builtin-checkout.con commit Merge branch 'maint-1.6.0' into maint-1.6.1 (ff6e93f)
   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        struct child_process proc;
  42        const char *name = git_path("hooks/post-checkout");
  43        const char *argv[5];
  44
  45        if (access(name, X_OK) < 0)
  46                return 0;
  47
  48        memset(&proc, 0, sizeof(proc));
  49        argv[0] = name;
  50        argv[1] = xstrdup(sha1_to_hex(old ? old->object.sha1 : null_sha1));
  51        argv[2] = xstrdup(sha1_to_hex(new->object.sha1));
  52        argv[3] = changed ? "1" : "0";
  53        argv[4] = NULL;
  54        proc.argv = argv;
  55        proc.no_stdin = 1;
  56        proc.stdout_to_stderr = 1;
  57        return run_command(&proc);
  58}
  59
  60static int update_some(const unsigned char *sha1, const char *base, int baselen,
  61                const char *pathname, unsigned mode, int stage, void *context)
  62{
  63        int len;
  64        struct cache_entry *ce;
  65
  66        if (S_ISGITLINK(mode))
  67                return 0;
  68
  69        if (S_ISDIR(mode))
  70                return READ_TREE_RECURSIVE;
  71
  72        len = baselen + strlen(pathname);
  73        ce = xcalloc(1, cache_entry_size(len));
  74        hashcpy(ce->sha1, sha1);
  75        memcpy(ce->name, base, baselen);
  76        memcpy(ce->name + baselen, pathname, len - baselen);
  77        ce->ce_flags = create_ce_flags(len, 0);
  78        ce->ce_mode = create_ce_mode(mode);
  79        add_cache_entry(ce, ADD_CACHE_OK_TO_ADD | ADD_CACHE_OK_TO_REPLACE);
  80        return 0;
  81}
  82
  83static int read_tree_some(struct tree *tree, const char **pathspec)
  84{
  85        read_tree_recursive(tree, "", 0, 0, pathspec, update_some, NULL);
  86
  87        /* update the index with the given tree's info
  88         * for all args, expanding wildcards, and exit
  89         * with any non-zero return code.
  90         */
  91        return 0;
  92}
  93
  94static int skip_same_name(struct cache_entry *ce, int pos)
  95{
  96        while (++pos < active_nr &&
  97               !strcmp(active_cache[pos]->name, ce->name))
  98                ; /* skip */
  99        return pos;
 100}
 101
 102static int check_stage(int stage, struct cache_entry *ce, int pos)
 103{
 104        while (pos < active_nr &&
 105               !strcmp(active_cache[pos]->name, ce->name)) {
 106                if (ce_stage(active_cache[pos]) == stage)
 107                        return 0;
 108                pos++;
 109        }
 110        return error("path '%s' does not have %s version",
 111                     ce->name,
 112                     (stage == 2) ? "our" : "their");
 113}
 114
 115static int check_all_stages(struct cache_entry *ce, int pos)
 116{
 117        if (ce_stage(ce) != 1 ||
 118            active_nr <= pos + 2 ||
 119            strcmp(active_cache[pos+1]->name, ce->name) ||
 120            ce_stage(active_cache[pos+1]) != 2 ||
 121            strcmp(active_cache[pos+2]->name, ce->name) ||
 122            ce_stage(active_cache[pos+2]) != 3)
 123                return error("path '%s' does not have all three versions",
 124                             ce->name);
 125        return 0;
 126}
 127
 128static int checkout_stage(int stage, struct cache_entry *ce, int pos,
 129                          struct checkout *state)
 130{
 131        while (pos < active_nr &&
 132               !strcmp(active_cache[pos]->name, ce->name)) {
 133                if (ce_stage(active_cache[pos]) == stage)
 134                        return checkout_entry(active_cache[pos], state, NULL);
 135                pos++;
 136        }
 137        return error("path '%s' does not have %s version",
 138                     ce->name,
 139                     (stage == 2) ? "our" : "their");
 140}
 141
 142/* NEEDSWORK: share with merge-recursive */
 143static void fill_mm(const unsigned char *sha1, mmfile_t *mm)
 144{
 145        unsigned long size;
 146        enum object_type type;
 147
 148        if (!hashcmp(sha1, null_sha1)) {
 149                mm->ptr = xstrdup("");
 150                mm->size = 0;
