builtin-checkout.con commit lstat_cache(): print a warning if doing ping-pong between cache types (7734f04)
   1#include "cache.h"
   2#include "builtin.h"
   3#include "parse-options.h"
   4#include "refs.h"
   5#include "commit.h"
   6#include "tree.h"
   7#include "tree-walk.h"
   8#include "unpack-trees.h"
   9#include "dir.h"
  10#include "run-command.h"
  11#include "merge-recursive.h"
  12#include "branch.h"
  13#include "diff.h"
  14#include "revision.h"
  15#include "remote.h"
  16#include "blob.h"
  17#include "xdiff-interface.h"
  18#include "ll-merge.h"
  19
  20static const char * const checkout_usage[] = {
  21        "git checkout [options] <branch>",
  22        "git checkout [options] [<branch>] -- <file>...",
  23        NULL,
  24};
  25
  26struct checkout_opts {
  27        int quiet;
  28        int merge;
  29        int force;
  30        int writeout_stage;
  31        int writeout_error;
  32
  33        const char *new_branch;
  34        int new_branch_log;
  35        enum branch_track track;
  36};
  37
  38static int post_checkout_hook(struct commit *old, struct commit *new,
  39                              int changed)
  40{
  41        return run_hook(NULL, "post-checkout",
  42                        sha1_to_hex(old ? old->object.sha1 : null_sha1),
  43                        sha1_to_hex(new ? new->object.sha1 : null_sha1),
  44                        changed ? "1" : "0", NULL);
  45        /* "new" can be NULL when checking out from the index before
  46           a commit exists. */
  47
  48}
  49
  50static int update_some(const unsigned char *sha1, const char *base, int baselen,
  51                const char *pathname, unsigned mode, int stage, void *context)
  52{
  53        int len;
  54        struct cache_entry *ce;
  55
  56        if (S_ISGITLINK(mode))
  57                return 0;
  58
  59        if (S_ISDIR(mode))
  60                return READ_TREE_RECURSIVE;
  61
  62        len = baselen + strlen(pathname);
  63        ce = xcalloc(1, cache_entry_size(len));
  64        hashcpy(ce->sha1, sha1);
  65        memcpy(ce->name, base, baselen);
  66        memcpy(ce->name + baselen, pathname, len - baselen);
  67        ce->ce_flags = create_ce_flags(len, 0);
  68        ce->ce_mode = create_ce_mode(mode);
  69        add_cache_entry(ce, ADD_CACHE_OK_TO_ADD | ADD_CACHE_OK_TO_REPLACE);
  70        return 0;
  71}
  72
  73static int read_tree_some(struct tree *tree, const char **pathspec)
  74{
  75        read_tree_recursive(tree, "", 0, 0, pathspec, update_some, NULL);
  76
  77        /* update the index with the given tree's info
  78         * for all args, expanding wildcards, and exit
  79         * with any non-zero return code.
  80         */
  81        return 0;
  82}
  83
  84static int skip_same_name(struct cache_entry *ce, int pos)
  85{
  86        while (++pos < active_nr &&
  87               !strcmp(active_cache[pos]->name, ce->name))
  88                ; /* skip */
  89        return pos;
  90}
  91
  92static int check_stage(int stage, struct cache_entry *ce, int pos)
  93{
  94        while (pos < active_nr &&
  95               !strcmp(active_cache[pos]->name, ce->name)) {
  96                if (ce_stage(active_cache[pos]) == stage)
  97                        return 0;
  98                pos++;
  99        }
 100        return error("path '%s' does not have %s version",
 101                     ce->name,
 102                     (stage == 2) ? "our" : "their");
 103}
 104
 105static int check_all_stages(struct cache_entry *ce, int pos)
 106{
 107        if (ce_stage(ce) != 1 ||
