Merge branch 'jn/userdiff-perl-updates'
[gitweb.git] / builtin / merge.c
index 42fff387e69d9b5412e8e776aed3272b78ebe758..5a2a1eb797c88990337f0b9cbb5dcabc73222a22 100644 (file)
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "help.h"
 #include "merge-recursive.h"
 #include "resolve-undo.h"
+#include "remote.h"
 
 #define DEFAULT_TWOHEAD (1<<0)
 #define DEFAULT_OCTOPUS (1<<1)
@@ -37,8 +38,9 @@ struct strategy {
 };
 
 static const char * const builtin_merge_usage[] = {
-       "git merge [options] <remote>...",
-       "git merge [options] <msg> HEAD <remote>",
+       "git merge [options] [<commit>...]",
+       "git merge [options] <msg> HEAD <commit>",
+       "git merge --abort",
        NULL
 };
 
@@ -54,10 +56,13 @@ static size_t use_strategies_nr, use_strategies_alloc;
 static const char **xopts;
 static size_t xopts_nr, xopts_alloc;
 static const char *branch;
+static char *branch_mergeoptions;
 static int option_renormalize;
 static int verbosity;
 static int allow_rerere_auto;
 static int abort_current_merge;
+static int show_progress = -1;
+static int default_to_upstream;
 
 static struct strategy all_strategy[] = {
        { "recursive",  DEFAULT_TWOHEAD | NO_TRIVIAL },
@@ -80,7 +85,7 @@ static int option_parse_message(const struct option *opt,
                strbuf_addf(buf, "%s%s", buf->len ? "\n\n" : "", arg);
                have_message = 1;
        } else
-               return error("switch `m' requires a value");
+               return error(_("switch `m' requires a value"));
        return 0;
 }
 
@@ -117,13 +122,13 @@ static struct strategy *get_strategy(const char *name)
                exclude_cmds(&main_cmds, &not_strategies);
        }
        if (!is_in_cmdlist(&main_cmds, name) && !is_in_cmdlist(&other_cmds, name)) {
-               fprintf(stderr, "Could not find merge strategy '%s'.\n", name);
-               fprintf(stderr, "Available strategies are:");
+               fprintf(stderr, _("Could not find merge strategy '%s'.\n"), name);
+               fprintf(stderr, _("Available strategies are:"));
                for (i = 0; i < main_cmds.cnt; i++)
                        fprintf(stderr, " %s", main_cmds.names[i]->name);
                fprintf(stderr, ".\n");
                if (other_cmds.cnt) {
-                       fprintf(stderr, "Available custom strategies are:");
+                       fprintf(stderr, _("Available custom strategies are:"));
                        for (i = 0; i < other_cmds.cnt; i++)
                                fprintf(stderr, " %s", other_cmds.names[i]->name);
                        fprintf(stderr, ".\n");
@@ -195,11 +200,12 @@ static struct option builtin_merge_options[] = {
        OPT_CALLBACK('X', "strategy-option", &xopts, "option=value",
                "option for selected merge strategy", option_parse_x),
        OPT_CALLBACK('m', "message", &merge_msg, "message",
-               "message to be used for the merge commit (if any)",
+               "merge commit message (for a non-fast-forward merge)",
                option_parse_message),
        OPT__VERBOSITY(&verbosity),
        OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "abort", &abort_current_merge,
                "abort the current in-progress merge"),
+       OPT_SET_INT(0, "progress", &show_progress, "force progress reporting", 1),
        OPT_END()
 };
 
@@ -224,17 +230,17 @@ static void save_state(void)
        cp.git_cmd = 1;
 
        if (start_command(&cp))
-               die("could not run stash.");
+               die(_("could not run stash."));
        len = strbuf_read(&buffer, cp.out, 1024);
        close(cp.out);
 
        if (finish_command(&cp) || len < 0)
-               die("stash failed");
+               die(_("stash failed"));
        else if (!len)
                return;
        strbuf_setlen(&buffer, buffer.len-1);
        if (get_sha1(buffer.buf, stash))
-               die("not a valid object: %s", buffer.buf);
+               die(_("not a valid object: %s"), buffer.buf);
 }
 
