4 files changed, 38 insertions, 42 deletions

diff --git a/t/t7607-merge-overwrite.sh b/t/t7607-merge-overwrite.sh
index e49dd8023c..9137866e1a 100755
--- a/t/t7607-merge-overwrite.sh
+++ b/t/t7607-merge-overwrite.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ test_expect_success 'setup' '
 	git reset --hard c0 &&
 	mkdir sub &&
 	echo "sub/f" > sub/f &&
-	git add sub/f &&
+	mkdir sub2 &&
+	echo "sub2/f" > sub2/f &&
+	git add sub/f sub2/f &&
 	git commit -m sub &&
 	git tag sub &&
 	echo "VERY IMPORTANT CHANGES" > important
@@ -100,13 +102,24 @@ test_expect_success 'will not overwrite untracked subtree' '
 	test_cmp important sub/f/important
 '
 
+cat >expect <<\EOF
+error: The following untracked working tree files would be overwritten by merge:
+	sub
+	sub2
+Please move or remove them before you can merge.
+EOF
+
 test_expect_success 'will not overwrite untracked file in leading path' '
 	git reset --hard c0 &&
 	rm -rf sub &&
 	cp important sub &&
-	test_must_fail git merge sub &&
+	cp important sub2 &&
+	test_must_fail git merge sub 2>out &&
+	test_cmp out expect &&
 	test_path_is_missing .git/MERGE_HEAD &&
-	test_cmp important sub
+	test_cmp important sub &&
+	test_cmp important sub2 &&
+	rm -f sub sub2
 '
 
 test_expect_failure SYMLINKS 'will not overwrite untracked symlink in leading path' '
diff --git a/t/t7609-merge-co-error-msgs.sh b/t/t7609-merge-co-error-msgs.sh
index 114d2bd785..c994836c53 100755
--- a/t/t7609-merge-co-error-msgs.sh
+++ b/t/t7609-merge-co-error-msgs.sh
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ test_expect_success 'setup' '
 
 cat >expect <<\EOF
 error: The following untracked working tree files would be overwritten by merge:
-	two
-	three
-	four
 	five
+	four
+	three
+	two
 Please move or remove them before you can merge.
 EOF
 
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ test_expect_success 'untracked files overwritten by merge (fast and non-fast for
 
 cat >expect <<\EOF
 error: Your local changes to the following files would be overwritten by merge:
-	two
-	three
 	four
+	three
+	two
 Please, commit your changes or stash them before you can merge.
 error: The following untracked working tree files would be overwritten by merge:
 	five
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ test_expect_success 'untracked files or local changes ovewritten by merge' '
 
 cat >expect <<\EOF
 error: Your local changes to the following files would be overwritten by checkout:
-	rep/two
 	rep/one
+	rep/two
 Please, commit your changes or stash them before you can switch branches.
 EOF
 
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ test_expect_success 'cannot switch branches because of local changes' '
 
 cat >expect <<\EOF
 error: Your local changes to the following files would be overwritten by checkout:
-	rep/two
 	rep/one
+	rep/two
 Please, commit your changes or stash them before you can switch branches.
 EOF
 
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ test_expect_success 'not uptodate file porcelain checkout error' '
 
 cat >expect <<\EOF
 error: Updating the following directories would lose untracked files in it:
-	rep2
 	rep
+	rep2
 
 EOF
 
diff --git a/unpack-trees.c b/unpack-trees.c
index 6816113420..d5a453079a 100644
--- a/unpack-trees.c
+++ b/unpack-trees.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ const char *unpack_plumbing_errors[NB_UNPACK_TREES_ERROR_TYPES] = {
 void setup_unpack_trees_porcelain(struct unpack_trees_options *opts,
 				  const char *cmd)
 {
+	int i;
 	const char **msgs = opts->msgs;
 	const char *msg;
 	char *tmp;
@@ -96,6 +97,9 @@ void setup_unpack_trees_porcelain(struct unpack_trees_options *opts,
 		"The following Working tree files would be removed by sparse checkout update:\n%s";
 
