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[PATCH] checkout: add --ignore-other-wortrees

From
Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
Date
Dec 8, 2014, 14:04 UTC
Message-ID
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Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/git-checkout.txt |  6 ++++++
 builtin/checkout.c             | 19 +++++++++++--------
 t/t2025-checkout-to.sh         |  7 +++++++
 3 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
index 0c13825..71d9e4e 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
@@ -232,6 +232,12 @@ section of linkgit:git-add[1] to learn how to operate the `--patch` mode.
 	specific files such as HEAD, index... See "MULTIPLE WORKING
 	TREES" section for more information.
 
+--ignore-other-worktrees::
+	`git checkout` refuses when the wanted ref is already checked out
+	by another worktree. This option makes `git checkout` check the
+	ref out anyway. In other words, the ref is held by more than one
+	worktree.
+
 <branch>::
 	Branch to checkout; if it refers to a branch (i.e., a name that,
 	when prepended with "refs/heads/", is a valid ref), then that
diff --git a/builtin/checkout.c b/builtin/checkout.c
index 953b763..8b2bf20 100644
--- a/builtin/checkout.c
+++ b/builtin/checkout.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ struct checkout_opts {
 	int writeout_stage;
 	int overwrite_ignore;
 	int ignore_skipworktree;
+	int ignore_other_worktrees;
 
 	const char *new_branch;
 	const char *new_branch_force;
@@ -1079,11 +1080,12 @@ static void check_linked_checkouts(struct branch_info *new)
 static int parse_branchname_arg(int argc, const char **argv,
 				int dwim_new_local_branch_ok,
 				struct branch_info *new,
-				struct tree **source_tree,
-				unsigned char rev[20],
-				const char **new_branch,
-				int force_detach)
+				struct checkout_opts *opts,
+				unsigned char rev[20])
 {
+	struct tree **source_tree = &opts->source_tree;
+	const char **new_branch = &opts->new_branch;
+	int force_detach = opts->force_detach;
 	int argcount = 0;
 	unsigned char branch_rev[20];
 	const char *arg;
@@ -1209,7 +1211,8 @@ static int parse_branchname_arg(int argc, const char **argv,
 		int flag;
 		char *head_ref = resolve_refdup("HEAD", 0, sha1, &flag);
 		if (head_ref &&
-		    (!(flag & REF_ISSYMREF) || strcmp(head_ref, new->path)))
+		    (!(flag & REF_ISSYMREF) || strcmp(head_ref, new->path)) &&
+		    !opts->ignore_other_worktrees)
 			check_linked_checkouts(new);
 		free(head_ref);
 	}
@@ -1340,6 +1343,8 @@ int cmd_checkout(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 				N_("second guess 'git checkout no-such-branch'")),
 		OPT_FILENAME(0, "to", &opts.new_worktree,
 			   N_("check a branch out in a separate working directory")),
+		OPT_BOOL(0, "ignore-other-worktrees", &opts.ignore_other_worktrees,
+			 N_("do not check if another worktree is holding the given ref")),
 		OPT_END(),
 	};
 
@@ -1420,9 +1425,7 @@ int cmd_checkout(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			opts.track == BRANCH_TRACK_UNSPECIFIED &&
 			!opts.new_branch;
 		int n = parse_branchname_arg(argc, argv, dwim_ok,
-					     &new, &opts.source_tree,
-					     rev, &opts.new_branch,
-					     opts.force_detach);
+					     &new, &opts, rev);
 		argv += n;
 		argc -= n;
 	}
diff --git a/t/t2025-checkout-to.sh b/t/t2025-checkout-to.sh
index 915b506..f8e4df4 100755
--- a/t/t2025-checkout-to.sh
+++ b/t/t2025-checkout-to.sh
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ test_expect_success 'die the same branch is already checked out' '
 	)
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'not die the same branch is already checked out' '
+	(
+		cd here &&
+		git checkout --ignore-other-worktrees --to anothernewmaster newmaster
+	)
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'not die on re-checking out current branch' '
 	(
 		cd there &&
-- 
2.2.0.60.gb7b3c64
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  1. 00/23 nd/untracked-cache updatesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Dec 8, 2014
  2. checkout: add --ignore-other-wortreesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Dec 8, 2014
  3. Duy NguyenDec 8, 2014
  4. 01/23 dir.c: optionally compute sha-1 of a .gitignore fileNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Dec 8, 2014
  5. 02/23 untracked cache: record .gitignore information and dir hierarchyNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Dec 8, 2014
  6. 03/23 untracked cache: initial untracked cache validationNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Dec 8, 2014
  7. 04/23 untracked cache: invalidate dirs recursively if .gitignore changesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Dec 8, 2014
  8. 05/23 untracked cache: make a wrapper around {open,read,close}dir()Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Dec 8, 2014
  9. 06/23 untracked cache: record/validate dir mtime and reuse cached outputNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Dec 8, 2014
  10. 07/23 untracked cache: mark what dirs should be recursed/savedNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Dec 8, 2014
  11. 08/23 untracked cache: don't open non-existent .gitignoreNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Dec 8, 2014
  12. 09/23 ewah: add convenient wrapper ewah_serialize_strbuf()Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Dec 8, 2014
  13. 10/23 untracked cache: save to an index extensionNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Dec 8, 2014
  14. Eric SunshineDec 9, 2014
  15. Duy NguyenDec 10, 2014
  16. 11/23 untracked cache: load from UNTR index extensionNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Dec 8, 2014
  17. Junio C HamanoDec 15, 2014
  18. 12/23 untracked cache: invalidate at index addition or removalNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Dec 8, 2014
  19. 13/23 read-cache.c: split racy stat test to a separate functionNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Dec 8, 2014
  20. 14/23 untracked cache: avoid racy timestampsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Dec 8, 2014
  21. 15/23 untracked cache: print stats with $GIT_TRACE_UNTRACKED_STATSNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Dec 8, 2014
  22. 16/23 untracked cache: mark index dirty if untracked cache is updatedNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Dec 8, 2014
  23. 17/23 untracked-cache: temporarily disable with $GIT_DISABLE_UNTRACKED_CACHENguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Dec 8, 2014
  24. 18/23 status: enable untracked cacheNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Dec 8, 2014
  25. 19/23 update-index: manually enable or disable untracked cacheNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Dec 8, 2014
  26. 20/23 update-index: test the system before enabling untracked cacheNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Dec 8, 2014
  27. 21/23 t7063: tests for untracked cacheNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Dec 8, 2014
  28. 22/23 mingw32: add uname()Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Dec 8, 2014
  29. 23/23 untracked cache: guard and disable on system changesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Dec 8, 2014
  30. brian m. carlsonDec 9, 2014
  31. Duy NguyenDec 9, 2014
  32. Torsten BögershausenDec 10, 2014
  33. Duy NguyenDec 10, 2014
  34. Torsten BögershausenDec 11, 2014
  35. Duy NguyenDec 15, 2014

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