 static void read_empty(unsigned const char *sha1, int verbose)
@@ -252,7 +258,7 @@ static void read_empty(unsigned const char *sha1, int verbose)
        args[i] = NULL;
 
        if (run_command_v_opt(args, RUN_GIT_CMD))
-               die("read-tree failed");
+               die(_("read-tree failed"));
 }
 
 static void reset_hard(unsigned const char *sha1, int verbose)
@@ -269,7 +275,7 @@ static void reset_hard(unsigned const char *sha1, int verbose)
        args[i] = NULL;
 
        if (run_command_v_opt(args, RUN_GIT_CMD))
-               die("read-tree failed");
+               die(_("read-tree failed"));
 }
 
 static void restore_state(void)
@@ -298,7 +304,7 @@ static void restore_state(void)
 static void finish_up_to_date(const char *msg)
 {
        if (verbosity >= 0)
-               printf("%s%s\n", squash ? " (nothing to squash)" : "", msg);
+               printf("%s%s\n", squash ? _(" (nothing to squash)") : "", msg);
        drop_save();
 }
 
@@ -311,10 +317,10 @@ static void squash_message(void)
        int fd;
        struct pretty_print_context ctx = {0};
 
-       printf("Squash commit -- not updating HEAD\n");
+       printf(_("Squash commit -- not updating HEAD\n"));
        fd = open(git_path("SQUASH_MSG"), O_WRONLY | O_CREAT, 0666);
        if (fd < 0)
-               die_errno("Could not write to '%s'", git_path("SQUASH_MSG"));
+               die_errno(_("Could not write to '%s'"), git_path("SQUASH_MSG"));
 
        init_revisions(&rev, NULL);
        rev.ignore_merges = 1;
@@ -329,7 +335,7 @@ static void squash_message(void)
 
        setup_revisions(0, NULL, &rev, NULL);
        if (prepare_revision_walk(&rev))
-               die("revision walk setup failed");
+               die(_("revision walk setup failed"));
 
        ctx.abbrev = rev.abbrev;
        ctx.date_mode = rev.date_mode;
@@ -342,9 +348,9 @@ static void squash_message(void)
                pretty_print_commit(rev.commit_format, commit, &out, &ctx);
        }
        if (write(fd, out.buf, out.len) < 0)
-               die_errno("Writing SQUASH_MSG");
+               die_errno(_("Writing SQUASH_MSG"));
        if (close(fd))
-               die_errno("Finishing SQUASH_MSG");
+               die_errno(_("Finishing SQUASH_MSG"));
        strbuf_release(&out);
 }
 
@@ -364,7 +370,7 @@ static void finish(const unsigned char *new_head, const char *msg)
                squash_message();
        } else {
                if (verbosity >= 0 && !merge_msg.len)
-                       printf("No merge message -- not updating HEAD\n");
+                       printf(_("No merge message -- not updating HEAD\n"));
                else {
                        const char *argv_gc_auto[] = { "gc", "--auto", NULL };
                        update_ref(reflog_message.buf, "HEAD",
@@ -386,7 +392,7 @@ static void finish(const unsigned char *new_head, const char *msg)
                if (diff_use_color_default > 0)
                        DIFF_OPT_SET(&opts, COLOR_DIFF);
                if (diff_setup_done(&opts) < 0)
-                       die("diff_setup_done failed");
+                       die(_("diff_setup_done failed"));
                diff_tree_sha1(head, new_head, "", &opts);
                diffcore_std(&opts);
                diff_flush(&opts);
@@ -415,7 +421,7 @@ static void merge_name(const char *remote, struct strbuf *msg)
        memset(branch_head, 0, sizeof(branch_head));
        remote_head = peel_to_type(remote, 0, NULL, OBJ_COMMIT);
        if (!remote_head)
-               die("'%s' does not point to a commit", remote);
+               die(_("'%s' does not point to a commit"), remote);
 
        if (dwim_ref(remote, strlen(remote), branch_head, &found_ref) > 0) {
                if (!prefixcmp(found_ref, "refs/heads/")) {
@@ -480,7 +486,7 @@ static void merge_name(const char *remote, struct strbuf *msg)
 
                fp = fopen(git_path("FETCH_HEAD"), "r");
                if (!fp)
-                       die_errno("could not open '%s' for reading",
+                       die_errno(_("could not open '%s' for reading"),
                                  git_path("FETCH_HEAD"));
                strbuf_getline(&line, fp, '\n');
                fclose(fp);
@@ -498,26 +504,34 @@ static void merge_name(const char *remote, struct strbuf *msg)
        strbuf_release(&bname);
 }
 
