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Diffstat (limited to 'builtin')
| -rw-r--r-- | builtin/checkout.c | 78 |
1 files changed, 55 insertions, 23 deletions
diff --git a/builtin/checkout.c b/builtin/checkout.c index f5b50e520f..c98008ab48 100644 --- a/builtin/checkout.c +++ b/builtin/checkout.c @@ -884,20 +884,30 @@ static int parse_branchname_arg(int argc, const char **argv, * * everything after the '--' must be paths. * - * case 3: git checkout <something> [<paths>] + * case 3: git checkout <something> [--] * - * With no paths, if <something> is a commit, that is to - * switch to the branch or detach HEAD at it. As a special case, - * if <something> is A...B (missing A or B means HEAD but you can - * omit at most one side), and if there is a unique merge base - * between A and B, A...B names that merge base. + * (a) If <something> is a commit, that is to + * switch to the branch or detach HEAD at it. As a special case, + * if <something> is A...B (missing A or B means HEAD but you can + * omit at most one side), and if there is a unique merge base + * between A and B, A...B names that merge base. * - * With no paths, if <something> is _not_ a commit, no -t nor -b - * was given, and there is a tracking branch whose name is - * <something> in one and only one remote, then this is a short-hand - * to fork local <something> from that remote-tracking branch. + * (b) If <something> is _not_ a commit, either "--" is present + * or <something> is not a path, no -t nor -b was given, and + * and there is a tracking branch whose name is <something> + * in one and only one remote, then this is a short-hand to + * fork local <something> from that remote-tracking branch. * - * Otherwise <something> shall not be ambiguous. + * (c) Otherwise, if "--" is present, treat it like case (1). + * + * (d) Otherwise : + * - if it's a reference, treat it like case (1) + * - else if it's a path, treat it like case (2) + * - else: fail. + * + * case 4: git checkout <something> <paths> + * + * The first argument must not be ambiguous. * - If it's *only* a reference, treat it like case (1). * - If it's only a path, treat it like case (2). * - else: fail. @@ -916,18 +926,40 @@ static int parse_branchname_arg(int argc, const char **argv, arg = "@{-1}"; if (get_sha1_mb(arg, rev)) { - if (has_dash_dash) /* case (1) */ - die(_("invalid reference: %s"), arg); - if (dwim_new_local_branch_ok && - !check_filename(NULL, arg) && - argc == 1) { + /* + * Either case (3) or (4), with <something> not being + * a commit, or an attempt to use case (1) with an + * invalid ref. + * + * It's likely an error, but we need to find out if + * we should auto-create the branch, case (3).(b). + */ + int recover_with_dwim = dwim_new_local_branch_ok; + + if (check_filename(NULL, arg) && !has_dash_dash) + recover_with_dwim = 0; + /* + * Accept "git checkout foo" and "git checkout foo --" + * as candidates for dwim. + */ + if (!(argc == 1 && !has_dash_dash) && + !(argc == 2 && has_dash_dash)) + recover_with_dwim = 0; + + if (recover_with_dwim) { const char *remote = unique_tracking_name(arg, rev); - if (!remote) - return argcount; - *new_branch = arg; - arg = remote; - /* DWIMmed to create local branch */ - } else { + if (remote) { + *new_branch = arg; + arg = remote; + /* DWIMmed to create local branch, case (3).(b) */ + } else { + recover_with_dwim = 0; + } + } + + if (!recover_with_dwim) { + if (has_dash_dash) + die(_("invalid reference: %s"), arg); return argcount; } } @@ -957,7 +989,7 @@ static int parse_branchname_arg(int argc, const char **argv, if (!*source_tree) /* case (1): want a tree */ die(_("reference is not a tree: %s"), arg); - if (!has_dash_dash) {/* case (3 -> 1) */ + if (!has_dash_dash) {/* case (3).(d) -> (1) */ /* * Do not complain the most common case * git checkout branch |