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authorJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2013-01-23 13:55:30 -0800
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2013-01-24 14:37:23 -0800
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parent0f4d498dbecbc1b6da66f926df3bc12446bd44dd (diff)
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push: introduce REJECT_FETCH_FIRST and REJECT_NEEDS_FORCE
When we push to update an existing ref, if: * the object at the tip of the remote is not a commit; or * the object we are pushing is not a commit, it won't be correct to suggest to fetch, integrate and push again, as the old and new objects will not "merge". We should explain that the push must be forced when there is a non-committish object is involved in such a case. If we do not have the current object at the tip of the remote, we do not even know that object, when fetched, is something that can be merged. In such a case, suggesting to pull first just like non-fast-forward case may not be technically correct, but in practice, most such failures are seen when you try to push your work to a branch without knowing that somebody else already pushed to update the same branch since you forked, so "pull first" would work as a suggestion most of the time. And if the object at the tip is not a commit, "pull first" will fail, without making any permanent damage. As a side effect, it also makes the error message the user will get during the next "push" attempt easier to understand, now the user is aware that a non-commit object is involved. In these cases, the current code already rejects such a push on the client end, but we used the same error and advice messages as the ones used when rejecting a non-fast-forward push, i.e. pull from there and integrate before pushing again. Introduce new rejection reasons and reword the messages appropriately. [jc: with help by Peff on message details] Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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diff --git a/builtin/send-pack.c b/builtin/send-pack.c
index f849e0a4a..57a46b265 100644
--- a/builtin/send-pack.c
+++ b/builtin/send-pack.c
@@ -44,6 +44,16 @@ static void print_helper_status(struct ref *ref)
msg = "non-fast forward";
break;
+ case REF_STATUS_REJECT_FETCH_FIRST:
+ res = "error";
+ msg = "fetch first";
+ break;
+
+ case REF_STATUS_REJECT_NEEDS_FORCE:
+ res = "error";
+ msg = "needs force";
+ break;
+
case REF_STATUS_REJECT_ALREADY_EXISTS:
res = "error";
msg = "already exists";