 	opts->show_all_errors = 1;
+	/* rejected paths may not have a static buffer */
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(opts->unpack_rejects); i++)
+		opts->unpack_rejects[i].strdup_strings = 1;
 }
 
 static void add_entry(struct unpack_trees_options *o, struct cache_entry *ce,
@@ -124,7 +128,6 @@ static int add_rejected_path(struct unpack_trees_options *o,
 			     enum unpack_trees_error_types e,
 			     const char *path)
 {
-	struct rejected_paths_list *newentry;
 	if (!o->show_all_errors)
 		return error(ERRORMSG(o, e), path);
 
@@ -132,45 +135,28 @@ static int add_rejected_path(struct unpack_trees_options *o,
 	 * Otherwise, insert in a list for future display by
 	 * display_error_msgs()
 	 */
-	newentry = xmalloc(sizeof(struct rejected_paths_list));
-	newentry->path = (char *)path;
-	newentry->next = o->unpack_rejects[e];
-	o->unpack_rejects[e] = newentry;
+	string_list_append(&o->unpack_rejects[e], path);
 	return -1;
 }
 
 /*
- * free all the structures allocated for the error <e>
- */
-static void free_rejected_paths(struct unpack_trees_options *o,
-				enum unpack_trees_error_types e)
-{
-	while (o->unpack_rejects[e]) {
-		struct rejected_paths_list *del = o->unpack_rejects[e];
-		o->unpack_rejects[e] = o->unpack_rejects[e]->next;
-		free(del);
-	}
-	free(o->unpack_rejects[e]);
-}
-
-/*
  * display all the error messages stored in a nice way
  */
 static void display_error_msgs(struct unpack_trees_options *o)
 {
-	int e;
+	int e, i;
 	int something_displayed = 0;
 	for (e = 0; e < NB_UNPACK_TREES_ERROR_TYPES; e++) {
-		if (o->unpack_rejects[e]) {
-			struct rejected_paths_list *rp;
+		struct string_list *rejects = &o->unpack_rejects[e];
+		if (rejects->nr > 0) {
 			struct strbuf path = STRBUF_INIT;
 			something_displayed = 1;
-			for (rp = o->unpack_rejects[e]; rp; rp = rp->next)
-				strbuf_addf(&path, "\t%s\n", rp->path);
+			for (i = 0; i < rejects->nr; i++)
+				strbuf_addf(&path, "\t%s\n", rejects->items[i].string);
 			error(ERRORMSG(o, e), path.buf);
 			strbuf_release(&path);
-			free_rejected_paths(o, e);
 		}
+		string_list_clear(rejects, 0);
 	}
 	if (something_displayed)
 		printf("Aborting\n");
diff --git a/unpack-trees.h b/unpack-trees.h
index 7c0187d11a..cd11a08365 100644
--- a/unpack-trees.h
+++ b/unpack-trees.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef UNPACK_TREES_H
 #define UNPACK_TREES_H
 
+#include "string-list.h"
+
 #define MAX_UNPACK_TREES 8
 
 struct unpack_trees_options;
@@ -29,11 +31,6 @@ enum unpack_trees_error_types {
 void setup_unpack_trees_porcelain(struct unpack_trees_options *opts,
 				  const char *cmd);
 
-struct rejected_paths_list {
-	char *path;
-	struct rejected_paths_list *next;
-};
-
 struct unpack_trees_options {
 	unsigned int reset,
 		     merge,
@@ -59,7 +56,7 @@ struct unpack_trees_options {
 	 * Store error messages in an array, each case
 	 * corresponding to a error message type
 	 */
-	struct rejected_paths_list *unpack_rejects[NB_UNPACK_TREES_ERROR_TYPES];
+	struct string_list unpack_rejects[NB_UNPACK_TREES_ERROR_TYPES];
 
 	int head_idx;
 	int merge_size;