 108            active_nr <= pos + 2 ||
 109            strcmp(active_cache[pos+1]->name, ce->name) ||
 110            ce_stage(active_cache[pos+1]) != 2 ||
 111            strcmp(active_cache[pos+2]->name, ce->name) ||
 112            ce_stage(active_cache[pos+2]) != 3)
 113                return error("path '%s' does not have all three versions",
 114                             ce->name);
 115        return 0;
 116}
 117
 118static int checkout_stage(int stage, struct cache_entry *ce, int pos,
 119                          struct checkout *state)
 120{
 121        while (pos < active_nr &&
 122               !strcmp(active_cache[pos]->name, ce->name)) {
 123                if (ce_stage(active_cache[pos]) == stage)
 124                        return checkout_entry(active_cache[pos], state, NULL);
 125                pos++;
 126        }
 127        return error("path '%s' does not have %s version",
 128                     ce->name,
 129                     (stage == 2) ? "our" : "their");
 130}
 131
 132/* NEEDSWORK: share with merge-recursive */
 133static void fill_mm(const unsigned char *sha1, mmfile_t *mm)
 134{
 135        unsigned long size;
 136        enum object_type type;
 137
 138        if (!hashcmp(sha1, null_sha1)) {
 139                mm->ptr = xstrdup("");
 140                mm->size = 0;
 141                return;
 142        }
 143
 144        mm->ptr = read_sha1_file(sha1, &type, &size);
 145        if (!mm->ptr || type != OBJ_BLOB)
 146                die("unable to read blob object %s", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
 147        mm->size = size;
 148}
 149
 150static int checkout_merged(int pos, struct checkout *state)
 151{
 152        struct cache_entry *ce = active_cache[pos];
 153        const char *path = ce->name;
 154        mmfile_t ancestor, ours, theirs;
 155        int status;
 156        unsigned char sha1[20];
 157        mmbuffer_t result_buf;
 158
 159        if (ce_stage(ce) != 1 ||
 160            active_nr <= pos + 2 ||
 161            strcmp(active_cache[pos+1]->name, path) ||
 162            ce_stage(active_cache[pos+1]) != 2 ||
 163            strcmp(active_cache[pos+2]->name, path) ||
 164            ce_stage(active_cache[pos+2]) != 3)
 165                return error("path '%s' does not have all 3 versions", path);
 166
 167        fill_mm(active_cache[pos]->sha1, &ancestor);
 168        fill_mm(active_cache[pos+1]->sha1, &ours);
 169        fill_mm(active_cache[pos+2]->sha1, &theirs);
 170
 171        status = ll_merge(&result_buf, path, &ancestor,
 172                          &ours, "ours", &theirs, "theirs", 1);
 173        free(ancestor.ptr);
 174        free(ours.ptr);
 175        free(theirs.ptr);
 176        if (status < 0 || !result_buf.ptr) {
 177                free(result_buf.ptr);
 178                return error("path '%s': cannot merge", path);
 179        }
 180
 181        /*
 182         * NEEDSWORK:
 183         * There is absolutely no reason to write this as a blob object
 184         * and create a phoney cache entry just to leak.  This hack is
 185         * primarily to get to the write_entry() machinery that massages
 186         * the contents to work-tree format and writes out which only
 187         * allows it for a cache entry.  The code in write_entry() needs
 188         * to be refactored to allow us to feed a <buffer, size, mode>
 189         * instead of a cache entry.  Such a refactoring would help
 190         * merge_recursive as well (it also writes the merge result to the
 191         * object database even when it may contain conflicts).