 151                return;
 152        }
 153
 154        mm->ptr = read_sha1_file(sha1, &type, &size);
 155        if (!mm->ptr || type != OBJ_BLOB)
 156                die("unable to read blob object %s", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
 157        mm->size = size;
 158}
 159
 160static int checkout_merged(int pos, struct checkout *state)
 161{
 162        struct cache_entry *ce = active_cache[pos];
 163        const char *path = ce->name;
 164        mmfile_t ancestor, ours, theirs;
 165        int status;
 166        unsigned char sha1[20];
 167        mmbuffer_t result_buf;
 168
 169        if (ce_stage(ce) != 1 ||
 170            active_nr <= pos + 2 ||
 171            strcmp(active_cache[pos+1]->name, path) ||
 172            ce_stage(active_cache[pos+1]) != 2 ||
 173            strcmp(active_cache[pos+2]->name, path) ||
 174            ce_stage(active_cache[pos+2]) != 3)
 175                return error("path '%s' does not have all 3 versions", path);
 176
 177        fill_mm(active_cache[pos]->sha1, &ancestor);
 178        fill_mm(active_cache[pos+1]->sha1, &ours);
 179        fill_mm(active_cache[pos+2]->sha1, &theirs);
 180
 181        status = ll_merge(&result_buf, path, &ancestor,
 182                          &ours, "ours", &theirs, "theirs", 1);
 183        free(ancestor.ptr);
 184        free(ours.ptr);
 185        free(theirs.ptr);
 186        if (status < 0 || !result_buf.ptr) {
 187                free(result_buf.ptr);
 188                return error("path '%s': cannot merge", path);
 189        }
 190
 191        /*
 192         * NEEDSWORK:
 193         * There is absolutely no reason to write this as a blob object
 194         * and create a phoney cache entry just to leak.  This hack is
 195         * primarily to get to the write_entry() machinery that massages
 196         * the contents to work-tree format and writes out which only
 197         * allows it for a cache entry.  The code in write_entry() needs
 198         * to be refactored to allow us to feed a <buffer, size, mode>
 199         * instead of a cache entry.  Such a refactoring would help
 200         * merge_recursive as well (it also writes the merge result to the
 201         * object database even when it may contain conflicts).
 202         */
 203        if (write_sha1_file(result_buf.ptr, result_buf.size,
 204                            blob_type, sha1))
 205                die("Unable to add merge result for '%s'", path);
 206        ce = make_cache_entry(create_ce_mode(active_cache[pos+1]->ce_mode),
 207                              sha1,
 208                              path, 2, 0);
 209        if (!ce)
 210                die("make_cache_entry failed for path '%s'", path);
 211        status = checkout_entry(ce, state, NULL);
 212        return status;
 213}
 214
 215static int checkout_paths(struct tree *source_tree, const char **pathspec,
 216                          struct checkout_opts *opts)
 217{
 218        int pos;
 219        struct checkout state;
 220        static char *ps_matched;
 221        unsigned char rev[20];
 222        int flag;
 223        struct commit *head;
 224        int errs = 0;
 225        int stage = opts->writeout_stage;
 226        int merge = opts->merge;
 227        int newfd;
 228        struct lock_file *lock_file = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct lock_file));
 229
 230        newfd = hold_locked_index(lock_file, 1);
 231        if (read_cache() < 0)
 232                return error("corrupt index file");
 233
 234        if (source_tree)
 235                read_tree_some(source_tree, pathspec);
 236
 237        for (pos = 0; pathspec[pos]; pos++)
 238                ;
 239        ps_matched = xcalloc(1, pos);
 240
 241        for (pos = 0; pos < active_nr; pos++) {
 242                struct cache_entry *ce = active_cache[pos];
 243                pathspec_match(pathspec, ps_matched, ce->name, 0);
 244        }
 245
 246        if (report_path_error(ps_matched, pathspec, 0))
 247                return 1;
 248
 249        /* Any unmerged paths? */
 250        for (pos = 0; pos < active_nr; pos++) {