+static void parse_branch_merge_options(char *bmo)
+{
+       const char **argv;
+       int argc;
+
+       if (!bmo)
+               return;
+       argc = split_cmdline(bmo, &argv);
+       if (argc < 0)
+               die(_("Bad branch.%s.mergeoptions string: %s"), branch,
+                   split_cmdline_strerror(argc));
+       argv = xrealloc(argv, sizeof(*argv) * (argc + 2));
+       memmove(argv + 1, argv, sizeof(*argv) * (argc + 1));
+       argc++;
+       argv[0] = "branch.*.mergeoptions";
+       parse_options(argc, argv, NULL, builtin_merge_options,
+                     builtin_merge_usage, 0);
+       free(argv);
+}
+
 static int git_merge_config(const char *k, const char *v, void *cb)
 {
        if (branch && !prefixcmp(k, "branch.") &&
                !prefixcmp(k + 7, branch) &&
                !strcmp(k + 7 + strlen(branch), ".mergeoptions")) {
-               const char **argv;
-               int argc;
-               char *buf;
-
-               buf = xstrdup(v);
-               argc = split_cmdline(buf, &argv);
-               if (argc < 0)
-                       die("Bad branch.%s.mergeoptions string: %s", branch,
-                           split_cmdline_strerror(argc));
-               argv = xrealloc(argv, sizeof(*argv) * (argc + 2));
-               memmove(argv + 1, argv, sizeof(*argv) * (argc + 1));
-               argc++;
-               parse_options(argc, argv, NULL, builtin_merge_options,
-                             builtin_merge_usage, 0);
-               free(buf);
+               free(branch_mergeoptions);
+               branch_mergeoptions = xstrdup(v);
+               return 0;
        }
 
        if (!strcmp(k, "merge.diffstat") || !strcmp(k, "merge.stat"))
@@ -532,10 +546,22 @@ static int git_merge_config(const char *k, const char *v, void *cb)
                int is_bool;
                shortlog_len = git_config_bool_or_int(k, v, &is_bool);
                if (!is_bool && shortlog_len < 0)
-                       return error("%s: negative length %s", k, v);
+                       return error(_("%s: negative length %s"), k, v);
                if (is_bool && shortlog_len)
                        shortlog_len = DEFAULT_MERGE_LOG_LEN;
                return 0;
+       } else if (!strcmp(k, "merge.ff")) {
+               int boolval = git_config_maybe_bool(k, v);
+               if (0 <= boolval) {
+                       allow_fast_forward = boolval;
+               } else if (v && !strcmp(v, "only")) {
+                       allow_fast_forward = 1;
+                       fast_forward_only = 1;
+               } /* do not barf on values from future versions of git */
+               return 0;
+       } else if (!strcmp(k, "merge.defaulttoupstream")) {
+               default_to_upstream = git_config_bool(k, v);
+               return 0;
        }
        return git_diff_ui_config(k, v, cb);
 }
@@ -579,10 +605,19 @@ static int read_tree_trivial(unsigned char *common, unsigned char *head,
 static void write_tree_trivial(unsigned char *sha1)
 {
        if (write_cache_as_tree(sha1, 0, NULL))
-               die("git write-tree failed to write a tree");
+               die(_("git write-tree failed to write a tree"));
+}
+
+static const char *merge_argument(struct commit *commit)
+{
+       if (commit)
+               return sha1_to_hex(commit->object.sha1);
+       else
+               return EMPTY_TREE_SHA1_HEX;
 }
 
