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[PATCH v3 14/22] worktree: add: suppress auto-vivication with --detach and no <branch>

From
Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
Date
Jul 17, 2015, 23:00 UTC
Message-ID
<1437174017-81687-15-git-send-email-sunshine@sunshineco.com>
In-Reply-To
<1437174017-81687-1-git-send-email-sunshine@sunshineco.com>

Fix oversight where branch auto-vivication incorrectly kicks in when --detach is specified and <branch> omitted. Instead, treat:

    git worktree add --detach <path>
as shorthand for:
    git worktree add --detach <path> HEAD
Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
---
New in v3.
 builtin/worktree.c      |  2 +-
 t/t2025-worktree-add.sh | 14 ++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/builtin/worktree.c b/builtin/worktree.c
index 813e016..83484ad 100644
--- a/builtin/worktree.c
+++ b/builtin/worktree.c
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ static int add(int ac, const char **av, const char *prefix)
 	if (opts.force_new_branch)
 		opts.new_branch = new_branch_force;
 
-	if (ac < 2 && !opts.new_branch) {
+	if (ac < 2 && !opts.new_branch && !opts.detach) {
 		int n;
 		const char *s = worktree_basename(path, &n);
 		opts.new_branch = xstrndup(s, n);
diff --git a/t/t2025-worktree-add.sh b/t/t2025-worktree-add.sh
index 249e454..8267411 100755
--- a/t/t2025-worktree-add.sh
+++ b/t/t2025-worktree-add.sh
@@ -153,6 +153,14 @@ test_expect_success '"add -b" with <branch> omitted' '
 	test_cmp_rev HEAD burble
 '
 
+test_expect_success '"add --detach" with <branch> omitted' '
+	git worktree add --detach fishhook &&
+	git rev-parse HEAD >expected &&
+	git -C fishhook rev-parse HEAD >actual &&
+	test_cmp expected actual &&
+	test_must_fail git -C fishhook symbolic-ref HEAD
+'
+
 test_expect_success '"add" with <branch> omitted' '
 	git worktree add wiffle/bat &&
 	test_cmp_rev HEAD bat
@@ -167,6 +175,12 @@ test_expect_success '"add" auto-vivify does not clobber existing branch' '
 	test_path_is_missing precious
 '
 
+test_expect_success '"add" no auto-vivify with --detach and <branch> omitted' '
+	git worktree add --detach mish/mash &&
+	test_must_fail git rev-parse mash -- &&
+	test_must_fail git -C mish/mash symbolic-ref HEAD
+'
+
 test_expect_success '"add" -b/-B mutually exclusive' '
 	test_must_fail git worktree add -b poodle -B poodle bamboo master
 '
-- 
2.5.0.rc2.378.g0af52e8
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Message 15 of 24 in “rid git-checkout of too-intimate knowledge of new worktree”
  1. 00/22 rid git-checkout of too-intimate knowledge of new worktreeEric Sunshine, Jul 17, 2015
  2. 01/22 checkout: avoid resolving HEAD unnecessarilyEric Sunshine, Jul 17, 2015
  3. 02/22 checkout: name check_linked_checkouts() more meaningfullyEric Sunshine, Jul 17, 2015
  4. 03/22 checkout: improve die_if_checked_out() robustnessEric Sunshine, Jul 17, 2015
  5. 04/22 checkout: die_if_checked_out: simplify strbuf managementEric Sunshine, Jul 17, 2015
  6. 05/22 checkout: generalize die_if_checked_out() branch name argumentEric Sunshine, Jul 17, 2015
  7. 06/22 checkout: check_linked_checkout: improve "already checked out" aestheticEric Sunshine, Jul 17, 2015
  8. 07/22 checkout: check_linked_checkout: simplify symref parsingEric Sunshine, Jul 17, 2015
  9. 08/22 checkout: teach check_linked_checkout() about symbolic link HEADEric Sunshine, Jul 17, 2015
  10. 09/22 branch: publish die_if_checked_out()Eric Sunshine, Jul 17, 2015
  11. 10/22 worktree: improve worktree setup messageEric Sunshine, Jul 17, 2015
  12. 11/22 worktree: simplify new branch (-b/-B) option checkingEric Sunshine, Jul 17, 2015
  13. 12/22 worktree: introduce options containerEric Sunshine, Jul 17, 2015
  14. 13/22 worktree: make --detach mutually exclusive with -b/-BEric Sunshine, Jul 17, 2015
  15. 14/22 worktree: add: suppress auto-vivication with --detach and no <branch>Eric Sunshine, Jul 17, 2015
  16. Eric SunshineJul 17, 2015
  17. 15/22 worktree: make branch creation distinct from worktree populationEric Sunshine, Jul 17, 2015
  18. 16/22 worktree: elucidate environment variables intended for child processesEric Sunshine, Jul 17, 2015
  19. 17/22 worktree: add_worktree: construct worktree-population command locallyEric Sunshine, Jul 17, 2015
  20. 18/22 worktree: detect branch-name/detached and error conditions locallyEric Sunshine, Jul 17, 2015
  21. 19/22 worktree: make setup of new HEAD distinct from worktree populationEric Sunshine, Jul 17, 2015
  22. 20/22 worktree: avoid resolving HEAD unnecessarilyEric Sunshine, Jul 17, 2015
  23. 21/22 worktree: populate via "git reset --hard" rather than "git checkout"Eric Sunshine, Jul 17, 2015
  24. 22/22 checkout: drop intimate knowledge of newly created worktreeEric Sunshine, Jul 17, 2015

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