 192         */
 193        if (write_sha1_file(result_buf.ptr, result_buf.size,
 194                            blob_type, sha1))
 195                die("Unable to add merge result for '%s'", path);
 196        ce = make_cache_entry(create_ce_mode(active_cache[pos+1]->ce_mode),
 197                              sha1,
 198                              path, 2, 0);
 199        if (!ce)
 200                die("make_cache_entry failed for path '%s'", path);
 201        status = checkout_entry(ce, state, NULL);
 202        return status;
 203}
 204
 205static int checkout_paths(struct tree *source_tree, const char **pathspec,
 206                          struct checkout_opts *opts)
 207{
 208        int pos;
 209        struct checkout state;
 210        static char *ps_matched;
 211        unsigned char rev[20];
 212        int flag;
 213        struct commit *head;
 214        int errs = 0;
 215        int stage = opts->writeout_stage;
 216        int merge = opts->merge;
 217        int newfd;
 218        struct lock_file *lock_file = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct lock_file));
 219
 220        newfd = hold_locked_index(lock_file, 1);
 221        if (read_cache() < 0)
 222                return error("corrupt index file");
 223
 224        if (source_tree)
 225                read_tree_some(source_tree, pathspec);
 226
 227        for (pos = 0; pathspec[pos]; pos++)
 228                ;
 229        ps_matched = xcalloc(1, pos);
 230
 231        for (pos = 0; pos < active_nr; pos++) {
 232                struct cache_entry *ce = active_cache[pos];
 233                match_pathspec(pathspec, ce->name, ce_namelen(ce), 0, ps_matched);
 234        }
 235
 236        if (report_path_error(ps_matched, pathspec, 0))
 237                return 1;
 238
 239        /* Any unmerged paths? */
 240        for (pos = 0; pos < active_nr; pos++) {
 241                struct cache_entry *ce = active_cache[pos];
 242                if (match_pathspec(pathspec, ce->name, ce_namelen(ce), 0, NULL)) {
 243                        if (!ce_stage(ce))
 244                                continue;
 245                        if (opts->force) {
 246                                warning("path '%s' is unmerged", ce->name);
 247                        } else if (stage) {
 248                                errs |= check_stage(stage, ce, pos);
 249                        } else if (opts->merge) {
 250                                errs |= check_all_stages(ce, pos);
 251                        } else {
 252                                errs = 1;
 253                                error("path '%s' is unmerged", ce->name);
 254                        }
 255                        pos = skip_same_name(ce, pos) - 1;
 256                }
 257        }
 258        if (errs)
 259                return 1;
 260
 261        /* Now we are committed to check them out */
 262        memset(&state, 0, sizeof(state));
 263        state.force = 1;
 264        state.refresh_cache = 1;
 265        for (pos = 0; pos < active_nr; pos++) {
 266                struct cache_entry *ce = active_cache[pos];
 267                if (match_pathspec(pathspec, ce->name, ce_namelen(ce), 0, NULL)) {
 268                        if (!ce_stage(ce)) {
 269                                errs |= checkout_entry(ce, &state, NULL);
 270                                continue;
 271                        }
 272                        if (stage)
 273                                errs |= checkout_stage(stage, ce, pos, &state);
 274                        else if (merge)
 275                                errs |= checkout_merged(pos, &state);
 276                        pos = skip_same_name(ce, pos) - 1;
 277                }
 278        }
 279
 280        if (write_cache(newfd, active_cache, active_nr) ||
 281            commit_locked_index(lock_file))
 282                die("unable to write new index file");
 283
 284        resolve_ref("HEAD", rev, 0, &flag);
 285        head = lookup_commit_reference_gently(rev, 1);
 286
 287        errs |= post_checkout_hook(head, head, 0);
 288        return errs;
 289}
 290
 291static void show_local_changes(struct object *head)
 292{
 293        struct rev_info rev;
 294        /* I think we want full paths, even if we're in a subdirectory. */
 295        init_revisions(&rev, NULL);
 296        rev.abbrev = 0;
 297        rev.diffopt.output_format |= DIFF_FORMAT_NAME_STATUS;
 298        add_pending_object(&rev, head, NULL);
 299        run_diff_index(&rev, 0);
 300}
 301
 302static void describe_detached_head(char *msg, struct commit *commit)
 303{
 304        struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 305        parse_commit(commit);
 306        pretty_print_commit(CMIT_FMT_ONELINE, commit, &sb, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0);
 307        fprintf(stderr, "%s %s... %s\n", msg,
 308                find_unique_abbrev(commit->object.sha1, DEFAULT_ABBREV), sb.buf);
 309        strbuf_release(&sb);
 310}
 311
 312static int reset_tree(struct tree *tree, struct checkout_opts *o, int worktree)
 313{
 314        struct unpack_trees_options opts;
 315        struct tree_desc tree_desc;
 316
 317        memset(&opts, 0, sizeof(opts));
 318        opts.head_idx = -1;
 319        opts.update = worktree;
 320        opts.skip_unmerged = !worktree;
 321        opts.reset = 1;
 322        opts.merge = 1;
 323        opts.fn = oneway_merge;
 324        opts.verbose_update = !o->quiet;
 325        opts.src_index = &the_index;
 326        opts.dst_index = &the_index;
 327        parse_tree(tree);
 328        init_tree_desc(&tree_desc, tree->buffer, tree->size);
 329        switch (unpack_trees(1, &tree_desc, &opts)) {
 330        case -2:
 331                o->writeout_error = 1;
 332                /*
 333                 * We return 0 nevertheless, as the index is all right
 334                 * and more importantly we have made best efforts to
 335                 * update paths in the work tree, and we cannot revert
 336                 * them.