-int try_merge_command(const char *strategy, struct commit_list *common,
+int try_merge_command(const char *strategy, size_t xopts_nr,
+                     const char **xopts, struct commit_list *common,
                      const char *head_arg, struct commit_list *remotes)
 {
        const char **args;
@@ -601,11 +636,11 @@ int try_merge_command(const char *strategy, struct commit_list *common,
                args[i++] = s;
        }
        for (j = common; j; j = j->next)
-               args[i++] = xstrdup(sha1_to_hex(j->item->object.sha1));
+               args[i++] = xstrdup(merge_argument(j->item));
        args[i++] = "--";
        args[i++] = head_arg;
        for (j = remotes; j; j = j->next)
-               args[i++] = xstrdup(sha1_to_hex(j->item->object.sha1));
+               args[i++] = xstrdup(merge_argument(j->item));
        args[i] = NULL;
        ret = run_command_v_opt(args, RUN_GIT_CMD);
        strbuf_release(&buf);
@@ -620,7 +655,7 @@ int try_merge_command(const char *strategy, struct commit_list *common,
        free(args);
        discard_cache();
        if (read_cache() < 0)
-               die("failed to read the cache");
+               die(_("failed to read the cache"));
        resolve_undo_clear();
 
        return ret;
@@ -637,7 +672,7 @@ static int try_merge_strategy(const char *strategy, struct commit_list *common,
        if (active_cache_changed &&
                        (write_cache(index_fd, active_cache, active_nr) ||
                         commit_locked_index(lock)))
-               return error("Unable to write index.");
+               return error(_("Unable to write index."));
        rollback_lock_file(lock);
 
        if (!strcmp(strategy, "recursive") || !strcmp(strategy, "subtree")) {
@@ -650,7 +685,7 @@ static int try_merge_strategy(const char *strategy, struct commit_list *common,
                struct commit_list *j;
 
                if (remoteheads->next) {
-                       error("Not handling anything other than two heads merge.");
+                       error(_("Not handling anything other than two heads merge."));
                        return 2;
                }
 
@@ -659,10 +694,12 @@ static int try_merge_strategy(const char *strategy, struct commit_list *common,
                        o.subtree_shift = "";
 
                o.renormalize = option_renormalize;
+               o.show_rename_progress =
+                       show_progress == -1 ? isatty(2) : show_progress;
 
                for (x = 0; x < xopts_nr; x++)
                        if (parse_merge_opt(&o, xopts[x]))
-                               die("Unknown option for merge-recursive: -X%s", xopts[x]);
+                               die(_("Unknown option for merge-recursive: -X%s"), xopts[x]);
 
                o.branch1 = head_arg;
                o.branch2 = remoteheads->item->util;
@@ -676,11 +713,12 @@ static int try_merge_strategy(const char *strategy, struct commit_list *common,
                if (active_cache_changed &&
                                (write_cache(index_fd, active_cache, active_nr) ||
                                 commit_locked_index(lock)))
-                       die ("unable to write %s", get_index_file());
+                       die (_("unable to write %s"), get_index_file());
                rollback_lock_file(lock);
                return clean ? 0 : 1;
        } else {
-               return try_merge_command(strategy, common, head_arg, remoteheads);
+               return try_merge_command(strategy, xopts_nr, xopts,
+                                               common, head_arg, remoteheads);
        }
 }
 
@@ -747,7 +785,7 @@ int checkout_fast_forward(const unsigned char *head, const unsigned char *remote
                return -1;
        if (write_cache(fd, active_cache, active_nr) ||
                commit_locked_index(lock_file))
-               die("unable to write new index file");
+               die(_("unable to write new index file"));
        return 0;
 }
 
@@ -795,17 +833,44 @@ static void add_strategies(const char *string, unsigned attr)
 
 }
 
+static void write_merge_msg(void)
+{
+       int fd = open(git_path("MERGE_MSG"), O_WRONLY | O_CREAT, 0666);
+       if (fd < 0)
+               die_errno(_("Could not open '%s' for writing"),
+                         git_path("MERGE_MSG"));
+       if (write_in_full(fd, merge_msg.buf, merge_msg.len) != merge_msg.len)
+               die_errno(_("Could not write to '%s'"), git_path("MERGE_MSG"));
+       close(fd);
+}
+
+static void read_merge_msg(void)
+{
+       strbuf_reset(&merge_msg);
+       if (strbuf_read_file(&merge_msg, git_path("MERGE_MSG"), 0) < 0)
+               die_errno(_("Could not read from '%s'"), git_path("MERGE_MSG"));
+}
+
+static void run_prepare_commit_msg(void)
+{
+       write_merge_msg();
+       run_hook(get_index_file(), "prepare-commit-msg",
+                git_path("MERGE_MSG"), "merge", NULL, NULL);
+       read_merge_msg();
+}
+
 static int merge_trivial(void)
 {
        unsigned char result_tree[20], result_commit[20];
        struct commit_list *parent = xmalloc(sizeof(*parent));
 
