[PATCH v2] revert.c: defer writing...

[PATCH v2] revert.c: defer writing CHERRY_PICK_HEAD till it is safe to do so

From: Jay Soffian <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:52:11

do_pick_commit() writes out CHERRY_PICK_HEAD before invoking merge (either
via do_recursive_merge() or try_merge_command()) on the assumption that if
the merge fails it is due to conflict. However, if the tree is dirty, the
merge may not even start, aborting before do_pick_commit() can remove
CHERRY_PICK_HEAD.

Instead, defer writing CHERRY_PICK_HEAD till after merge has returned.
At this point we know the merge has either succeeded or failed due
to conflict. In either case, we want CHERRY_PICK_HEAD to be written
so that it may be picked up by the subsequent invocation of commit.

Note that do_recursive_merge() aborts if the merge cannot start, while
try_merge_command() returns a non-zero value other than 1.

Signed-off-by: Jay Soffian <redacted>
---
 builtin/revert.c                |   10 ++++++++--
 t/t3507-cherry-pick-conflict.sh |   15 +++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/builtin/revert.c b/builtin/revert.c
index 3117776c2c..a95b255c86 100644
--- a/builtin/revert.c
+++ b/builtin/revert.c

@@ -476,8 +476,6 @@ static int do_pick_commit(void)
 			strbuf_addstr(&msgbuf, sha1_to_hex(commit->object.sha1));
 			strbuf_addstr(&msgbuf, ")\n");
 		}
-		if (!no_commit)
-			write_cherry_pick_head();
 	}
 
 	if (!strategy || !strcmp(strategy, "recursive") || action == REVERT) {

@@ -498,6 +496,14 @@ static int do_pick_commit(void)
 		free_commit_list(remotes);
 	}
 
+	/* If the merge was clean or if it failed due to conflict, we write
+	 * CHERRY_PICK_HEAD for the subsequent invocation of commit to use.
+	 * However, if the merge did not even start, then we don't want to
+	 * write it at all.
+	*/
+	if (action == CHERRY_PICK && !no_commit && (res == 0 || res == 1))
+		write_cherry_pick_head();
+
 	if (res) {
 		error(action == REVERT
 		      ? _("could not revert %s... %s")

diff --git a/t/t3507-cherry-pick-conflict.sh b/t/t3507-cherry-pick-conflict.sh
index 212ec54aaf..7601d0b0d6 100755
--- a/t/t3507-cherry-pick-conflict.sh
+++ b/t/t3507-cherry-pick-conflict.sh

@@ -77,6 +77,21 @@ test_expect_success 'cherry-pick --no-commit does not set CHERRY_PICK_HEAD' '
 	test_must_fail git rev-parse --verify CHERRY_PICK_HEAD
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'cherry-pick w/dirty tree does not set CHERRY_PICK_HEAD' '
+	pristine_detach initial &&
+	echo foo > foo &&
+	test_must_fail git cherry-pick base &&
+	test_must_fail git rev-parse --verify CHERRY_PICK_HEAD
+'
+
+test_expect_success \
+'cherry-pick --strategy=resolve w/dirty tree does not set CHERRY_PICK_HEAD' '
+	pristine_detach initial &&
+	echo foo > foo &&
+	test_must_fail git cherry-pick --strategy=resolve base &&
+	test_must_fail git rev-parse --verify CHERRY_PICK_HEAD
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'GIT_CHERRY_PICK_HELP suppresses CHERRY_PICK_HEAD' '
 	pristine_detach initial &&
 	(

-- 
1.7.7.6.g25c34

Re: [PATCH v2] revert.c: defer writing CHERRY_PICK_HEAD till it is safe to do so

From: Jay Soffian <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:52:11

On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 1:48 PM, Jay Soffian [off-list ref] wrote:

Note that do_recursive_merge() aborts if the merge cannot start, while
try_merge_command() returns a non-zero value other than 1.

Maybe you want this on-top:

diff --git i/builtin/revert.c w/builtin/revert.c
index a95b255c86..7e4857530b 100644
--- i/builtin/revert.c
+++ w/builtin/revert.c

@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ static void advise(const char *advice, ...)
 	va_end(params);
 }

-static void print_advice(void)
+static void print_advice(int show_hint)
 {
 	char *msg = getenv("GIT_CHERRY_PICK_HELP");

@@ -238,9 +238,11 @@ static void print_advice(void)
 		return;
 	}

-	advise("after resolving the conflicts, mark the corrected paths");
-	advise("with 'git add <paths>' or 'git rm <paths>'");
-	advise("and commit the result with 'git commit'");
+	if (show_hint) {
+		advise("after resolving the conflicts, mark the corrected paths");
+		advise("with 'git add <paths>' or 'git rm <paths>'");
+		advise("and commit the result with 'git commit'");
+	}
 }

 static void write_message(struct strbuf *msgbuf, const char *filename)

@@ -510,7 +512,7 @@ static int do_pick_commit(void)
 		      : _("could not apply %s... %s"),
 		      find_unique_abbrev(commit->object.sha1, DEFAULT_ABBREV),
 		      msg.subject);
-		print_advice();
+		print_advice(res == 1);
 		rerere(allow_rerere_auto);
 	} else {
 		if (!no_commit)

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