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Re: [PATCH v2] Introduce CHERRY_PICK_HEAD

From
Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 16, 2011, 21:42 UTC
Message-ID
<20110216214236.GC2615@elie>
In-Reply-To
<1297876835-70613-1-git-send-email-jaysoffian@gmail.com>
Jay Soffian wrote:
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> When a cherry-pick conflicts git advises to use:
>
>  $ git commit -c <original commit id>
>
> to preserve the original commit message and authorship. Instead, let's
> record the original commit id in CHERRY_PICK_HEAD and advise to use:
>
>   $ git commit -c CHERRY_PICK_HEAD
>
> In the next commit, we teach git to handle the '-c CHERRY_PICK_HEAD'
> part. Note that we record CHERRY_PICK_HEAD even in the case where there
> are no conflicts so that we may use it to communicate authorship to
> commit; this will then allow us to remove set_author_ident_env from
> revert.c.

This "In the next commit" phrasing is dangerous, since a person can build on top of your first commit at any time. :) I would say:

	A later patch will teach "git commit" without -c to use
	CHERRY_PICK_HEAD to set the authorship automatically. Note
	that[...]
[...]
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> +++ b/builtin/revert.c
> @@ -263,6 +279,11 @@ static void print_advice(void)
>  
>  	if (msg) {
>  		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", msg);
> +		/*
> +		 * rebase interactive takes care of the authorship
> +		 * when the user invokes rebase --continue
> +		 */
> +		unlink(git_path("CHERRY_PICK_HEAD"));
Nit: GIT_CHERRY_PICK_HELP is not just for rebase --interactive but
for arbitrary porcelain that wants to take care of the commit itself
(see v1.5.4-rc0~106^2~1, revert/cherry-pick: Allow overriding the
help text by the calling Porcelain, 2007-11-28).

The conservative thing to do is indeed to remove CHERRY_PICK_HEAD in this case, I suppose. But I'd like to have the CHERRY_PICK_HEAD to get the --amend safety when rebasing. I can send a separate patch for it if you'd like.

> --- a/t/t3507-cherry-pick-conflict.sh
> +++ b/t/t3507-cherry-pick-conflict.sh
> @@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ test_description='test cherry-pick and revert with conflicts
[...]
> +test_expect_success 'failed cherry-pick sets CHERRY_PICK_HEAD' '

Some more tests. Yes, they are repetitive. A patch on top to factor out the setup into a function might help, but that feels out of scope here.