 337                 */
 338        case 0:
 339                return 0;
 340        default:
 341                return 128;
 342        }
 343}
 344
 345struct branch_info {
 346        const char *name; /* The short name used */
 347        const char *path; /* The full name of a real branch */
 348        struct commit *commit; /* The named commit */
 349};
 350
 351static void setup_branch_path(struct branch_info *branch)
 352{
 353        struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 354        int ret;
 355
 356        if ((ret = interpret_nth_last_branch(branch->name, &buf))
 357            && ret == strlen(branch->name)) {
 358                branch->name = xstrdup(buf.buf);
 359                strbuf_splice(&buf, 0, 0, "refs/heads/", 11);
 360        } else {
 361                strbuf_addstr(&buf, "refs/heads/");
 362                strbuf_addstr(&buf, branch->name);
 363        }
 364        branch->path = strbuf_detach(&buf, NULL);
 365}
 366
 367static int merge_working_tree(struct checkout_opts *opts,
 368                              struct branch_info *old, struct branch_info *new)
 369{
 370        int ret;
 371        struct lock_file *lock_file = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct lock_file));
 372        int newfd = hold_locked_index(lock_file, 1);
 373
 374        if (read_cache() < 0)
 375                return error("corrupt index file");
 376
 377        if (opts->force) {
 378                ret = reset_tree(new->commit->tree, opts, 1);
 379                if (ret)
 380                        return ret;
 381        } else {
 382                struct tree_desc trees[2];
 383                struct tree *tree;
 384                struct unpack_trees_options topts;
 385
 386                memset(&topts, 0, sizeof(topts));
 387                topts.head_idx = -1;
 388                topts.src_index = &the_index;
 389                topts.dst_index = &the_index;
 390
 391                topts.msgs.not_uptodate_file = "You have local changes to '%s'; cannot switch branches.";
 392
 393                refresh_cache(REFRESH_QUIET);
 394
 395                if (unmerged_cache()) {
 396                        error("you need to resolve your current index first");
 397                        return 1;
 398                }
 399
 400                /* 2-way merge to the new branch */
 401                topts.initial_checkout = is_cache_unborn();
 402                topts.update = 1;
 403                topts.merge = 1;
 404                topts.gently = opts->merge;
 405                topts.verbose_update = !opts->quiet;
 406                topts.fn = twoway_merge;
 407                topts.dir = xcalloc(1, sizeof(*topts.dir));
 408                topts.dir->show_ignored = 1;
 409                topts.dir->exclude_per_dir = ".gitignore";
 410                tree = parse_tree_indirect(old->commit->object.sha1);
 411                init_tree_desc(&trees[0], tree->buffer, tree->size);
 412                tree = parse_tree_indirect(new->commit->object.sha1);
 413                init_tree_desc(&trees[1], tree->buffer, tree->size);
 414
 415                ret = unpack_trees(2, trees, &topts);
 416                if (ret == -1) {
 417                        /*
 418                         * Unpack couldn't do a trivial merge; either
 419                         * give up or do a real merge, depending on
 420                         * whether the merge flag was used.
 421                         */
 422                        struct tree *result;
 423                        struct tree *work;
 424                        struct merge_options o;
 425                        if (!opts->merge)
 426                                return 1;
 427                        parse_commit(old->commit);
 428
 429                        /* Do more real merge */
 430
 431                        /*
 432                         * We update the index fully, then write the
 433                         * tree from the index, then merge the new
 434                         * branch with the current tree, with the old
 435                         * branch as the base. Then we reset the index
 436                         * (but not the working tree) to the new
 437                         * branch, leaving the working tree as the
 438                         * merged version, but skipping unmerged
 439                         * entries in the index.
