Re: Apply commits from one branch to another branch (tree structure is different)

> On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 4:01 PM, Jagan Teki <jagannadh.teki@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 12:48 AM, Andrew Wong <andrew.kw.w@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 1:39 PM, Jagan Teki <jagannadh.teki@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Suppose developer send 10 patches on branch1 where are changes in terms
>>>> of <dir>_<version>/ then I need to apply on my local repo branch1, till now
>>>> is fine then I need to apply same 10 patches on to my branch2 where source
>>>> tree <dir> which is quite question here how can I do.
>>>
>>> You might be able to use the subtree option in recursive merge. Try
>>> something like:
>>>
>>>     git cherry-pick -X subtree=foo <commit>
>>>
>>> This tells git to apply the changes to the "foo" directory in your
>>> current branch (branch2).
>>
>> How do I do this?
>>
>> Suppose I'm in branch1 with two commits on foo_v2 and I need to apply them
>> on branch2 where in foo.
>
> Since this uses cherry-pick, the changes that you want to apply have
> to be on branch1 already.
>
> Let's say your branch1 looks like:
>     --A--B--C--D
> and branch2 looks like:
>     --1--2--3--4
>
> And you want to apply commits B and C on branch2, but they modify
> "foo_v1/" on branch1. You can tell git to apply the commits onto the
> directory "foo/" on branch2:
>     git checkout branch2    # make sure you're on branch2
>     git cherry-pick -X subtree=foo B C    # pick the commits
>
> If there's no conflict, the commits should apply cleanly, and your
> branch2 would become like:
>     --1--2--3--4--B'--C'