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[PATCH 33/34] checkout: do not fail if target is an empty directory

From
Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
Date
Nov 30, 2014, 08:24 UTC
Message-ID
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From: Max Kirillov <max@max630.net>

Non-recursive checkout creates empty directpries in place of submodules. If then I try to "checkout --to" submodules there, it refuses to do so, because directory already exists.

Fix by allowing checking out to empty directory. Add test and modify the existing one so that it uses non-empty directory.

Signed-off-by: Max Kirillov <max@max630.net>
Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
---
 builtin/checkout.c     | 2 +-
 t/t2025-checkout-to.sh | 7 ++++++-
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/checkout.c b/builtin/checkout.c
index 8c5276c..953b763 100644
--- a/builtin/checkout.c
+++ b/builtin/checkout.c
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ static int prepare_linked_checkout(const struct checkout_opts *opts,
 
 	if (!new->commit)
 		die(_("no branch specified"));
-	if (file_exists(path))
+	if (file_exists(path) && !is_empty_dir(path))
 		die(_("'%s' already exists"), path);
 
 	len = strlen(path);
diff --git a/t/t2025-checkout-to.sh b/t/t2025-checkout-to.sh
index eddd325..915b506 100755
--- a/t/t2025-checkout-to.sh
+++ b/t/t2025-checkout-to.sh
@@ -13,10 +13,15 @@ test_expect_success 'checkout --to not updating paths' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'checkout --to an existing worktree' '
-	mkdir existing &&
+	mkdir -p existing/subtree &&
 	test_must_fail git checkout --detach --to existing master
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'checkout --to an existing empty worktree' '
+	mkdir existing_empty &&
+	git checkout --detach --to existing_empty master
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'checkout --to refuses to checkout locked branch' '
 	test_must_fail git checkout --to zere master &&
 	! test -d zere &&
-- 
2.1.0.rc0.78.gc0d8480
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  1. 00/34 nd/multiple-work-trees rerollNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 30, 2014
  2. 01/34 path.c: make get_pathname() return strbuf instead of static bufferNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 30, 2014
  3. 02/34 path.c: make get_pathname() call sites return const char *Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 30, 2014
  4. 03/34 git_snpath(): retire and replace with strbuf_git_path()Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 30, 2014
  5. 04/34 path.c: rename vsnpath() to do_git_path()Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 30, 2014
  6. 05/34 path.c: group git_path(), git_pathdup() and strbuf_git_path() togetherNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 30, 2014
  7. 06/34 git_path(): be aware of file relocation in $GIT_DIRNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 30, 2014
  8. 07/34 *.sh: respect $GIT_INDEX_FILENguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 30, 2014
  9. 08/34 reflog: avoid constructing .lock path with git_pathNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 30, 2014
  10. 09/34 fast-import: use git_path() for accessing .git dir instead of get_git_dir()Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 30, 2014
  11. 10/34 commit: use SEQ_DIR instead of hardcoding "sequencer"Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 30, 2014
  12. 11/34 $GIT_COMMON_DIR: a new environment variableNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 30, 2014
  13. 12/34 git-sh-setup.sh: use rev-parse --git-path to get $GIT_DIR/objectsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 30, 2014
  14. 13/34 *.sh: avoid hardcoding $GIT_DIR/hooks/...Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 30, 2014
  15. 14/34 git-stash: avoid hardcoding $GIT_DIR/logs/....Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 30, 2014
  16. 15/34 setup.c: convert is_git_directory() to use strbufNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 30, 2014
  17. 16/34 setup.c: detect $GIT_COMMON_DIR in is_git_directory()Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 30, 2014
  18. 17/34 setup.c: convert check_repository_format_gently to use strbufNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 30, 2014
  19. 18/34 setup.c: detect $GIT_COMMON_DIR check_repository_format_gently()Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 30, 2014
  20. 19/34 setup.c: support multi-checkout repo setupNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 30, 2014
  21. 20/34 wrapper.c: wrapper to open a file, fprintf then closeNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 30, 2014
  22. 21/34 use new wrapper write_file() for simple file writingNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 30, 2014
  23. 22/34 checkout: support checking out into a new working directoryNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 30, 2014
  24. 23/34 prune: strategies for linked checkoutsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 30, 2014
  25. 24/34 checkout: reject if the branch is already checked out elsewhereNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 30, 2014
  26. Mark LevedahlNov 30, 2014
  27. Duy NguyenDec 1, 2014
  28. Junio C HamanoDec 1, 2014
  29. Mark LevedahlDec 2, 2014
  30. Duy NguyenDec 2, 2014
  31. Junio C HamanoDec 2, 2014
  32. Mark LevedahlDec 3, 2014
  33. Duy NguyenDec 3, 2014
  34. Junio C HamanoDec 3, 2014
  35. Duy NguyenDec 2, 2014
  36. 25/34 checkout: clean up half-prepared directories in --to modeNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 30, 2014
  37. 26/34 gc: style change -- no SP before closing parenthesisNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 30, 2014
  38. 27/34 gc: factor out gc.pruneexpire parsing codeNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 30, 2014
  39. 28/34 gc: support prune --worktreesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 30, 2014
  40. 29/34 count-objects: report unused files in $GIT_DIR/worktrees/...Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 30, 2014
  41. 30/34 git_path(): keep "info/sparse-checkout" per work-treeNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 30, 2014
  42. 31/34 checkout: don't require a work tree when checking out into a new oneNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 30, 2014
  43. 32/34 t2025: add a test to make sure grafts is working from a linked checkoutNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 30, 2014
  44. 33/34 checkout: do not fail if target is an empty directoryNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 30, 2014
  45. 34/34 git-common-dir: make "modules/" per-working-directory directoryNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Nov 30, 2014

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