 440                         */
 441
 442                        add_files_to_cache(NULL, NULL, 0);
 443                        init_merge_options(&o);
 444                        o.verbosity = 0;
 445                        work = write_tree_from_memory(&o);
 446
 447                        ret = reset_tree(new->commit->tree, opts, 1);
 448                        if (ret)
 449                                return ret;
 450                        o.branch1 = new->name;
 451                        o.branch2 = "local";
 452                        merge_trees(&o, new->commit->tree, work,
 453                                old->commit->tree, &result);
 454                        ret = reset_tree(new->commit->tree, opts, 0);
 455                        if (ret)
 456                                return ret;
 457                }
 458        }
 459
 460        if (write_cache(newfd, active_cache, active_nr) ||
 461            commit_locked_index(lock_file))
 462                die("unable to write new index file");
 463
 464        if (!opts->force && !opts->quiet)
 465                show_local_changes(&new->commit->object);
 466
 467        return 0;
 468}
 469
 470static void report_tracking(struct branch_info *new)
 471{
 472        struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 473        struct branch *branch = branch_get(new->name);
 474
 475        if (!format_tracking_info(branch, &sb))
 476                return;
 477        fputs(sb.buf, stdout);
 478        strbuf_release(&sb);
 479}
 480
 481static void update_refs_for_switch(struct checkout_opts *opts,
 482                                   struct branch_info *old,
 483                                   struct branch_info *new)
 484{
 485        struct strbuf msg = STRBUF_INIT;
 486        const char *old_desc;
 487        if (opts->new_branch) {
 488                create_branch(old->name, opts->new_branch, new->name, 0,
 489                              opts->new_branch_log, opts->track);
 490                new->name = opts->new_branch;
 491                setup_branch_path(new);
 492        }
 493
 494        old_desc = old->name;
 495        if (!old_desc && old->commit)
 496                old_desc = sha1_to_hex(old->commit->object.sha1);
 497        strbuf_addf(&msg, "checkout: moving from %s to %s",
 498                    old_desc ? old_desc : "(invalid)", new->name);
 499
 500        if (new->path) {
 501                create_symref("HEAD", new->path, msg.buf);
 502                if (!opts->quiet) {
 503                        if (old->path && !strcmp(new->path, old->path))
 504                                fprintf(stderr, "Already on \"%s\"\n",
 505                                        new->name);
 506                        else
 507                                fprintf(stderr, "Switched to%s branch \"%s\"\n",
 508                                        opts->new_branch ? " a new" : "",
 509                                        new->name);
 510                }
 511        } else if (strcmp(new->name, "HEAD")) {
 512                update_ref(msg.buf, "HEAD", new->commit->object.sha1, NULL,
 513                           REF_NODEREF, DIE_ON_ERR);
 514                if (!opts->quiet) {
 515                        if (old->path)
 516                                fprintf(stderr, "Note: moving to \"%s\" which isn't a local branch\nIf you want to create a new branch from this checkout, you may do so\n(now or later) by using -b with the checkout command again. Example:\n  git checkout -b <new_branch_name>\n", new->name);
 517                        describe_detached_head("HEAD is now at", new->commit);
 518                }
 519        }
 520        remove_branch_state();
 521        strbuf_release(&msg);
 522        if (!opts->quiet && (new->path || !strcmp(new->name, "HEAD")))
 523                report_tracking(new);
 524}
 525
 526static int switch_branches(struct checkout_opts *opts, struct branch_info *new)
 527{
 528        int ret = 0;
 529        struct branch_info old;
 530        unsigned char rev[20];
 531        int flag;
 532        memset(&old, 0, sizeof(old));
 533        old.path = resolve_ref("HEAD", rev, 0, &flag);
 534        old.commit = lookup_commit_reference_gently(rev, 1);
 535        if (!(flag & REF_ISSYMREF))
 536                old.path = NULL;
 537
 538        if (old.path && !prefixcmp(old.path, "refs/heads/"))
 539                old.name = old.path + strlen("refs/heads/");
 540
 541        if (!new->name) {
 542                new->name = "HEAD";
 543                new->commit = old.commit;
 544                if (!new->commit)
 545                        die("You are on a branch yet to be born");
 546                parse_commit(new->commit);
 547        }
 548
 549        /*
 550         * If we were on a detached HEAD, but we are now moving to
 551         * a new commit, we want to mention the old commit once more
 552         * to remind the user that it might be lost.
