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[PATCHv3 1/3] merge: Add '--continue' option as a synonym for 'git commit'

From
Chris Packham <judge.packham@gmail.com>
Date
Dec 14, 2016, 08:37 UTC
Message-ID
<20161214083757.26412-1-judge.packham@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<20161213084859.13426-1-judge.packham@gmail.com>

Teach 'git merge' the --continue option which allows 'continuing' a merge by completing it. The traditional way of completing a merge after resolving conflicts is to use 'git commit'. Now with commands like 'git rebase' and 'git cherry-pick' having a '--continue' option adding such an option to 'git merge' presents a consistent UI.

Signed-off-by: Chris Packham <judge.packham@gmail.com>
---
Changes in v2:
- add --continue to builtin_merge_usage
- verify that no other arguments are present when --continue is used.
- add basic test
Changes in v3:
- check for other options in addtion to arguments, add test for this case
- re-instate references to 'git commit' that were removed in v2
- re-work documentation
 Documentation/git-merge.txt |  8 ++++++++
 builtin/merge.c             | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 t/t7600-merge.sh            |  9 +++++++++
 3 files changed, 38 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-merge.txt b/Documentation/git-merge.txt
index b758d5556..ca3c27b88 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-merge.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-merge.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 	[--[no-]rerere-autoupdate] [-m <msg>] [<commit>...]
 'git merge' <msg> HEAD <commit>...
 'git merge' --abort
+'git merge' --continue
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -61,6 +62,8 @@ reconstruct the original (pre-merge) changes. Therefore:
 discouraged: while possible, it may leave you in a state that is hard to
 back out of in the case of a conflict.
 
+The fourth syntax ("`git merge --continue`") can only be run after the
+merge has resulted in conflicts.
 
 OPTIONS
 -------
@@ -99,6 +102,11 @@ commit or stash your changes before running 'git merge'.
 'git merge --abort' is equivalent to 'git reset --merge' when
 `MERGE_HEAD` is present.
 
+--continue::
+	After a 'git merge' stops due to conflicts you can conclude the
+	merge by running 'git merge --continue' (see "HOW TO RESOLVE
+	CONFLICTS" section below).
+
 <commit>...::
 	Commits, usually other branch heads, to merge into our branch.
 	Specifying more than one commit will create a merge with
diff --git a/builtin/merge.c b/builtin/merge.c
index b65eeaa87..836ec281b 100644
--- a/builtin/merge.c
+++ b/builtin/merge.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ static const char * const builtin_merge_usage[] = {
 	N_("git merge [<options>] [<commit>...]"),
 	N_("git merge [<options>] <msg> HEAD <commit>"),
 	N_("git merge --abort"),
+	N_("git merge --continue"),
 	NULL
 };
 
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ static int option_renormalize;
 static int verbosity;
 static int allow_rerere_auto;
 static int abort_current_merge;
+static int continue_current_merge;
 static int allow_unrelated_histories;
 static int show_progress = -1;
 static int default_to_upstream = 1;
@@ -223,6 +225,8 @@ static struct option builtin_merge_options[] = {
 	OPT__VERBOSITY(&verbosity),
 	OPT_BOOL(0, "abort", &abort_current_merge,
 		N_("abort the current in-progress merge")),
+	OPT_BOOL(0, "continue", &continue_current_merge,
+		N_("continue the current in-progress merge")),
 	OPT_BOOL(0, "allow-unrelated-histories", &allow_unrelated_histories,
 		 N_("allow merging unrelated histories")),
 	OPT_SET_INT(0, "progress", &show_progress, N_("force progress reporting"), 1),
@@ -1125,6 +1129,7 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	const char *best_strategy = NULL, *wt_strategy = NULL;
 	struct commit_list *remoteheads, *p;
 	void *branch_to_free;
+	int orig_argc = argc;
 
 	if (argc == 2 && !strcmp(argv[1], "-h"))
 		usage_with_options(builtin_merge_usage, builtin_merge_options);
@@ -1166,6 +1171,22 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		goto done;
 	}
 
+	if (continue_current_merge) {
+		int nargc = 1;
+		const char *nargv[] = {"commit", NULL};
+
+		if (orig_argc != 2)
+			usage_msg_opt("--continue expects no arguments",
+			      builtin_merge_usage, builtin_merge_options);
+
+		if (!file_exists(git_path_merge_head()))
+			die(_("There is no merge in progress (MERGE_HEAD missing)."));
+
+		/* Invoke 'git commit' */
+		ret = cmd_commit(nargc, nargv, prefix);
+		goto done;
+	}
+
 	if (read_cache_unmerged())
 		die_resolve_conflict("merge");
 
diff --git a/t/t7600-merge.sh b/t/t7600-merge.sh
index 85248a14b..682139c4e 100755
--- a/t/t7600-merge.sh
+++ b/t/t7600-merge.sh
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ test_expect_success 'test option parsing' '
 	test_must_fail git merge -s foobar c1 &&
 	test_must_fail git merge -s=foobar c1 &&
 	test_must_fail git merge -m &&
+	test_must_fail git merge --continue foobar &&
+	test_must_fail git merge --continue --quiet &&
 	test_must_fail git merge
 '
 
@@ -763,4 +765,11 @@ test_expect_success 'merge nothing into void' '
 	)
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'merge can be completed with --continue' '
+	git reset --hard c0 &&
+	git merge --no-ff --no-commit c1 &&
+	git merge --continue &&
+	verify_parents $c0 $c1
+'
+
 test_done
-- 
2.11.0.24.ge6920cf
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Message 16 of 26 in “Any interest in 'git merge --continue' as a command”
  1. Chris PackhamDec 9, 2016
  2. Jeff KingDec 9, 2016
  3. Jacob KellerDec 9, 2016
  4. Junio C HamanoDec 9, 2016
  5. Chris PackhamDec 10, 2016
  6. Jeff KingDec 10, 2016
  7. Jacob KellerDec 10, 2016
  8. merge: Add '--continue' option as a synonym for 'git commit'Chris Packham, Dec 12, 2016
  9. Markus HitterDec 12, 2016
  10. Chris PackhamDec 13, 2016
  11. Jeff KingDec 12, 2016
  12. 1/2 merge: Add '--continue' option as a synonym for 'git commit'Chris Packham, Dec 13, 2016
  13. 2/2 completion: add --continue option for mergeChris Packham, Dec 13, 2016
  14. Jeff KingDec 13, 2016
  15. Junio C HamanoDec 13, 2016
  16. 1/3 merge: Add '--continue' option as a synonym for 'git commit'Chris Packham, Dec 14, 2016
  17. 2/3 completion: add --continue option for mergeChris Packham, Dec 14, 2016
  18. 3/3 merge: Ensure '--abort' option takes no argumentsChris Packham, Dec 14, 2016
  19. Jeff KingDec 14, 2016
  20. Junio C HamanoDec 14, 2016
  21. Junio C HamanoDec 14, 2016
  22. Chris PackhamDec 15, 2016
  23. Junio C HamanoDec 15, 2016
  24. Jeff KingDec 15, 2016
  25. Jeff KingDec 10, 2016
  26. Junio C HamanoDec 10, 2016

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