 251                struct cache_entry *ce = active_cache[pos];
 252                if (pathspec_match(pathspec, NULL, ce->name, 0)) {
 253                        if (!ce_stage(ce))
 254                                continue;
 255                        if (opts->force) {
 256                                warning("path '%s' is unmerged", ce->name);
 257                        } else if (stage) {
 258                                errs |= check_stage(stage, ce, pos);
 259                        } else if (opts->merge) {
 260                                errs |= check_all_stages(ce, pos);
 261                        } else {
 262                                errs = 1;
 263                                error("path '%s' is unmerged", ce->name);
 264                        }
 265                        pos = skip_same_name(ce, pos) - 1;
 266                }
 267        }
 268        if (errs)
 269                return 1;
 270
 271        /* Now we are committed to check them out */
 272        memset(&state, 0, sizeof(state));
 273        state.force = 1;
 274        state.refresh_cache = 1;
 275        for (pos = 0; pos < active_nr; pos++) {
 276                struct cache_entry *ce = active_cache[pos];
 277                if (pathspec_match(pathspec, NULL, ce->name, 0)) {
 278                        if (!ce_stage(ce)) {
 279                                errs |= checkout_entry(ce, &state, NULL);
 280                                continue;
 281                        }
 282                        if (stage)
 283                                errs |= checkout_stage(stage, ce, pos, &state);
 284                        else if (merge)
 285                                errs |= checkout_merged(pos, &state);
 286                        pos = skip_same_name(ce, pos) - 1;
 287                }
 288        }
 289
 290        if (write_cache(newfd, active_cache, active_nr) ||
 291            commit_locked_index(lock_file))
 292                die("unable to write new index file");
 293
 294        resolve_ref("HEAD", rev, 0, &flag);
 295        head = lookup_commit_reference_gently(rev, 1);
 296
 297        errs |= post_checkout_hook(head, head, 0);
 298        return errs;
 299}
 300
 301static void show_local_changes(struct object *head)
 302{
 303        struct rev_info rev;
 304        /* I think we want full paths, even if we're in a subdirectory. */
 305        init_revisions(&rev, NULL);
 306        rev.abbrev = 0;
 307        rev.diffopt.output_format |= DIFF_FORMAT_NAME_STATUS;
 308        add_pending_object(&rev, head, NULL);
 309        run_diff_index(&rev, 0);
 310}
 311
 312static void describe_detached_head(char *msg, struct commit *commit)
 313{
 314        struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 315        parse_commit(commit);
 316        pretty_print_commit(CMIT_FMT_ONELINE, commit, &sb, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0);
 317        fprintf(stderr, "%s %s... %s\n", msg,
 318                find_unique_abbrev(commit->object.sha1, DEFAULT_ABBREV), sb.buf);
 319        strbuf_release(&sb);
 320}
 321
 322static int reset_tree(struct tree *tree, struct checkout_opts *o, int worktree)
 323{
 324        struct unpack_trees_options opts;
 325        struct tree_desc tree_desc;
 326
 327        memset(&opts, 0, sizeof(opts));
 328        opts.head_idx = -1;
 329        opts.update = worktree;
 330        opts.skip_unmerged = !worktree;
 331        opts.reset = 1;
 332        opts.merge = 1;
 333        opts.fn = oneway_merge;
 334        opts.verbose_update = !o->quiet;
 335        opts.src_index = &the_index;
 336        opts.dst_index = &the_index;
 337        parse_tree(tree);
 338        init_tree_desc(&tree_desc, tree->buffer, tree->size);
 339        switch (unpack_trees(1, &tree_desc, &opts)) {
 340        case -2:
 341                o->writeout_error = 1;
 342                /*
 343                 * We return 0 nevertheless, as the index is all right
 344                 * and more importantly we have made best efforts to
 345                 * update paths in the work tree, and we cannot revert
 346                 * them.
