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[PATCH 01/24] merge: do not mistake (ancestor of) tag for branch

From
Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date
Aug 17, 2010, 06:52 UTC
Message-ID
<20100817065248.GA22057@burratino>
In-Reply-To
<20100817065147.GA18293@burratino>

If no branch 'foo' exists but a tag 'foo' does, then git merge foo^ results in

	Merge branch 'foo' (early part)

as a commit message, because the relevant code path checks that refs/heads/foo is a valid refname for writing rather than for reading.

Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
---
 builtin/merge.c  |    2 +-
 t/t7600-merge.sh |   16 ++++++++++++----
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/merge.c b/builtin/merge.c
index b836e9c..f285b7e 100644
--- a/builtin/merge.c
+++ b/builtin/merge.c
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ static void merge_name(const char *remote, struct strbuf *msg)
 		strbuf_addstr(&truname, "refs/heads/");
 		strbuf_addstr(&truname, remote);
 		strbuf_setlen(&truname, truname.len - len);
-		if (resolve_ref(truname.buf, buf_sha, 0, NULL)) {
+		if (resolve_ref(truname.buf, buf_sha, 1, NULL)) {
 			strbuf_addf(msg,
 				    "%s\t\tbranch '%s'%s of .\n",
 				    sha1_to_hex(remote_head->sha1),
diff --git a/t/t7600-merge.sh b/t/t7600-merge.sh
index cde8390..16e5ba1 100755
--- a/t/t7600-merge.sh
+++ b/t/t7600-merge.sh
@@ -558,8 +558,11 @@ test_expect_success 'refresh the index before merging' '
 	git merge c3
 '
 
-cat >expected <<EOF
-Merge branch 'c5' (early part)
+cat >expected.branch <<\EOF
+Merge branch 'c5-branch' (early part)
+EOF
+cat >expected.tag <<\EOF
+Merge commit 'c5~1'
 EOF
 
 test_expect_success 'merge early part of c2' '
@@ -577,9 +580,14 @@ test_expect_success 'merge early part of c2' '
 	git add c6.c &&
 	git commit -m c6 &&
 	git tag c6 &&
+	git branch -f c5-branch c5 &&
+	git merge c5-branch~1 &&
+	git show -s --pretty=format:%s HEAD >actual.branch &&
+	git reset --keep HEAD^ &&
 	git merge c5~1 &&
-	git show -s --pretty=format:%s HEAD > actual &&
-	test_cmp actual expected
+	git show -s --pretty=format:%s HEAD >actual.tag &&
+	test_cmp expected.branch actual.branch &&
+	test_cmp expected.tag actual.tag
 '
 
 test_debug 'gitk --all'
-- 
1.7.2.1.544.ga752d.dirty
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  1. updating examples/git-merge (plus a builtin/merge fix)Jonathan Nieder, Aug 17, 2010
  2. 01/24 merge: do not mistake (ancestor of) tag for branchJonathan Nieder, Aug 17, 2010
  3. 02/24 t7600 (merge): modernize styleJonathan Nieder, Aug 17, 2010
  4. 03/24 t7600 (merge): do not launch gitk for --debugJonathan Nieder, Aug 17, 2010
  5. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonAug 17, 2010
  6. Sverre RabbelierAug 17, 2010
  7. Jonathan NiederAug 18, 2010
  8. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonAug 18, 2010
  9. Jonathan NiederAug 18, 2010
  10. 04/24 t7600 (merge): check reflog entryJonathan Nieder, Aug 17, 2010
  11. 05/24 t7600 (merge): test merge from branch yet to be bornJonathan Nieder, Aug 17, 2010
  12. 06/24 t6010 (merge-base): modernize styleJonathan Nieder, Aug 17, 2010
  13. 07/24 t6200 (fmt-merge-msg): style nitpicksJonathan Nieder, Aug 17, 2010
  14. 08/24 Documentation: add a SEE ALSO section for merge-baseJonathan Nieder, Aug 17, 2010
  15. 09/24 merge-base --octopus to mimic show-branch --merge-baseJonathan Nieder, Aug 17, 2010
  16. 10/24 merge-base --independent to print reduced parent list in a mergeJonathan Nieder, Aug 17, 2010
  17. 11/24 fmt-merge-msg -m to override subject lineJonathan Nieder, Aug 17, 2010
  18. 11/24 fmt-merge-msg -m to override merge titleJonathan Nieder, Aug 17, 2010
  19. 12/24 merge script: --squash, --ff from unborn branch are errorsJonathan Nieder, Aug 17, 2010
  20. 13/24 merge script: tweak unmerged files message to match builtinJonathan Nieder, Aug 17, 2010
  21. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonAug 17, 2010
  22. 14/24 merge script: refuse to merge during mergeJonathan Nieder, Aug 17, 2010
  23. 15/24 merge script: improve log message subjectJonathan Nieder, Aug 17, 2010
  24. 16/24 merge script: merge -X<option>Jonathan Nieder, Aug 17, 2010
  25. 17/24 merge script: allow custom strategiesJonathan Nieder, Aug 17, 2010
  26. 18/24 merge script: forbid merge -s indexJonathan Nieder, Aug 17, 2010
  27. 19/24 merge script: handle -m --log correctlyJonathan Nieder, Aug 17, 2010
  28. Tay Ray ChuanAug 17, 2010
  29. Jonathan NiederAug 17, 2010
  30. 20/24 merge script: handle many-way octopusJonathan Nieder, Aug 17, 2010
  31. 21/24 merge script: --ff-only to disallow true mergeJonathan Nieder, Aug 17, 2010
  32. 22/24 merge script: handle --no-ff --no-commit correctlyJonathan Nieder, Aug 17, 2010
  33. 23/24 merge script: notice @{-1} shorthandJonathan Nieder, Aug 17, 2010
  34. 24/24 merge script: learn --[no-]rerere-autoupdateJonathan Nieder, Aug 17, 2010
  35. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonAug 17, 2010
  36. Jonathan NiederAug 17, 2010

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