 553         */
 554        if (!opts->quiet && !old.path && old.commit && new->commit != old.commit)
 555                describe_detached_head("Previous HEAD position was", old.commit);
 556
 557        if (!old.commit && !opts->force) {
 558                if (!opts->quiet) {
 559                        fprintf(stderr, "warning: You appear to be on a branch yet to be born.\n");
 560                        fprintf(stderr, "warning: Forcing checkout of %s.\n", new->name);
 561                }
 562                opts->force = 1;
 563        }
 564
 565        ret = merge_working_tree(opts, &old, new);
 566        if (ret)
 567                return ret;
 568
 569        update_refs_for_switch(opts, &old, new);
 570
 571        ret = post_checkout_hook(old.commit, new->commit, 1);
 572        return ret || opts->writeout_error;
 573}
 574
 575static int git_checkout_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
 576{
 577        return git_xmerge_config(var, value, cb);
 578}
 579
 580int cmd_checkout(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 581{
 582        struct checkout_opts opts;
 583        unsigned char rev[20];
 584        const char *arg;
 585        struct branch_info new;
 586        struct tree *source_tree = NULL;
 587        char *conflict_style = NULL;
 588        struct option options[] = {
 589                OPT__QUIET(&opts.quiet),
 590                OPT_STRING('b', NULL, &opts.new_branch, "new branch", "branch"),
 591                OPT_BOOLEAN('l', NULL, &opts.new_branch_log, "log for new branch"),
 592                OPT_SET_INT('t', "track",  &opts.track, "track",
 593                        BRANCH_TRACK_EXPLICIT),
 594                OPT_SET_INT('2', "ours", &opts.writeout_stage, "stage",
 595                            2),
 596                OPT_SET_INT('3', "theirs", &opts.writeout_stage, "stage",
 597                            3),
 598                OPT_BOOLEAN('f', NULL, &opts.force, "force"),
 599                OPT_BOOLEAN('m', "merge", &opts.merge, "merge"),
 600                OPT_STRING(0, "conflict", &conflict_style, "style",
 601                           "conflict style (merge or diff3)"),
 602                OPT_END(),
 603        };
 604        int has_dash_dash;
 605
 606        memset(&opts, 0, sizeof(opts));
 607        memset(&new, 0, sizeof(new));
 608
 609        git_config(git_checkout_config, NULL);
 610
 611        opts.track = BRANCH_TRACK_UNSPECIFIED;
 612
 613        argc = parse_options(argc, argv, options, checkout_usage,
 614                             PARSE_OPT_KEEP_DASHDASH);
 615
 616        /* --track without -b should DWIM */
 617        if (0 < opts.track && !opts.new_branch) {
 618                const char *argv0 = argv[0];
 619                if (!argc || !strcmp(argv0, "--"))
 620                        die ("--track needs a branch name");
 621                if (!prefixcmp(argv0, "refs/"))
 622                        argv0 += 5;
 623                if (!prefixcmp(argv0, "remotes/"))
 624                        argv0 += 8;
 625                argv0 = strchr(argv0, '/');
 626                if (!argv0 || !argv0[1])
 627                        die ("Missing branch name; try -b");
 628                opts.new_branch = argv0 + 1;
 629        }
 630
 631        if (opts.track == BRANCH_TRACK_UNSPECIFIED)
 632                opts.track = git_branch_track;
 633        if (conflict_style) {
 634                opts.merge = 1; /* implied */
 635                git_xmerge_config("merge.conflictstyle", conflict_style, NULL);
 636        }
 637
 638        if (opts.force && opts.merge)
 639                die("git checkout: -f and -m are incompatible");
 640
 641        /*
 642         * case 1: git checkout <ref> -- [<paths>]
 643         *
 644         *   <ref> must be a valid tree, everything after the '--' must be
 645         *   a path.
