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[PATCH 1/2] worktree: fix "add -B"

From
Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 15, 2016, 13:35 UTC
Message-ID
<1455543333-25814-1-git-send-email-pclouds@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<20160215094154.GA11698@lanh>

Current code does not update "symref" when -B is used. This string contains the new HEAD. Because it's empty "git worktree add -B" fails at symbolic-ref step.

Because branch creation is already done before calling add_worktree(), -B is equivalent to -b from add_worktree() point of view. We do not need the special case for -B.

Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
---
 Complete patch.
 builtin/worktree.c      | 4 +---
 t/t2025-worktree-add.sh | 8 ++++++++
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/worktree.c b/builtin/worktree.c
index 475b958..6b9c946 100644
--- a/builtin/worktree.c
+++ b/builtin/worktree.c
@@ -201,9 +201,7 @@ static int add_worktree(const char *path, const char *refname,
 		die(_("'%s' already exists"), path);
 
 	/* is 'refname' a branch or commit? */
-	if (opts->force_new_branch) /* definitely a branch */
-		;
-	else if (!opts->detach && !strbuf_check_branch_ref(&symref, refname) &&
+	if (!opts->detach && !strbuf_check_branch_ref(&symref, refname) &&
 		 ref_exists(symref.buf)) { /* it's a branch */
 		if (!opts->force)
 			die_if_checked_out(symref.buf);
diff --git a/t/t2025-worktree-add.sh b/t/t2025-worktree-add.sh
index 0a804da..a4d36c0 100755
--- a/t/t2025-worktree-add.sh
+++ b/t/t2025-worktree-add.sh
@@ -193,6 +193,14 @@ test_expect_success '"add" -B/--detach mutually exclusive' '
 	test_must_fail git worktree add -B poodle --detach bamboo master
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'add -B' '
+	git worktree add -B poodle bamboo2 master^ &&
+	git -C bamboo2 symbolic-ref HEAD >actual &&
+	echo refs/heads/poodle >expected &&
+	test_cmp expected actual &&
+	test_cmp_rev master^ poodle
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'local clone from linked checkout' '
 	git clone --local here here-clone &&
 	( cd here-clone && git fsck )
-- 
2.7.0.377.g4cd97dd
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Message 3 of 6 in “git worktree fails to recreate existing branch even with -B”
  1. Kirill LikhodedovFeb 9, 2016
  2. Duy NguyenFeb 15, 2016
  3. 1/2 worktree: fix "add -B"Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 15, 2016
  4. 2/2 worktree add -B: do the checkout test before update branchNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 15, 2016
  5. Junio C HamanoFeb 15, 2016
  6. Duy NguyenFeb 16, 2016

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