        write_tree_trivial(result_tree);
-       printf("Wonderful.\n");
+       printf(_("Wonderful.\n"));
        parent->item = lookup_commit(head);
        parent->next = xmalloc(sizeof(*parent->next));
        parent->next->item = remoteheads->item;
        parent->next->next = NULL;
+       run_prepare_commit_msg();
        commit_tree(merge_msg.buf, result_tree, parent, result_commit, NULL);
        finish(result_commit, "In-index merge");
        drop_save();
@@ -835,6 +900,7 @@ static int finish_automerge(struct commit_list *common,
        }
        free_commit_list(remoteheads);
        strbuf_addch(&merge_msg, '\n');
+       run_prepare_commit_msg();
        commit_tree(merge_msg.buf, result_tree, parents, result_commit, NULL);
        strbuf_addf(&buf, "Merge made by %s.", wt_strategy);
        finish(result_commit, buf.buf);
@@ -850,7 +916,7 @@ static int suggest_conflicts(int renormalizing)
 
        fp = fopen(git_path("MERGE_MSG"), "a");
        if (!fp)
-               die_errno("Could not open '%s' for writing",
+               die_errno(_("Could not open '%s' for writing"),
                          git_path("MERGE_MSG"));
        fprintf(fp, "\nConflicts:\n");
        for (pos = 0; pos < active_nr; pos++) {
@@ -866,8 +932,8 @@ static int suggest_conflicts(int renormalizing)
        }
        fclose(fp);
        rerere(allow_rerere_auto);
-       printf("Automatic merge failed; "
-                       "fix conflicts and then commit the result.\n");
+       printf(_("Automatic merge failed; "
+                       "fix conflicts and then commit the result.\n"));
        return 1;
 }
 
@@ -881,7 +947,7 @@ static struct commit *is_old_style_invocation(int argc, const char **argv)
                        return NULL;
                second_token = lookup_commit_reference_gently(second_sha1, 0);
                if (!second_token)
-                       die("'%s' is not a commit", argv[1]);
+                       die(_("'%s' is not a commit"), argv[1]);
                if (hashcmp(second_token->object.sha1, head))
                        return NULL;
        }
@@ -911,6 +977,35 @@ static int evaluate_result(void)
        return cnt;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Pretend as if the user told us to merge with the tracking
+ * branch we have for the upstream of the current branch
+ */
+static int setup_with_upstream(const char ***argv)
+{
+       struct branch *branch = branch_get(NULL);
+       int i;
+       const char **args;
+
+       if (!branch)
+               die(_("No current branch."));
+       if (!branch->remote)
+               die(_("No remote for the current branch."));
+       if (!branch->merge_nr)
+               die(_("No default upstream defined for the current branch."));
+
+       args = xcalloc(branch->merge_nr + 1, sizeof(char *));
+       for (i = 0; i < branch->merge_nr; i++) {
+               if (!branch->merge[i]->dst)
+                       die(_("No remote tracking branch for %s from %s"),
+                           branch->merge[i]->src, branch->remote_name);
+               args[i] = branch->merge[i]->dst;
+       }
+       args[i] = NULL;
+       *argv = args;
+       return i;
+}
+
 int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
        unsigned char result_tree[20];
@@ -941,15 +1036,20 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
        if (diff_use_color_default == -1)
                diff_use_color_default = git_use_color_default;
 
+       if (branch_mergeoptions)
+               parse_branch_merge_options(branch_mergeoptions);
        argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, builtin_merge_options,
                        builtin_merge_usage, 0);
 
