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[RFC PATCH 0/2] Fix scissors bug during merge conflict

From
Denton Liu <liu.denton@gmail.com>
Date
Nov 14, 2018, 05:24 UTC
Message-ID
<cover.1542172724.git.liu.denton@gmail.com>

I discovered a bug in Git a while ago where if one is using commit.cleanup = scissors, if making a commit after a merge conflict, the scissors line will be placed after the `Conflicts:` section. As a result, a careless Git user (e.g. me) may accidentally commit the `Conflicts:` section.

Here is a test case to replicate the behaviour:
	mkdir test
	cd test/
	git init
	git config commit.cleanup scissors
	touch a
	git add a
	git commit -m 'test'
	echo a > a
	git commit -am 'test2'
	git checkout -b new HEAD^
	echo b > a
	git commit -am 'test3'
	git merge master
	echo c > a
	git add a
	git commit # look at the commit message here
And the resulting message that's sent to the text editor:
	Merge branch 'master' into new
	# Conflicts:
	#	a
	# ------------------------ >8 ------------------------
	# Do not modify or remove the line above.
	# Everything below it will be ignored.
	#
	# It looks like you may be committing a merge.
	# If this is not correct, please remove the file
	#	.git/MERGE_HEAD
	# and try again.
	# Please enter the commit message for your changes. Lines starting
	# with '#' will be kept; you may remove them yourself if you want to.
	# An empty message aborts the commit.
	#
	# On branch new
	# All conflicts fixed but you are still merging.
	#
	# Changes to be committed:
	#	modified:   a
	#
With this fix, the message becomes the following:
	Merge branch 'master' into new
	# ------------------------ >8 ------------------------
	# Do not modify or remove the line above.
	# Everything below it will be ignored.
	#
	# Conflicts:
	#	a
	#
	# It looks like you may be committing a merge.
	# If this is not correct, please remove the file
	#	.git/MERGE_HEAD
	# and try again.
	# Please enter the commit message for your changes. Lines starting
	# with '#' will be kept; you may remove them yourself if you want to.
	# An empty message aborts the commit.
	#
	# On branch new
	# All conflicts fixed but you are still merging.
	#
	# Changes to be committed:
	#	modified:   a
	#

Let me know what you think of the change. Of course, documentation and testing will come after this leaves the RFC phase.

