 extern void NORETURN die_resolve_conflict(const char *me);
+extern int error_resolve_conflict(const char *me);
 
 #endif /* ADVICE_H */
diff --git a/builtin/revert.c b/builtin/revert.c
index b90f3d0..e0352d4 100644
--- a/builtin/revert.c
+++ b/builtin/revert.c
@@ -344,25 +344,20 @@ static struct tree *empty_tree(void)
 	return tree;
 }
 
-static int error_dirty_index()
+static int verify_resolution(const char *me)
 {
-	if (read_cache_unmerged()) {
-		die_resolve_conflict(cmd_opts.action == REVERT ? "revert" : "cherry-pick");
-	} else {
-		if (advice_commit_before_merge) {
-			if (cmd_opts.action == REVERT)
-				return error(_("Your local changes would be overwritten by revert.\n"
-					  "Please, commit your changes or stash them to proceed."));
-			else
-				return error(_("Your local changes would be overwritten by cherry-pick.\n"
-					  "Please, commit your changes or stash them to proceed."));
-		} else {
-			if (cmd_opts.action == REVERT)
-				return error(_("Your local changes would be overwritten by revert.\n"));
-			else
-				return error(_("Your local changes would be overwritten by cherry-pick.\n"));
-		}
-	}
+	if (!read_cache_unmerged())
+		return 0;
+
+	return error_resolve_conflict(me);
+}
+
+static int error_dirty_worktree(const char *me)
+{
+	if (advice_commit_before_merge)
+		return error(_("Your local changes would be overwritten by %s.\n"
+				"Please, commit your changes or stash them to proceed."), me);
+	return error(_("Your local changes would be overwritten by %s.\n"), me);
 }
 
 static int fast_forward_to(const unsigned char *to, const unsigned char *from)
@@ -467,8 +462,10 @@ static int do_pick_commit(struct commit *commit)
 	struct commit_message msg = { NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL };
 	char *defmsg = NULL;
 	struct strbuf msgbuf = STRBUF_INIT;
+	const char *me;
 	int res;
 
+	me = (cmd_opts.action == REVERT ? "revert" : "cherry-pick");
 	if (cmd_opts.no_commit) {
 		/*
 		 * We do not intend to commit immediately.  We just want to
@@ -481,8 +478,8 @@ static int do_pick_commit(struct commit *commit)
 	} else {
 		if (get_sha1("HEAD", head))
 			return error(_("You do not have a valid HEAD"));
-		if (index_differs_from("HEAD", 0))
-			return error_dirty_index();
+		if (index_differs_from("HEAD", 0) && !verify_resolution(me))
+			return error_dirty_worktree(me);
 	}
 	discard_cache();
 
@@ -521,8 +518,7 @@ static int do_pick_commit(struct commit *commit)
 		/* TRANSLATORS: The first %s will be "revert" or
 		   "cherry-pick", the second %s a SHA1 */
 		return error(_("%s: cannot parse parent commit %s"),
-			cmd_opts.action == REVERT ? "revert" : "cherry-pick",
-			sha1_to_hex(parent->object.sha1));
+			me, sha1_to_hex(parent->object.sha1));
 
 	if (get_message(commit, commit->buffer, &msg) != 0)
 		return error(_("Cannot get commit message for %s"),
-- 
1.7.4.rc1.7.g2cf08.dirty
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Message 19 of 36 in “Sequencer Foundations”
  1. 00/11 Sequencer FoundationsRamkumar Ramachandra, Apr 10, 2011
  2. 01/11 revert: Avoid calling die; return error insteadRamkumar Ramachandra, Apr 10, 2011
  3. Jonathan NiederApr 10, 2011
  4. Ramkumar RamachandraMay 8, 2011
  5. Junio C HamanoApr 11, 2011
  6. 02/11 revert: Lose global variables "commit" and "me"Ramkumar Ramachandra, Apr 10, 2011
  7. Christian CouderApr 11, 2011
  8. Ramkumar RamachandraApr 11, 2011
  9. 03/11 revert: Introduce a struct to parse command-line options intoRamkumar Ramachandra, Apr 10, 2011
  10. Jonathan NiederApr 10, 2011
  11. Ramkumar RamachandraMay 8, 2011
  12. Junio C HamanoApr 11, 2011
  13. Ramkumar RamachandraMay 8, 2011
  14. 04/11 revert: Separate cmdline argument handling from the functional codeRamkumar Ramachandra, Apr 10, 2011
  15. 05/11 revert: Catch incompatible command-line options earlyRamkumar Ramachandra, Apr 10, 2011
  16. Junio C HamanoApr 11, 2011
  17. Ramkumar RamachandraMay 8, 2011
  18. 06/11 revert: Implement parsing --continue, --abort and --skipRamkumar Ramachandra, Apr 10, 2011
  19. 07/11 revert: Handle conflict resolutions more elegantlyRamkumar Ramachandra, Apr 10, 2011
  20. 08/11 usage: Introduce error_errno correspoding to die_errnoRamkumar Ramachandra, Apr 10, 2011
  21. 09/11 revert: Write head, todo, done filesRamkumar Ramachandra, Apr 10, 2011
  22. 10/11 revert: Give noop a default value while argument parsingRamkumar Ramachandra, Apr 10, 2011
  23. 11/11 revert: Implement --abort processingRamkumar Ramachandra, Apr 10, 2011
  24. Daniel BarkalowApr 10, 2011
  25. Ramkumar RamachandraApr 11, 2011
  26. Jonathan NiederApr 10, 2011
  27. Daniel BarkalowApr 11, 2011
  28. Jonathan NiederApr 11, 2011
  29. Ramkumar RamachandraApr 11, 2011
  30. Christian CouderApr 11, 2011
  31. Ramkumar RamachandraApr 11, 2011
  32. Christian CouderApr 11, 2011
  33. Ramkumar RamachandraApr 11, 2011
  34. Daniel BarkalowApr 11, 2011
  35. Jonathan NiederApr 11, 2011
  36. Daniel BarkalowApr 11, 2011

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