 347                 */
 348        case 0:
 349                return 0;
 350        default:
 351                return 128;
 352        }
 353}
 354
 355struct branch_info {
 356        const char *name; /* The short name used */
 357        const char *path; /* The full name of a real branch */
 358        struct commit *commit; /* The named commit */
 359};
 360
 361static void setup_branch_path(struct branch_info *branch)
 362{
 363        struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 364        strbuf_addstr(&buf, "refs/heads/");
 365        strbuf_addstr(&buf, branch->name);
 366        branch->path = strbuf_detach(&buf, NULL);
 367}
 368
 369static int merge_working_tree(struct checkout_opts *opts,
 370                              struct branch_info *old, struct branch_info *new)
 371{
 372        int ret;
 373        struct lock_file *lock_file = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct lock_file));
 374        int newfd = hold_locked_index(lock_file, 1);
 375
 376        if (read_cache() < 0)
 377                return error("corrupt index file");
 378
 379        if (opts->force) {
 380                ret = reset_tree(new->commit->tree, opts, 1);
 381                if (ret)
 382                        return ret;
 383        } else {
 384                struct tree_desc trees[2];
 385                struct tree *tree;
 386                struct unpack_trees_options topts;
 387
 388                memset(&topts, 0, sizeof(topts));
 389                topts.head_idx = -1;
 390                topts.src_index = &the_index;
 391                topts.dst_index = &the_index;
 392
 393                topts.msgs.not_uptodate_file = "You have local changes to '%s'; cannot switch branches.";
 394
 395                refresh_cache(REFRESH_QUIET);
 396
 397                if (unmerged_cache()) {
 398                        error("you need to resolve your current index first");
 399                        return 1;
 400                }
 401
 402                /* 2-way merge to the new branch */
 403                topts.initial_checkout = is_cache_unborn();
 404                topts.update = 1;
 405                topts.merge = 1;
 406                topts.gently = opts->merge;
 407                topts.verbose_update = !opts->quiet;
 408                topts.fn = twoway_merge;
 409                topts.dir = xcalloc(1, sizeof(*topts.dir));
 410                topts.dir->show_ignored = 1;
 411                topts.dir->exclude_per_dir = ".gitignore";
 412                tree = parse_tree_indirect(old->commit->object.sha1);
 413                init_tree_desc(&trees[0], tree->buffer, tree->size);
 414                tree = parse_tree_indirect(new->commit->object.sha1);
 415                init_tree_desc(&trees[1], tree->buffer, tree->size);
 416
 417                ret = unpack_trees(2, trees, &topts);
 418                if (ret == -1) {
 419                        /*
 420                         * Unpack couldn't do a trivial merge; either
 421                         * give up or do a real merge, depending on
 422                         * whether the merge flag was used.
 423                         */
 424                        struct tree *result;
 425                        struct tree *work;
 426                        struct merge_options o;
 427                        if (!opts->merge)
 428                                return 1;
 429                        parse_commit(old->commit);
 430
 431                        /* Do more real merge */
 432
 433                        /*
 434                         * We update the index fully, then write the
 435                         * tree from the index, then merge the new
 436                         * branch with the current tree, with the old
 437                         * branch as the base. Then we reset the index
 438                         * (but not the working tree) to the new
 439                         * branch, leaving the working tree as the
 440                         * merged version, but skipping unmerged
 441                         * entries in the index.
