status/commit: do not suggest "reset HEAD <path>" while merging

Suggesting "'reset HEAD <path>' to unstage" is dead wrong if we are about
to record a merge commit.  For either an unmerged path (i.e. with
unresolved conflicts), or an updated path, it would result in discarding
what the other branch did.

Note that we do not do anything special in a case where we are amending a
merge.  The user is making an evil merge starting from an already
committed merge, and running "reset HEAD <path>" is the right way to get
rid of the local edit that has been added to the index.

Once "reset --unresolve <path>" becomes available, we might want to
suggest it for a merged path that has unresolve information, but until
then, just remove the incorrect advice.

We might also want to suggest "checkout --conflict <path>" to revert the
file in the work tree to the state of failed automerge for an unmerged
path, but we never did that, and this commit does not change that.

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

4 files changed, 13 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/builtin-commit.c b/builtin-commit.c
index 17dd46217..7218454d1 100644
--- a/builtin-commit.c
+++ b/builtin-commit.c
@@ -960,6 +960,7 @@ int cmd_status(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	read_cache();
 	refresh_cache(REFRESH_QUIET|REFRESH_UNMERGED);
 	s.is_initial = get_sha1(s.reference, sha1) ? 1 : 0;
+	s.in_merge = in_merge;
 	wt_status_collect(&s);
 
 	if (s.relative_paths)
@@ -1056,6 +1057,7 @@ int cmd_commit(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	wt_status_prepare(&s);
 	git_config(git_commit_config, &s);
 	in_merge = file_exists(git_path("MERGE_HEAD"));
+	s.in_merge = in_merge;
 
 	if (s.use_color == -1)
 		s.use_color = git_use_color_default;
diff --git a/t/t7060-wtstatus.sh b/t/t7060-wtstatus.sh
index 0919ec46f..fcac47259 100755
--- a/t/t7060-wtstatus.sh
+++ b/t/t7060-wtstatus.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ test_expect_success 'Report new path with conflict' '
 cat >expect <<EOF
 # On branch side
 # Unmerged paths:
-#   (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage)
 #   (use "git add/rm <file>..." as appropriate to mark resolution)
 #
 #	deleted by us:      foo
diff --git a/wt-status.c b/wt-status.c
index 56cd8741c..c4589055b 100644
--- a/wt-status.c
+++ b/wt-status.c
@@ -47,8 +47,11 @@ void wt_status_prepare(struct wt_status *s)
 static void wt_status_print_unmerged_header(struct wt_status *s)
 {
 	const char *c = color(WT_STATUS_HEADER, s);
+
 	color_fprintf_ln(s->fp, c, "# Unmerged paths:");
-	if (!s->is_initial)
+	if (s->in_merge)
+		;
+	else if (!s->is_initial)
 		color_fprintf_ln(s->fp, c, "#   (use \"git reset %s <file>...\" to unstage)", s->reference);
 	else
 		color_fprintf_ln(s->fp, c, "#   (use \"git rm --cached <file>...\" to unstage)");
@@ -59,12 +62,14 @@ static void wt_status_print_unmerged_header(struct wt_status *s)
 static void wt_status_print_cached_header(struct wt_status *s)
 {
 	const char *c = color(WT_STATUS_HEADER, s);
+
 	color_fprintf_ln(s->fp, c, "# Changes to be committed:");
-	if (!s->is_initial) {
+	if (s->in_merge)
+		; /* NEEDSWORK: use "git reset --unresolve"??? */
+	else if (!s->is_initial)
 		color_fprintf_ln(s->fp, c, "#   (use \"git reset %s <file>...\" to unstage)", s->reference);
-	} else {
+	else
 		color_fprintf_ln(s->fp, c, "#   (use \"git rm --cached <file>...\" to unstage)");
-	}
 	color_fprintf_ln(s->fp, c, "#");
 }
 
@@ -72,6 +77,7 @@ static void wt_status_print_dirty_header(struct wt_status *s,
 					 int has_deleted)
 {
 	const char *c = color(WT_STATUS_HEADER, s);
+
 	color_fprintf_ln(s->fp, c, "# Changed but not updated:");
 	if (!has_deleted)
 		color_fprintf_ln(s->fp, c, "#   (use \"git add <file>...\" to update what will be committed)");
diff --git a/wt-status.h b/wt-status.h
index a4bddcf8d..c60f40a34 100644
--- a/wt-status.h
+++ b/wt-status.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ struct wt_status {
 	const char **pathspec;
 	int verbose;
 	int amend;
+	int in_merge;
 	int nowarn;
 	int use_color;
 	int relative_paths;