init, clone: support --separate-git-dir for .git file

--separate-git-dir tells git to create git dir at the specified
location, instead of where it is supposed to be. A .git file that
points to that location will be put in place so that it appears normal
to repo discovery process.

Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

2 files changed, 59 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/t/t0001-init.sh b/t/t0001-init.sh
index f68499321..b2e6919da 100755
--- a/t/t0001-init.sh
+++ b/t/t0001-init.sh
@@ -374,4 +374,50 @@ test_expect_success 'init prefers command line to GIT_DIR' '
 	! test -d otherdir/refs
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'init with separate gitdir' '
+	rm -rf newdir &&
+	git init --separate-git-dir realgitdir newdir &&
+	echo "gitdir: `pwd`/realgitdir" >expected &&
+	test_cmp expected newdir/.git &&
+	test -d realgitdir/refs
+'
+
+test_expect_success 're-init to update git link' '
+	(
+	cd newdir &&
+	git init --separate-git-dir ../surrealgitdir
+	) &&
+	echo "gitdir: `pwd`/surrealgitdir" >expected &&
+	test_cmp expected newdir/.git &&
+	test -d surrealgitdir/refs &&
+	! test -d realgitdir/refs
+'
+
+test_expect_success 're-init to move gitdir' '
+	rm -rf newdir realgitdir surrealgitdir &&
+	git init newdir &&
+	(
+	cd newdir &&
+	git init --separate-git-dir ../realgitdir
+	) &&
+	echo "gitdir: `pwd`/realgitdir" >expected &&
+	test_cmp expected newdir/.git &&
+	test -d realgitdir/refs
+'
+
+test_expect_success 're-init to move gitdir symlink' '
+	rm -rf newdir realgitdir &&
+	git init newdir &&
+	(
+	cd newdir &&
+	mv .git here &&
+	ln -s here .git &&
+	git init -L ../realgitdir
+	) &&
+	echo "gitdir: `pwd`/realgitdir" >expected &&
+	test_cmp expected newdir/.git &&
+	test -d realgitdir/refs &&
+	! test -d newdir/here
+'
+
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t5601-clone.sh b/t/t5601-clone.sh
index 987e0c846..c467b6797 100755
--- a/t/t5601-clone.sh
+++ b/t/t5601-clone.sh
@@ -192,4 +192,17 @@ test_expect_success 'do not respect url-encoding of non-url path' '
 	git clone x+y xy-regular
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'clone separate gitdir' '
+	rm -rf dst &&
+	git clone --separate-git-dir realgitdir src dst &&
+	echo "gitdir: `pwd`/realgitdir" >expected &&
+	test_cmp expected dst/.git &&
+	test -d realgitdir/refs
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'clone separate gitdir where target already exists' '
+	rm -rf dst &&
+	test_must_fail git clone --separate-git-dir realgitdir src dst
+'
+
 test_done