 442                         */
 443
 444                        add_files_to_cache(NULL, NULL, 0);
 445                        init_merge_options(&o);
 446                        o.verbosity = 0;
 447                        work = write_tree_from_memory(&o);
 448
 449                        ret = reset_tree(new->commit->tree, opts, 1);
 450                        if (ret)
 451                                return ret;
 452                        o.branch1 = new->name;
 453                        o.branch2 = "local";
 454                        merge_trees(&o, new->commit->tree, work,
 455                                old->commit->tree, &result);
 456                        ret = reset_tree(new->commit->tree, opts, 0);
 457                        if (ret)
 458                                return ret;
 459                }
 460        }
 461
 462        if (write_cache(newfd, active_cache, active_nr) ||
 463            commit_locked_index(lock_file))
 464                die("unable to write new index file");
 465
 466        if (!opts->force && !opts->quiet)
 467                show_local_changes(&new->commit->object);
 468
 469        return 0;
 470}
 471
 472static void report_tracking(struct branch_info *new)
 473{
 474        struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 475        struct branch *branch = branch_get(new->name);
 476
 477        if (!format_tracking_info(branch, &sb))
 478                return;
 479        fputs(sb.buf, stdout);
 480        strbuf_release(&sb);
 481}
 482
 483static void update_refs_for_switch(struct checkout_opts *opts,
 484                                   struct branch_info *old,
 485                                   struct branch_info *new)
 486{
 487        struct strbuf msg = STRBUF_INIT;
 488        const char *old_desc;
 489        if (opts->new_branch) {
 490                create_branch(old->name, opts->new_branch, new->name, 0,
 491                              opts->new_branch_log, opts->track);
 492                new->name = opts->new_branch;
 493                setup_branch_path(new);
 494        }
 495
 496        old_desc = old->name;
 497        if (!old_desc && old->commit)
 498                old_desc = sha1_to_hex(old->commit->object.sha1);
 499        strbuf_addf(&msg, "checkout: moving from %s to %s",
 500                    old_desc ? old_desc : "(invalid)", new->name);
 501
 502        if (new->path) {
 503                create_symref("HEAD", new->path, msg.buf);
 504                if (!opts->quiet) {
 505                        if (old->path && !strcmp(new->path, old->path))
 506                                fprintf(stderr, "Already on \"%s\"\n",
 507                                        new->name);
 508                        else
 509                                fprintf(stderr, "Switched to%s branch \"%s\"\n",
 510                                        opts->new_branch ? " a new" : "",
 511                                        new->name);
 512                }
 513        } else if (strcmp(new->name, "HEAD")) {
 514                update_ref(msg.buf, "HEAD", new->commit->object.sha1, NULL,
 515                           REF_NODEREF, DIE_ON_ERR);
 516                if (!opts->quiet) {
 517                        if (old->path)
 518                                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);
 519                        describe_detached_head("HEAD is now at", new->commit);
 520                }
 521        }
 522        remove_branch_state();
 523        strbuf_release(&msg);
 524        if (!opts->quiet && (new->path || !strcmp(new->name, "HEAD")))
 525                report_tracking(new);
 526}
 527
 528static int switch_branches(struct checkout_opts *opts, struct branch_info *new)
 529{
 530        int ret = 0;
 531        struct branch_info old;
 532        unsigned char rev[20];
 533        int flag;
 534        memset(&old, 0, sizeof(old));
 535        old.path = resolve_ref("HEAD", rev, 0, &flag);
 536        old.commit = lookup_commit_reference_gently(rev, 1);
 537        if (!(flag & REF_ISSYMREF))
 538                old.path = NULL;
 539
 540        if (old.path && !prefixcmp(old.path, "refs/heads/"))
 541                old.name = old.path + strlen("refs/heads/");
 542
 543        if (!new->name) {
 544                new->name = "HEAD";
 545                new->commit = old.commit;
 546                if (!new->commit)
 547                        die("You are on a branch yet to be born");
 548                parse_commit(new->commit);
 549        }
 550
 551        /*
 552         * If we were on a detached HEAD, but we are now moving to
 553         * a new commit, we want to mention the old commit once more
 554         * to remind the user that it might be lost.
