aboutsummaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
path: root/branch.c
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
Diffstat (limited to 'branch.c')
-rw-r--r--branch.c31
1 files changed, 21 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/branch.c b/branch.c
index 05ef3f5c9..40d3c4574 100644
--- a/branch.c
+++ b/branch.c
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ static int setup_tracking(const char *new_ref, const char *orig_ref,
switch (track) {
case BRANCH_TRACK_ALWAYS:
case BRANCH_TRACK_EXPLICIT:
+ case BRANCH_TRACK_OVERRIDE:
break;
default:
return 1;
@@ -128,18 +129,25 @@ void create_branch(const char *head,
const char *name, const char *start_name,
int force, int reflog, enum branch_track track)
{
- struct ref_lock *lock;
+ struct ref_lock *lock = NULL;
struct commit *commit;
unsigned char sha1[20];
char *real_ref, msg[PATH_MAX + 20];
struct strbuf ref = STRBUF_INIT;
int forcing = 0;
+ int dont_change_ref = 0;
+ int explicit_tracking = 0;
+
+ if (track == BRANCH_TRACK_EXPLICIT || track == BRANCH_TRACK_OVERRIDE)
+ explicit_tracking = 1;
if (strbuf_check_branch_ref(&ref, name))
die("'%s' is not a valid branch name.", name);
if (resolve_ref(ref.buf, sha1, 1, NULL)) {
- if (!force)
+ if (!force && track == BRANCH_TRACK_OVERRIDE)
+ dont_change_ref = 1;
+ else if (!force)
die("A branch named '%s' already exists.", name);
else if (!is_bare_repository() && !strcmp(head, name))
die("Cannot force update the current branch.");
@@ -153,12 +161,12 @@ void create_branch(const char *head,
switch (dwim_ref(start_name, strlen(start_name), sha1, &real_ref)) {
case 0:
/* Not branching from any existing branch */
- if (track == BRANCH_TRACK_EXPLICIT)
+ if (explicit_tracking)
die("Cannot setup tracking information; starting point is not a branch.");
break;
case 1:
/* Unique completion -- good, only if it is a real ref */
- if (track == BRANCH_TRACK_EXPLICIT && !strcmp(real_ref, "HEAD"))
+ if (explicit_tracking && !strcmp(real_ref, "HEAD"))
die("Cannot setup tracking information; starting point is not a branch.");
break;
default:
@@ -170,9 +178,11 @@ void create_branch(const char *head,
die("Not a valid branch point: '%s'.", start_name);
hashcpy(sha1, commit->object.sha1);
- lock = lock_any_ref_for_update(ref.buf, NULL, 0);
- if (!lock)
- die_errno("Failed to lock ref for update");
+ if (!dont_change_ref) {
+ lock = lock_any_ref_for_update(ref.buf, NULL, 0);
+ if (!lock)
+ die_errno("Failed to lock ref for update");
+ }
if (reflog)
log_all_ref_updates = 1;
@@ -180,15 +190,16 @@ void create_branch(const char *head,
if (forcing)
snprintf(msg, sizeof msg, "branch: Reset from %s",
start_name);
- else
+ else if (!dont_change_ref)
snprintf(msg, sizeof msg, "branch: Created from %s",
start_name);
if (real_ref && track)
setup_tracking(name, real_ref, track);
- if (write_ref_sha1(lock, sha1, msg) < 0)
- die_errno("Failed to write ref");
+ if (!dont_change_ref)
+ if (write_ref_sha1(lock, sha1, msg) < 0)
+ die_errno("Failed to write ref");
strbuf_release(&ref);
free(real_ref);