Denton Liu (2):
  commit: don't add scissors line if one exists
  merge: add scissors line on merge conflict
 builtin/commit.c | 11 +++++++++--
 builtin/merge.c  | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
-- 
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Message 1 of 105 in “Fix scissors bug during merge conflict”
  1. 0/2 Fix scissors bug during merge conflictDenton Liu, Nov 14, 2018
  2. 1/2 commit: don't add scissors line if one existsDenton Liu, Nov 14, 2018
  3. Junio C HamanoNov 14, 2018
  4. Denton LiuNov 14, 2018
  5. Junio C HamanoNov 16, 2018
  6. 2/2 merge: add scissors line on merge conflictDenton Liu, Nov 14, 2018
  7. Junio C HamanoNov 14, 2018
  8. Denton LiuNov 14, 2018
  9. 0/2 Fix scissors bug during merge conflictDenton Liu, Nov 16, 2018
  10. 2/2 merge: add scissors line on merge conflictDenton Liu, Nov 16, 2018
  11. 0/1 Fix scissors bug during merge conflictDenton Liu, Nov 17, 2018
  12. 1/1 merge: add scissors line on merge conflictDenton Liu, Nov 17, 2018
  13. SZEDER GáborNov 18, 2018
  14. Junio C HamanoNov 18, 2018
  15. 0/2 Fix scissors bug during merge conflictDenton Liu, Nov 21, 2018
  16. 1/2 t7600: clean up 'merge --squash c3 with c7' testDenton Liu, Nov 21, 2018
  17. 2/2 merge: add scissors line on merge conflictDenton Liu, Nov 21, 2018
  18. Junio C HamanoNov 21, 2018
  19. Denton LiuNov 22, 2018
  20. Junio C HamanoNov 24, 2018
  21. 0/4 Add git-merge --cleanup supportDenton Liu, Dec 25, 2018
  22. 1/4 commit: extract cleanup_mode functions to sequencerDenton Liu, Dec 25, 2018
  23. 2/4 t7600: clean up 'merge --squash c3 with c7' testDenton Liu, Dec 25, 2018
  24. 3/4 merge: cleanup messages like commitDenton Liu, Dec 25, 2018
  25. 4/4 merge: add scissors line on merge conflictDenton Liu, Dec 25, 2018
  26. 0/4 Add git-merge --cleanup supportDenton Liu, Jan 23, 2019
  27. 1/4 commit: extract cleanup_mode functions to sequencerDenton Liu, Jan 23, 2019
  28. 2/4 t7600: clean up 'merge --squash c3 with c7' testDenton Liu, Jan 23, 2019
  29. 3/4 merge: cleanup messages like commitDenton Liu, Jan 23, 2019
  30. 4/4 merge: add scissors line on merge conflictDenton Liu, Jan 23, 2019
  31. 0/8 Fix scissors bug during conflictDenton Liu, Mar 11, 2019
  32. 1/8 t7600: clean up 'merge --squash c3 with c7' testDenton Liu, Mar 11, 2019
  33. Junio C HamanoMar 12, 2019
  34. 2/8 t3507: cleanup space after redirection operatorsDenton Liu, Mar 11, 2019
  35. 3/8 commit: extract cleanup_mode functions to sequencerDenton Liu, Mar 11, 2019
  36. 4/8 sequencer.c: remove duplicate codeDenton Liu, Mar 11, 2019
  37. Phillip WoodMar 11, 2019
  38. 5/8 merge: cleanup messages like commitDenton Liu, Mar 11, 2019
  39. Eric SunshineMar 11, 2019
  40. Phillip WoodMar 11, 2019
  41. Eric SunshineMar 11, 2019
  42. Phillip WoodMar 11, 2019
  43. Junio C HamanoMar 12, 2019
  44. 6/8 merge: add scissors line on merge conflictDenton Liu, Mar 11, 2019
  45. Eric SunshineMar 11, 2019
  46. 7/8 sequencer.c: define get_config_from_cleanupDenton Liu, Mar 11, 2019
  47. Eric SunshineMar 11, 2019
  48. Junio C HamanoMar 12, 2019
  49. 8/8 cherry-pick/revert: add scissors line on merge conflictDenton Liu, Mar 11, 2019
  50. Phillip WoodMar 12, 2019
  51. Junio C HamanoMar 11, 2019
  52. 00/11 Fix scissors bug during conflictDenton Liu, Mar 17, 2019
  53. 01/11 t7600: clean up styleDenton Liu, Mar 17, 2019
  54. 02/11 t3507: cleanup space after redirection operatorsDenton Liu, Mar 17, 2019
  55. 03/11 t7604: refactor out Git commands upstream of pipeDenton Liu, Mar 17, 2019
  56. 04/11 t7502: clean up test styleDenton Liu, Mar 17, 2019
  57. 05/11 commit: extract cleanup_mode functions to sequencerDenton Liu, Mar 17, 2019
  58. 06/11 parse-options.h: extract common --cleanup optionDenton Liu, Mar 17, 2019
  59. 07/11 sequencer.c: remove duplicate codeDenton Liu, Mar 17, 2019
  60. 08/11 merge: cleanup messages like commitDenton Liu, Mar 17, 2019
  61. Phillip WoodMar 19, 2019
  62. Denton LiuMar 20, 2019
  63. 09/11 merge: add scissors line on merge conflictDenton Liu, Mar 17, 2019
  64. 10/11 sequencer.c: define describe_cleanup_modeDenton Liu, Mar 17, 2019
  65. Eric SunshineMar 18, 2019
  66. Denton LiuMar 18, 2019
  67. Eric SunshineMar 18, 2019
  68. Ramsay JonesMar 19, 2019
  69. 11/11 cherry-pick/revert: add scissors line on merge conflictDenton Liu, Mar 17, 2019
  70. SZEDER GáborMar 17, 2019
  71. Denton LiuMar 18, 2019
  72. Junio C HamanoMar 18, 2019
  73. Denton LiuMar 18, 2019
  74. Junio C HamanoMar 18, 2019
  75. 00/11 Fix scissors bug during conflictDenton Liu, Mar 21, 2019
  76. 01/11 t7600: clean up styleDenton Liu, Mar 21, 2019
  77. 02/11 t3507: clean up styleDenton Liu, Mar 21, 2019
  78. 03/11 t7604: clean up styleDenton Liu, Mar 21, 2019
  79. 04/11 t7502: clean up styleDenton Liu, Mar 21, 2019
  80. 05/11 commit: extract cleanup_mode functions to sequencerDenton Liu, Mar 21, 2019
  81. 06/11 parse-options.h: extract common --cleanup optionDenton Liu, Mar 21, 2019
  82. 07/11 sequencer.c: remove duplicate codeDenton Liu, Mar 21, 2019
  83. Phillip WoodMar 26, 2019
  84. 08/11 merge: cleanup messages like commitDenton Liu, Mar 21, 2019
  85. 09/11 merge: add scissors line on merge conflictDenton Liu, Mar 21, 2019
  86. 10/11 sequencer.c: define describe_cleanup_modeDenton Liu, Mar 21, 2019
  87. 11/11 cherry-pick/revert: add scissors line on merge conflictDenton Liu, Mar 21, 2019
  88. 00/10 Fix scissors bug during conflictPhillip Wood, Apr 17, 2019
  89. 01/10 t7600: clean up stylePhillip Wood, Apr 17, 2019
  90. 04/10 t7502: clean up stylePhillip Wood, Apr 17, 2019
  91. 03/10 t7604: clean up stylePhillip Wood, Apr 17, 2019
  92. 02/10 t3507: clean up stylePhillip Wood, Apr 17, 2019
  93. 05/10 commit: extract cleanup_mode functions to sequencerPhillip Wood, Apr 17, 2019
  94. 06/10 parse-options.h: extract common --cleanup optionPhillip Wood, Apr 17, 2019
  95. 07/10 merge: cleanup messages like commitPhillip Wood, Apr 17, 2019
  96. 08/10 merge: add scissors line on merge conflictPhillip Wood, Apr 17, 2019
  97. 09/10 sequencer.c: save and restore cleanup modePhillip Wood, Apr 17, 2019
  98. Denton LiuApr 17, 2019
  99. Phillip WoodApr 17, 2019
  100. Denton LiuApr 18, 2019
  101. 10/10 cherry-pick/revert: add scissors line on merge conflictPhillip Wood, Apr 17, 2019
  102. Junio C HamanoApr 18, 2019
  103. Phillip WoodApr 18, 2019
  104. 1/2 commit: don't add scissors line if one exists in MERGE_MSGDenton Liu, Nov 16, 2018
  105. Junio C HamanoNov 17, 2018

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