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[PATCH 4/7] revert: allow single-pick in the middle of cherry-pick sequence

From
Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date
Dec 10, 2011, 12:59 UTC
Message-ID
<20111210125948.GE22035@elie.hsd1.il.comcast.net>
In-Reply-To
<20111210124644.GA22035@elie.hsd1.il.comcast.net>

When I messed up a difficult conflict in the middle of a cherry-pick sequence, it can be useful to be able to 'git checkout HEAD . && git cherry-pick that-one-commit' to restart the conflict resolution.

Suggested-by: Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org>
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
---
Maybe this should come after patch 6/7, so the use case could use
"git reset --hard".
 builtin/revert.c                |   26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 t/t3510-cherry-pick-sequence.sh |   12 ++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/revert.c b/builtin/revert.c
index 71570357..dcb69904 100644
--- a/builtin/revert.c
+++ b/builtin/revert.c
@@ -1072,6 +1072,12 @@ static int sequencer_continue(struct replay_opts *opts)
 	return pick_commits(todo_list, opts);
 }
 
+static int single_pick(struct commit *cmit, struct replay_opts *opts)
+{
+	setenv(GIT_REFLOG_ACTION, action_name(opts), 0);
+	return do_pick_commit(cmit, opts);
+}
+
 static int pick_revisions(struct replay_opts *opts)
 {
 	struct commit_list *todo_list = NULL;
@@ -1097,6 +1103,26 @@ static int pick_revisions(struct replay_opts *opts)
 		return sequencer_continue(opts);
 
 	/*
+	 * If we were called as "git cherry-pick <commit>", just
+	 * cherry-pick/revert it, set CHERRY_PICK_HEAD /
+	 * REVERT_HEAD, and don't touch the sequencer state.
+	 * This means it is possible to cherry-pick in the middle
+	 * of a cherry-pick sequence.
+	 */
+	if (opts->revs->cmdline.nr == 1 &&
+	    opts->revs->cmdline.rev->whence == REV_CMD_REV &&
+	    opts->revs->no_walk &&
+	    !opts->revs->cmdline.rev->flags) {
+		struct commit *cmit;
+		if (prepare_revision_walk(opts->revs))
+			die(_("revision walk setup failed"));
+		cmit = get_revision(opts->revs);
+		if (!cmit || get_revision(opts->revs))
+			die("BUG: expected exactly one commit from walk");
+		return single_pick(cmit, opts);
+	}
+
+	/*
 	 * Start a new cherry-pick/ revert sequence; but
 	 * first, make sure that an existing one isn't in
 	 * progress
diff --git a/t/t3510-cherry-pick-sequence.sh b/t/t3510-cherry-pick-sequence.sh
index 56c95ec1..98a27a23 100755
--- a/t/t3510-cherry-pick-sequence.sh
+++ b/t/t3510-cherry-pick-sequence.sh
@@ -50,6 +50,18 @@ test_expect_success 'cherry-pick persists data on failure' '
 	test_path_is_file .git/sequencer/opts
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'cherry-pick mid-cherry-pick-sequence' '
+	pristine_detach initial &&
+	test_must_fail git cherry-pick base..anotherpick &&
+	test_cmp_rev picked CHERRY_PICK_HEAD &&
+	# "oops, I forgot that these patches rely on the change from base"
+	git checkout HEAD foo &&
+	git cherry-pick base &&
+	git cherry-pick picked &&
+	git cherry-pick --continue &&
+	git diff --exit-code anotherpick
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'cherry-pick persists opts correctly' '
 	pristine_detach initial &&
 	test_must_fail git cherry-pick -s -m 1 --strategy=recursive -X patience -X ours base..anotherpick &&
-- 
1.7.8.rc3
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Message 31 of 52 in “cherry-pick/revert error messages”
  1. Jonathan NiederNov 20, 2011
  2. Ramkumar RamachandraNov 20, 2011
  3. 0/3 Re: cherry-pick/revert error messagesJonathan Nieder, Nov 20, 2011
  4. 1/3 revert: rename --reset option to --quitJonathan Nieder, Nov 20, 2011
  5. Junio C HamanoNov 21, 2011
  6. Jakub NarebskiNov 21, 2011
  7. Jonathan NiederNov 21, 2011
  8. 2/3 revert: rearrange pick_revisions() for clarityJonathan Nieder, Nov 20, 2011
  9. 3/3 revert: improve error message for cherry-pick during cherry-pickJonathan Nieder, Nov 20, 2011
  10. 0/3 Re: cherry-pick/revert error messagesJonathan Nieder, Nov 22, 2011
  11. 1/3 revert: rename --reset option to --quitJonathan Nieder, Nov 22, 2011
  12. 2/3 revert: rearrange pick_revisions() for clarityJonathan Nieder, Nov 22, 2011
  13. 3/3 revert: improve error message for cherry-pick during cherry-pickJonathan Nieder, Nov 22, 2011
  14. 4/3 revert: write REVERT_HEAD pseudoref during conflicted revertJonathan Nieder, Nov 22, 2011
  15. Thiago FarinaNov 22, 2011
  16. Ramkumar RamachandraDec 1, 2011
  17. 5/3 revert: introduce --abort to cancel a failed cherry-pickJonathan Nieder, Nov 22, 2011
  18. Junio C HamanoNov 23, 2011
  19. Jonathan NiederNov 23, 2011
  20. Fix revert --abort on WindowsJohannes Sixt, Nov 23, 2011
  21. Jonathan NiederNov 23, 2011
  22. Johannes SixtNov 23, 2011
  23. 0/7 some sequencer loose ends (Re: Fix revert --abort on Windows)Jonathan Nieder, Dec 10, 2011
  24. 1/7 revert: give --continue handling its own functionJonathan Nieder, Dec 10, 2011
  25. Ramkumar RamachandraDec 14, 2011
  26. 2/7 revert: allow cherry-pick --continue to commit before resumingJonathan Nieder, Dec 10, 2011
  27. Ramkumar RamachandraDec 14, 2011
  28. Jonathan NiederDec 14, 2011
  29. 3/7 revert: pass around rev-list args in already-parsed formJonathan Nieder, Dec 10, 2011
  30. Ramkumar RamachandraDec 14, 2011
  31. 4/7 revert: allow single-pick in the middle of cherry-pick sequenceJonathan Nieder, Dec 10, 2011
  32. Ramkumar RamachandraDec 14, 2011
  33. Jonathan NiederDec 14, 2011
  34. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonApr 5, 2012
  35. Jonathan NiederApr 5, 2012
  36. 5/7 revert: do not remove state until sequence is finishedJonathan Nieder, Dec 10, 2011
  37. Ramkumar RamachandraDec 14, 2011
  38. 6/7 Revert "reset: Make reset remove the sequencer state"Jonathan Nieder, Dec 10, 2011
  39. Ramkumar RamachandraDec 14, 2011
  40. 7/7 revert: stop creating and removing sequencer-old directoryJonathan Nieder, Dec 10, 2011
  41. Ramkumar RamachandraDec 14, 2011
  42. Jonathan NiederDec 11, 2011
  43. Junio C HamanoDec 12, 2011
  44. Junio C HamanoDec 12, 2011
  45. Jonathan NiederDec 14, 2011
  46. Alex RiesenNov 23, 2011
  47. Junio C HamanoNov 30, 2011
  48. 6/3 revert: remove --reset compatibility optionJonathan Nieder, Nov 22, 2011
  49. Junio C HamanoNov 22, 2011
  50. Jonathan NiederNov 22, 2011
  51. Junio C HamanoNov 22, 2011
  52. Jonathan NiederNov 22, 2011

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