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-rw-r--r--builtin-revert.c26
-rwxr-xr-xt/t3503-cherry-pick-root.sh30
2 files changed, 46 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/builtin-revert.c b/builtin-revert.c
index 0270f9b85..f3d452418 100644
--- a/builtin-revert.c
+++ b/builtin-revert.c
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ static int merge_recursive(const char *base_sha1,
{
char buffer[256];
const char *argv[6];
+ int i = 0;
sprintf(buffer, "GITHEAD_%s", head_sha1);
setenv(buffer, head_name, 1);
@@ -218,12 +219,13 @@ static int merge_recursive(const char *base_sha1,
* and $prev on top of us (when reverting), or the change between
* $prev and $commit on top of us (when cherry-picking or replaying).
*/
- argv[0] = "merge-recursive";
- argv[1] = base_sha1;
- argv[2] = "--";
- argv[3] = head_sha1;
- argv[4] = next_sha1;
- argv[5] = NULL;
+ argv[i++] = "merge-recursive";
+ if (base_sha1)
+ argv[i++] = base_sha1;
+ argv[i++] = "--";
+ argv[i++] = head_sha1;
+ argv[i++] = next_sha1;
+ argv[i++] = NULL;
return run_command_v_opt(argv, RUN_COMMAND_NO_STDIN | RUN_GIT_CMD);
}
@@ -297,9 +299,12 @@ static int revert_or_cherry_pick(int argc, const char **argv)
discard_cache();
}
- if (!commit->parents)
- die ("Cannot %s a root commit", me);
- if (commit->parents->next) {
+ if (!commit->parents) {
+ if (action == REVERT)
+ die ("Cannot revert a root commit");
+ parent = NULL;
+ }
+ else if (commit->parents->next) {
/* Reverting or cherry-picking a merge commit */
int cnt;
struct commit_list *p;
@@ -368,7 +373,8 @@ static int revert_or_cherry_pick(int argc, const char **argv)
}
}
- if (merge_recursive(sha1_to_hex(base->object.sha1),
+ if (merge_recursive(base == NULL ?
+ NULL : sha1_to_hex(base->object.sha1),
sha1_to_hex(head), "HEAD",
sha1_to_hex(next->object.sha1), oneline) ||
write_cache_as_tree(head, 0, NULL)) {
diff --git a/t/t3503-cherry-pick-root.sh b/t/t3503-cherry-pick-root.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..b0faa2991
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t3503-cherry-pick-root.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='test cherry-picking a root commit'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+test_expect_success setup '
+
+ echo first > file1 &&
+ git add file1 &&
+ test_tick &&
+ git commit -m "first" &&
+
+ git symbolic-ref HEAD refs/heads/second &&
+ rm .git/index file1 &&
+ echo second > file2 &&
+ git add file2 &&
+ test_tick &&
+ git commit -m "second"
+
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'cherry-pick a root commit' '
+
+ git cherry-pick master &&
+ test first = $(cat file1)
+
+'
+
+test_done