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[PATCH v3] branch -d: refuse deleting a branch which is currently checked out

From
Kazuki Yamaguchi <k@rhe.jp>
Date
Mar 29, 2016, 09:38 UTC
Message-ID
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In-Reply-To
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When a branch is checked out by current working tree, deleting the branch is forbidden. However when the branch is checked out only by other working trees, deleting incorrectly succeeds. Use find_shared_symref() to check if the branch is in use, not just comparing with the current working tree's HEAD.

Helped-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
Signed-off-by: Kazuki Yamaguchi <k@rhe.jp>
---
Changes from v2:
- Amended commit message
- Dropped "which is" from error message
The previous versions of the patch are:
- [v1] http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/289413/focus=289932
- [v2] http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/289413/focus=290027
 builtin/branch.c  | 22 ++++++++++++++--------
 t/t3200-branch.sh |  6 ++++++
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/branch.c b/builtin/branch.c
index 7b45b6bd6b80..8885d9f8e2cd 100644
--- a/builtin/branch.c
+++ b/builtin/branch.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "utf8.h"
 #include "wt-status.h"
 #include "ref-filter.h"
+#include "worktree.h"
 
 static const char * const builtin_branch_usage[] = {
 	N_("git branch [<options>] [-r | -a] [--merged | --no-merged]"),
@@ -215,16 +216,21 @@ static int delete_branches(int argc, const char **argv, int force, int kinds,
 		int flags = 0;
 
 		strbuf_branchname(&bname, argv[i]);
-		if (kinds == FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES && !strcmp(head, bname.buf)) {
-			error(_("Cannot delete the branch '%s' "
-			      "which you are currently on."), bname.buf);
-			ret = 1;
-			continue;
-		}
-
 		free(name);
-
 		name = mkpathdup(fmt, bname.buf);
+
+		if (kinds == FILTER_REFS_BRANCHES) {
+			char *worktree = find_shared_symref("HEAD", name);
+			if (worktree) {
+				error(_("Cannot delete branch '%s' "
+					"checked out at '%s'"),
+				      bname.buf, worktree);
+				free(worktree);
+				ret = 1;
+				continue;
+			}
+		}
+
 		target = resolve_ref_unsafe(name,
 					    RESOLVE_REF_READING
 					    | RESOLVE_REF_NO_RECURSE
diff --git a/t/t3200-branch.sh b/t/t3200-branch.sh
index a89724849065..508007fd3772 100755
--- a/t/t3200-branch.sh
+++ b/t/t3200-branch.sh
@@ -403,6 +403,12 @@ test_expect_success 'test deleting branch without config' '
 	test_i18ncmp expect actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'deleting currently checked out branch fails' '
+	git worktree add -b my7 my7 &&
+	test_must_fail git -C my7 branch -d my7 &&
+	test_must_fail git branch -d my7
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'test --track without .fetch entries' '
 	git branch --track my8 &&
 	test "$(git config branch.my8.remote)" &&
-- 
2.8.0.rc4.17.g02aa164.dirty
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Message 14 of 17 in “branch: fix branch operations with multiple working trees”
  1. 0/5 branch: fix branch operations with multiple working treesKazuki Yamaguchi, Mar 25, 2016
  2. 1/5 refs: add new flag RESOLVE_REF_COMMON_DIR to resolve_ref_unsafeKazuki Yamaguchi, Mar 25, 2016
  3. 2/5 refs: add REF_COMMON_DIR flagKazuki Yamaguchi, Mar 25, 2016
  4. 3/5 refs: add create_symref_common_dir as a variation of create_symrefKazuki Yamaguchi, Mar 25, 2016
  5. 4/5 branch -m: update all per-worktree HEADsKazuki Yamaguchi, Mar 25, 2016
  6. 5/5 branch -d: refuse deleting a branch which is currently checked outKazuki Yamaguchi, Mar 25, 2016
  7. Junio C HamanoMar 25, 2016
  8. Eric SunshineMar 27, 2016
  9. Kazuki YamaguchiMar 28, 2016
  10. branch -d: refuse deleting a branch which is currently checked outKazuki Yamaguchi, Mar 28, 2016
  11. Eric SunshineMar 28, 2016
  12. Kazuki YamaguchiMar 29, 2016
  13. Eric SunshineMar 29, 2016
  14. branch -d: refuse deleting a branch which is currently checked outKazuki Yamaguchi, Mar 29, 2016
  15. Eric SunshineMar 29, 2016
  16. Junio C HamanoMar 25, 2016
  17. Kazuki YamaguchiMar 27, 2016

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