 646         *
 647         * case 2: git checkout -- [<paths>]
 648         *
 649         *   everything after the '--' must be paths.
 650         *
 651         * case 3: git checkout <something> [<paths>]
 652         *
 653         *   With no paths, if <something> is a commit, that is to
 654         *   switch to the branch or detach HEAD at it.
 655         *
 656         *   Otherwise <something> shall not be ambiguous.
 657         *   - If it's *only* a reference, treat it like case (1).
 658         *   - If it's only a path, treat it like case (2).
 659         *   - else: fail.
 660         *
 661         */
 662        if (argc) {
 663                if (!strcmp(argv[0], "--")) {       /* case (2) */
 664                        argv++;
 665                        argc--;
 666                        goto no_reference;
 667                }
 668
 669                arg = argv[0];
 670                has_dash_dash = (argc > 1) && !strcmp(argv[1], "--");
 671
 672                if (!strcmp(arg, "-"))
 673                        arg = "@{-1}";
 674
 675                if (get_sha1(arg, rev)) {
 676                        if (has_dash_dash)          /* case (1) */
 677                                die("invalid reference: %s", arg);
 678                        goto no_reference;          /* case (3 -> 2) */
 679                }
 680
 681                /* we can't end up being in (2) anymore, eat the argument */
 682                argv++;
 683                argc--;
 684
 685                new.name = arg;
 686                if ((new.commit = lookup_commit_reference_gently(rev, 1))) {
 687                        setup_branch_path(&new);
 688                        if (resolve_ref(new.path, rev, 1, NULL))
 689                                new.commit = lookup_commit_reference(rev);
 690                        else
 691                                new.path = NULL;
 692                        parse_commit(new.commit);
 693                        source_tree = new.commit->tree;
 694                } else
 695                        source_tree = parse_tree_indirect(rev);
 696
 697                if (!source_tree)                   /* case (1): want a tree */
 698                        die("reference is not a tree: %s", arg);
 699                if (!has_dash_dash) {/* case (3 -> 1) */
 700                        /*
 701                         * Do not complain the most common case
 702                         *      git checkout branch
 703                         * even if there happen to be a file called 'branch';
 704                         * it would be extremely annoying.
 705                         */
 706                        if (argc)
 707                                verify_non_filename(NULL, arg);
 708                }
 709                else {
 710                        argv++;
 711                        argc--;
 712                }
 713        }
 714
 715no_reference:
 716        if (argc) {
 717                const char **pathspec = get_pathspec(prefix, argv);
 718
 719                if (!pathspec)
 720                        die("invalid path specification");
 721
 722                /* Checkout paths */
 723                if (opts.new_branch) {
 724                        if (argc == 1) {
 725                                die("git checkout: updating paths is incompatible with switching branches.\nDid you intend to checkout '%s' which can not be resolved as commit?", argv[0]);
 726                        } else {
 727                                die("git checkout: updating paths is incompatible with switching branches.");
 728                        }
 729                }
 730
 731                if (1 < !!opts.writeout_stage + !!opts.force + !!opts.merge)
 732                        die("git checkout: --ours/--theirs, --force and --merge are incompatible when\nchecking out of the index.");
 733
 734                return checkout_paths(source_tree, pathspec, &opts);
 735        }
 736
 737        if (opts.new_branch) {
 738                struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 739                strbuf_addstr(&buf, "refs/heads/");
 740                strbuf_addstr(&buf, opts.new_branch);
 741                if (!get_sha1(buf.buf, rev))
 742                        die("git checkout: branch %s already exists", opts.new_branch);
 743                if (check_ref_format(buf.buf))
 744                        die("git checkout: we do not like '%s' as a branch name.", opts.new_branch);
 745                strbuf_release(&buf);
 746        }
 747
 748        if (new.name && !new.commit) {
 749                die("Cannot switch branch to a non-commit.");
 750        }
 751        if (opts.writeout_stage)
 752                die("--ours/--theirs is incompatible with switching branches.");
 753
 754        return switch_branches(&opts, &new);
 755}