 555         */
 556        if (!opts->quiet && !old.path && old.commit && new->commit != old.commit)
 557                describe_detached_head("Previous HEAD position was", old.commit);
 558
 559        if (!old.commit && !opts->force) {
 560                if (!opts->quiet) {
 561                        fprintf(stderr, "warning: You appear to be on a branch yet to be born.\n");
 562                        fprintf(stderr, "warning: Forcing checkout of %s.\n", new->name);
 563                }
 564                opts->force = 1;
 565        }
 566
 567        ret = merge_working_tree(opts, &old, new);
 568        if (ret)
 569                return ret;
 570
 571        update_refs_for_switch(opts, &old, new);
 572
 573        ret = post_checkout_hook(old.commit, new->commit, 1);
 574        return ret || opts->writeout_error;
 575}
 576
 577static int git_checkout_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
 578{
 579        return git_xmerge_config(var, value, cb);
 580}
 581
 582int cmd_checkout(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 583{
 584        struct checkout_opts opts;
 585        unsigned char rev[20];
 586        const char *arg;
 587        struct branch_info new;
 588        struct tree *source_tree = NULL;
 589        char *conflict_style = NULL;
 590        struct option options[] = {
 591                OPT__QUIET(&opts.quiet),
 592                OPT_STRING('b', NULL, &opts.new_branch, "new branch", "branch"),
 593                OPT_BOOLEAN('l', NULL, &opts.new_branch_log, "log for new branch"),
 594                OPT_SET_INT('t', "track",  &opts.track, "track",
 595                        BRANCH_TRACK_EXPLICIT),
 596                OPT_SET_INT('2', "ours", &opts.writeout_stage, "stage",
 597                            2),
 598                OPT_SET_INT('3', "theirs", &opts.writeout_stage, "stage",
 599                            3),
 600                OPT_BOOLEAN('f', NULL, &opts.force, "force"),
 601                OPT_BOOLEAN('m', "merge", &opts.merge, "merge"),
 602                OPT_STRING(0, "conflict", &conflict_style, "style",
 603                           "conflict style (merge or diff3)"),
 604                OPT_END(),
 605        };
 606        int has_dash_dash;
 607
 608        memset(&opts, 0, sizeof(opts));
 609        memset(&new, 0, sizeof(new));
 610
 611        git_config(git_checkout_config, NULL);
 612
 613        opts.track = BRANCH_TRACK_UNSPECIFIED;
 614
 615        argc = parse_options(argc, argv, options, checkout_usage,
 616                             PARSE_OPT_KEEP_DASHDASH);
 617
 618        /* --track without -b should DWIM */
 619        if (0 < opts.track && !opts.new_branch) {
 620                const char *argv0 = argv[0];
 621                if (!argc || !strcmp(argv0, "--"))
 622                        die ("--track needs a branch name");
 623                if (!prefixcmp(argv0, "refs/"))
 624                        argv0 += 5;
 625                if (!prefixcmp(argv0, "remotes/"))
 626                        argv0 += 8;
 627                argv0 = strchr(argv0, '/');
 628                if (!argv0 || !argv0[1])
 629                        die ("Missing branch name; try -b");
 630                opts.new_branch = argv0 + 1;
 631        }
 632
 633        if (opts.track == BRANCH_TRACK_UNSPECIFIED)
 634                opts.track = git_branch_track;
 635        if (conflict_style) {
 636                opts.merge = 1; /* implied */
 637                git_xmerge_config("merge.conflictstyle", conflict_style, NULL);
 638        }
 639
 640        if (opts.force && opts.merge)
 641                die("git checkout: -f and -m are incompatible");
 642
 643        /*
 644         * case 1: git checkout <ref> -- [<paths>]
 645         *
 646         *   <ref> must be a valid tree, everything after the '--' must be
 647         *   a path.