+       if (verbosity < 0 && show_progress == -1)
+               show_progress = 0;
+
        if (abort_current_merge) {
                int nargc = 2;
                const char *nargv[] = {"reset", "--merge", NULL};
 
                if (!file_exists(git_path("MERGE_HEAD")))
-                       die("There is no merge to abort (MERGE_HEAD missing).");
+                       die(_("There is no merge to abort (MERGE_HEAD missing)."));
 
                /* Invoke 'git reset --merge' */
                return cmd_reset(nargc, nargv, prefix);
@@ -964,10 +1064,17 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
                 * add/rm <file>', just 'git commit'.
                 */
                if (advice_resolve_conflict)
-                       die("You have not concluded your merge (MERGE_HEAD exists).\n"
-                           "Please, commit your changes before you can merge.");
+                       die(_("You have not concluded your merge (MERGE_HEAD exists).\n"
+                                 "Please, commit your changes before you can merge."));
+               else
+                       die(_("You have not concluded your merge (MERGE_HEAD exists)."));
+       }
+       if (file_exists(git_path("CHERRY_PICK_HEAD"))) {
+               if (advice_resolve_conflict)
+                       die(_("You have not concluded your cherry-pick (CHERRY_PICK_HEAD exists).\n"
+                           "Please, commit your changes before you can merge."));
                else
-                       die("You have not concluded your merge (MERGE_HEAD exists).");
+                       die(_("You have not concluded your cherry-pick (CHERRY_PICK_HEAD exists)."));
        }
        resolve_undo_clear();
 
@@ -976,13 +1083,19 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
        if (squash) {
                if (!allow_fast_forward)
-                       die("You cannot combine --squash with --no-ff.");
+                       die(_("You cannot combine --squash with --no-ff."));
                option_commit = 0;
        }
 
        if (!allow_fast_forward && fast_forward_only)
-               die("You cannot combine --no-ff with --ff-only.");
+               die(_("You cannot combine --no-ff with --ff-only."));
 
+       if (!abort_current_merge) {
+               if (!argc && default_to_upstream)
+                       argc = setup_with_upstream(&argv);
+               else if (argc == 1 && !strcmp(argv[0], "-"))
+                       argv[0] = "@{-1}";
+       }
        if (!argc)
                usage_with_options(builtin_merge_usage,
                        builtin_merge_options);
@@ -1009,19 +1122,19 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
                 * We do the same for "git pull".
                 */
                if (argc != 1)
-                       die("Can merge only exactly one commit into "
-                               "empty head");
+                       die(_("Can merge only exactly one commit into "
+                               "empty head"));
                if (squash)
-                       die("Squash commit into empty head not supported yet");
+                       die(_("Squash commit into empty head not supported yet"));
                if (!allow_fast_forward)
-                       die("Non-fast-forward commit does not make sense into "
-                           "an empty head");
+                       die(_("Non-fast-forward commit does not make sense into "
+                           "an empty head"));
                remote_head = peel_to_type(argv[0], 0, NULL, OBJ_COMMIT);
                if (!remote_head)
-                       die("%s - not something we can merge", argv[0]);
+                       die(_("%s - not something we can merge"), argv[0]);
+               read_empty(remote_head->sha1, 0);
                update_ref("initial pull", "HEAD", remote_head->sha1, NULL, 0,
                                DIE_ON_ERR);
-               read_empty(remote_head->sha1, 0);
                return 0;
        } else {
                struct strbuf merge_names = STRBUF_INIT;
@@ -1064,7 +1177,7 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
                o = peel_to_type(argv[i], 0, NULL, OBJ_COMMIT);
                if (!o)
-                       die("%s - not something we can merge", argv[i]);
+                       die(_("%s - not something we can merge"), argv[i]);
                commit = lookup_commit(o->sha1);
                commit->util = (void *)argv[i];
                remotes = &commit_list_insert(commit, remotes)->next;
@@ -1122,7 +1235,7 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
                strcpy(hex, find_unique_abbrev(head, DEFAULT_ABBREV));
 
