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[PATCH v2 3/8] checkout: validate stage and merge option compatibility in checkout_paths()

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Aug 30, 2026, 20:48 UTC
Message-ID
<20260830204835.1040408-4-gitster@pobox.com>
In-Reply-To
<20260830204835.1040408-1-gitster@pobox.com>

In checkout_main(), checking that no more than one of --ours/--theirs, --force, and --merge is specified is performed when pathspecs are present, before dispatching to checkout_paths(). Checking out a branch does not use index stages, so this validation belongs in checkout_paths().

Move the incompatibility check from checkout_main() into checkout_paths().

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
---
 builtin/checkout.c | 10 +++++-----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/checkout.c b/builtin/checkout.c
index 14542626e9..e3d23256e2 100644
--- a/builtin/checkout.c
+++ b/builtin/checkout.c
@@ -591,6 +591,10 @@ static int checkout_paths(const struct checkout_opts *opts,
 		die(_("'%s', '%s', or '%s' cannot be used when checking out of a tree"),
 		    "--merge", "--ours", "--theirs");
 
+	if (1 < !!opts->writeout_stage + !!opts->force + !!opts->merge)
+		die(_("git checkout: --ours/--theirs, --force and --merge are incompatible when\n"
+		      "checking out of the index."));
+
 	if (opts->patch_mode) {
 		enum add_p_mode patch_mode;
 		struct interactive_options interactive_opts = {
@@ -2063,11 +2067,7 @@ static int checkout_main(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix,
 
 	opts->pathspec.recursive = 1;
 
-	if (opts->pathspec.nr) {
-		if (1 < !!opts->writeout_stage + !!opts->force + !!opts->merge)
-			die(_("git checkout: --ours/--theirs, --force and --merge are incompatible when\n"
-			      "checking out of the index."));
-	} else {
+	if (!opts->pathspec.nr) {
 		if (opts->accept_pathspec && !opts->empty_pathspec_ok &&
 		    !opts->patch_mode)	/* patch mode is special */
 			die(_("you must specify path(s) to restore"));
-- 
2.55.0-884-g76cf8659c2
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  1. builtin: replace the_repository parameter in is_bare_repository()Hardik Kumar, Aug 27, 2026
  2. Junio C HamanoAug 27, 2026
  3. Junio C HamanoAug 27, 2026
  4. Hardik KumarAug 27, 2026
  5. Junio C HamanoAug 27, 2026
  6. Ben KnobleAug 27, 2026
  7. Junio C HamanoAug 27, 2026
  8. D. Ben KnobleAug 28, 2026
  9. Junio C HamanoAug 28, 2026
  10. 0/8 More sensible checkout/switch/restore code refactoringJunio C Hamano, Aug 28, 2026
  11. 1/8 checkout: pass cb_option explicitly to branch name parsersJunio C Hamano, Aug 28, 2026
  12. 2/8 checkout: validate new branch name in checkout_branch()Junio C Hamano, Aug 28, 2026
  13. 3/8 checkout: validate stage and merge option compatibility in checkout_paths()Junio C Hamano, Aug 28, 2026
  14. 4/8 checkout: extract option validation and pathspec helpersJunio C Hamano, Aug 28, 2026
  15. 5/8 checkout: extract branch setup and tracking helpersJunio C Hamano, Aug 28, 2026
  16. 6/8 checkout: restructure switch, restore, and checkout entrypointsJunio C Hamano, Aug 28, 2026
  17. 7/8 checkout: wrap overly long linesJunio C Hamano, Aug 28, 2026
  18. Junio C HamanoAug 28, 2026
  19. Junio C HamanoAug 29, 2026
  20. 8/8 checkout: move post_checkout_hook() to checkout.cJunio C Hamano, Aug 28, 2026
  21. Junio C HamanoAug 28, 2026
  22. Junio C HamanoAug 29, 2026
  23. 0/8 More sensible checkout/switch/restore code refactoringJunio C Hamano, Aug 30, 2026
  24. 1/8 checkout: pass cb_option explicitly to branch name parsersJunio C Hamano, Aug 30, 2026
  25. Karthik NayakSep 1, 2026
  26. 2/8 checkout: validate new branch name in checkout_branch()Junio C Hamano, Aug 30, 2026
  27. Karthik NayakSep 1, 2026
  28. 3/8 checkout: validate stage and merge option compatibility in checkout_paths()Junio C Hamano, Aug 30, 2026
  29. Karthik NayakSep 1, 2026
  30. Junio C HamanoSep 1, 2026
  31. Karthik NayakSep 2, 2026
  32. Junio C HamanoSep 2, 2026
  33. Karthik NayakSep 3, 2026
  34. 4/8 checkout: extract option validation and pathspec helpersJunio C Hamano, Aug 30, 2026
  35. 5/8 checkout: extract branch setup and tracking helpersJunio C Hamano, Aug 30, 2026
  36. 6/8 checkout: restructure switch, restore, and checkout entrypointsJunio C Hamano, Aug 30, 2026
  37. Karthik NayakSep 1, 2026
  38. Junio C HamanoSep 1, 2026
  39. Karthik NayakSep 2, 2026
  40. 7/8 checkout: wrap overly long linesJunio C Hamano, Aug 30, 2026
  41. 8/8 checkout: move post_checkout_hook() to checkout.cJunio C Hamano, Aug 30, 2026
  42. D. Ben KnobleAug 29, 2026
  43. do not pass "repo" to builtin commmand implementationsJunio C Hamano, Aug 27, 2026
  44. Hardik KumarAug 28, 2026
  45. Junio C HamanoAug 28, 2026
  46. Hardik KumarAug 28, 2026
  47. Hardik KumarAug 27, 2026

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