 648         *
 649         * case 2: git checkout -- [<paths>]
 650         *
 651         *   everything after the '--' must be paths.
 652         *
 653         * case 3: git checkout <something> [<paths>]
 654         *
 655         *   With no paths, if <something> is a commit, that is to
 656         *   switch to the branch or detach HEAD at it.
 657         *
 658         *   Otherwise <something> shall not be ambiguous.
 659         *   - If it's *only* a reference, treat it like case (1).
 660         *   - If it's only a path, treat it like case (2).
 661         *   - else: fail.
 662         *
 663         */
 664        if (argc) {
 665                if (!strcmp(argv[0], "--")) {       /* case (2) */
 666                        argv++;
 667                        argc--;
 668                        goto no_reference;
 669                }
 670
 671                arg = argv[0];
 672                has_dash_dash = (argc > 1) && !strcmp(argv[1], "--");
 673
 674                if (get_sha1(arg, rev)) {
 675                        if (has_dash_dash)          /* case (1) */
 676                                die("invalid reference: %s", arg);
 677                        goto no_reference;          /* case (3 -> 2) */
 678                }
 679
 680                /* we can't end up being in (2) anymore, eat the argument */
 681                argv++;
 682                argc--;
 683
 684                new.name = arg;
 685                if ((new.commit = lookup_commit_reference_gently(rev, 1))) {
 686                        setup_branch_path(&new);
 687                        if (resolve_ref(new.path, rev, 1, NULL))
 688                                new.commit = lookup_commit_reference(rev);
 689                        else
 690                                new.path = NULL;
 691                        parse_commit(new.commit);
 692                        source_tree = new.commit->tree;
 693                } else
 694                        source_tree = parse_tree_indirect(rev);
 695
 696                if (!source_tree)                   /* case (1): want a tree */
 697                        die("reference is not a tree: %s", arg);
 698                if (!has_dash_dash) {/* case (3 -> 1) */
 699                        /*
 700                         * Do not complain the most common case
 701                         *      git checkout branch
 702                         * even if there happen to be a file called 'branch';
 703                         * it would be extremely annoying.
 704                         */
 705                        if (argc)
 706                                verify_non_filename(NULL, arg);
 707                }
 708                else {
 709                        argv++;
 710                        argc--;
 711                }
 712        }
 713
 714no_reference:
 715        if (argc) {
 716                const char **pathspec = get_pathspec(prefix, argv);
 717
 718                if (!pathspec)
 719                        die("invalid path specification");
 720
 721                /* Checkout paths */
 722                if (opts.new_branch) {
 723                        if (argc == 1) {
 724                                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]);
 725                        } else {
 726                                die("git checkout: updating paths is incompatible with switching branches.");
 727                        }
 728                }
 729
 730                if (1 < !!opts.writeout_stage + !!opts.force + !!opts.merge)
 731                        die("git checkout: --ours/--theirs, --force and --merge are incompatible when\nchecking out of the index.");
 732
 733                return checkout_paths(source_tree, pathspec, &opts);
 734        }
 735
 736        if (opts.new_branch) {
 737                struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 738                strbuf_addstr(&buf, "refs/heads/");
 739                strbuf_addstr(&buf, opts.new_branch);
 740                if (!get_sha1(buf.buf, rev))
 741                        die("git checkout: branch %s already exists", opts.new_branch);
 742                if (check_ref_format(buf.buf))
 743                        die("git checkout: we do not like '%s' as a branch name.", opts.new_branch);
 744                strbuf_release(&buf);
 745        }
 746
 747        if (new.name && !new.commit) {
 748                die("Cannot switch branch to a non-commit.");
 749        }
 750        if (opts.writeout_stage)
 751                die("--ours/--theirs is incompatible with switching branches.");
 752
 753        return switch_branches(&opts, &new);
 754}