With whatever subset of the below looks good,
Reviewed-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Thanks.
---
 t/t3507-cherry-pick-conflict.sh |  116 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 files changed, 116 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/t/t3507-cherry-pick-conflict.sh b/t/t3507-cherry-pick-conflict.sh
index fd569c8..ea52720 100755
--- a/t/t3507-cherry-pick-conflict.sh
+++ b/t/t3507-cherry-pick-conflict.sh
@@ -78,6 +78,122 @@ test_expect_success 'failed cherry-pick sets CHERRY_PICK_HEAD' '
 	test_cmp_rev picked CHERRY_PICK_HEAD
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'successful cherry-pick does not set CHERRY_PICK_HEAD' '
+
+	git checkout -f initial^0 &&
+	git read-tree -u --reset HEAD &&
+	git clean -d -f -f -q -x &&
+
+	git update-index --refresh &&
+	git diff-index --exit-code HEAD &&
+
+	git cherry-pick base &&
+
+	test_must_fail git rev-parse --verify CHERRY_PICK_HEAD
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'cherry-pick --no-commit sets CHERRY_PICK_HEAD' '
+
+	git checkout -f initial^0 &&
+	git read-tree -u --reset HEAD &&
+	git clean -d -f -f -q -x &&
+
+	git update-index --refresh &&
+	git diff-index --exit-code HEAD &&
+
+	git cherry-pick --no-commit base &&
+
+	test_cmp_rev base CHERRY_PICK_HEAD
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'GIT_CHERRY_PICK_HELP suppresses CHERRY_PICK_HEAD' '
+
+	git checkout -f initial^0 &&
+	git read-tree -u --reset HEAD &&
+	git clean -d -f -f -q -x &&
+
+	git update-index --refresh &&
+	git diff-index --exit-code HEAD &&
+
+	(
+		GIT_CHERRY_PICK_HELP="and then do something else" &&
+		export GIT_CHERRY_PICK_HELP &&
+		test_must_fail git cherry-pick picked
+	) &&
+
+	test_must_fail git rev-parse --verify CHERRY_PICK_HEAD
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'git reset clears CHERRY_PICK_HEAD' '
+
+	git checkout -f initial^0 &&
+	git read-tree -u --reset HEAD &&
+	git clean -d -f -f -q -x &&
+
+	git update-index --refresh &&
+	git diff-index --exit-code HEAD &&
+
+	test_must_fail git cherry-pick picked &&
+	git reset &&
+
+	test_must_fail git rev-parse --verify CHERRY_PICK_HEAD
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'failed commit does not clear CHERRY_PICK_HEAD' '
+
+	git checkout -f initial^0 &&
+	git read-tree -u --reset HEAD &&
+	git clean -d -f -f -q -x &&
+
+	git update-index --refresh &&
+	git diff-index --exit-code HEAD &&
+
+	test_must_fail git cherry-pick picked &&
+	test_must_fail git commit &&
+
+	test_cmp_rev picked CHERRY_PICK_HEAD
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'cancelled commit does not clear CHERRY_PICK_HEAD' '
+
+	git checkout -f initial^0 &&
+	git read-tree -u --reset HEAD &&
+	git clean -d -f -f -q -x &&
+
+	git update-index --refresh &&
+	git diff-index --exit-code HEAD &&
+
+	test_must_fail git cherry-pick picked &&
+	echo resolved >foo &&
+	git add foo &&
+	git update-index --refresh -q &&
+	test_must_fail git diff-index --exit-code HEAD &&
+	(
+		GIT_EDITOR=false &&
+		export GIT_EDITOR &&
+		test_must_fail git commit
+	) &&
+
+	test_cmp_rev picked CHERRY_PICK_HEAD
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'successful commit clears CHERRY_PICK_HEAD' '
+
+	git checkout -f initial^0 &&
+	git read-tree -u --reset HEAD &&
+	git clean -d -f -f -q -x &&
+
+	git update-index --refresh &&
+	git diff-index --exit-code HEAD &&
+
+	test_must_fail git cherry-pick picked &&
+	echo resolved >foo &&
+	git add foo &&
+	git commit &&
+
+	test_must_fail git rev-parse --verify CHERRY_PICK_HEAD
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'failed cherry-pick produces dirty index' '
 
 	git checkout -f initial^0 &&

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  1. 0/2 CHERRY_PICK_HEADJay Soffian, Feb 16, 2011
  2. 1/2 Introduce CHERRY_PICK_HEADJay Soffian, Feb 16, 2011
  3. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyFeb 16, 2011
  4. Jay SoffianFeb 16, 2011
  5. Introduce CHERRY_PICK_HEADJay Soffian, Feb 16, 2011
  6. Jay SoffianFeb 16, 2011
  7. Jonathan NiederFeb 16, 2011
  8. Jay SoffianFeb 16, 2011
  9. Jonathan NiederFeb 16, 2011
  10. Junio C HamanoFeb 17, 2011
  11. Jonathan NiederFeb 17, 2011
  12. 2/2 Teach commit about CHERRY_PICK_HEADJay Soffian, Feb 16, 2011
  13. Junio C HamanoFeb 16, 2011
  14. Jay SoffianFeb 16, 2011
  15. 5/2 bash: teach __git_ps1 about CHERRY_PICK_HEADJonathan Nieder, Feb 16, 2011
  16. Junio C HamanoFeb 16, 2011
  17. Jonathan NiederFeb 16, 2011
  18. Jay SoffianFeb 17, 2011

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