                if (verbosity >= 0)
-                       printf("Updating %s..%s\n",
+                       printf(_("Updating %s..%s\n"),
                                hex,
                                find_unique_abbrev(remoteheads->item->object.sha1,
                                DEFAULT_ABBREV));
@@ -1156,11 +1269,11 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
                if (allow_trivial && !fast_forward_only) {
                        /* See if it is really trivial. */
                        git_committer_info(IDENT_ERROR_ON_NO_NAME);
-                       printf("Trying really trivial in-index merge...\n");
+                       printf(_("Trying really trivial in-index merge...\n"));
                        if (!read_tree_trivial(common->item->object.sha1,
                                        head, remoteheads->item->object.sha1))
                                return merge_trivial();
-                       printf("Nope.\n");
+                       printf(_("Nope.\n"));
                }
        } else {
                /*
@@ -1193,7 +1306,7 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
        }
 
        if (fast_forward_only)
-               die("Not possible to fast-forward, aborting.");
+               die(_("Not possible to fast-forward, aborting."));
 
        /* We are going to make a new commit. */
        git_committer_info(IDENT_ERROR_ON_NO_NAME);
@@ -1219,11 +1332,11 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
        for (i = 0; i < use_strategies_nr; i++) {
                int ret;
                if (i) {
-                       printf("Rewinding the tree to pristine...\n");
+                       printf(_("Rewinding the tree to pristine...\n"));
                        restore_state();
                }
                if (use_strategies_nr != 1)
-                       printf("Trying merge strategy %s...\n",
+                       printf(_("Trying merge strategy %s...\n"),
                                use_strategies[i]->name);
                /*
                 * Remember which strategy left the state in the working
@@ -1284,17 +1397,17 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
                restore_state();
                if (use_strategies_nr > 1)
                        fprintf(stderr,
-                               "No merge strategy handled the merge.\n");
+                               _("No merge strategy handled the merge.\n"));
                else
-                       fprintf(stderr, "Merge with strategy %s failed.\n",
+                       fprintf(stderr, _("Merge with strategy %s failed.\n"),
                                use_strategies[0]->name);
                return 2;
        } else if (best_strategy == wt_strategy)
                ; /* We already have its result in the working tree. */
        else {
-               printf("Rewinding the tree to pristine...\n");
+               printf(_("Rewinding the tree to pristine...\n"));
                restore_state();
-               printf("Using the %s to prepare resolving by hand.\n",
+               printf(_("Using the %s to prepare resolving by hand.\n"),
                        best_strategy);
                try_merge_strategy(best_strategy, common, head_arg);
        }
@@ -1310,35 +1423,28 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
                                sha1_to_hex(j->item->object.sha1));
                fd = open(git_path("MERGE_HEAD"), O_WRONLY | O_CREAT, 0666);
                if (fd < 0)
-                       die_errno("Could not open '%s' for writing",
+                       die_errno(_("Could not open '%s' for writing"),
                                  git_path("MERGE_HEAD"));
                if (write_in_full(fd, buf.buf, buf.len) != buf.len)
-                       die_errno("Could not write to '%s'", git_path("MERGE_HEAD"));
+                       die_errno(_("Could not write to '%s'"), git_path("MERGE_HEAD"));
                close(fd);
                strbuf_addch(&merge_msg, '\n');
-               fd = open(git_path("MERGE_MSG"), O_WRONLY | O_CREAT, 0666);
-               if (fd < 0)
-                       die_errno("Could not open '%s' for writing",
-                                 git_path("MERGE_MSG"));
-               if (write_in_full(fd, merge_msg.buf, merge_msg.len) !=
-                       merge_msg.len)
-                       die_errno("Could not write to '%s'", git_path("MERGE_MSG"));
-               close(fd);
+               write_merge_msg();
                fd = open(git_path("MERGE_MODE"), O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC, 0666);
                if (fd < 0)
-                       die_errno("Could not open '%s' for writing",
+                       die_errno(_("Could not open '%s' for writing"),
                                  git_path("MERGE_MODE"));
                strbuf_reset(&buf);
                if (!allow_fast_forward)
                        strbuf_addf(&buf, "no-ff");
                if (write_in_full(fd, buf.buf, buf.len) != buf.len)
-                       die_errno("Could not write to '%s'", git_path("MERGE_MODE"));
+                       die_errno(_("Could not write to '%s'"), git_path("MERGE_MODE"));
                close(fd);
        }
 
        if (merge_was_ok) {
-               fprintf(stderr, "Automatic merge went well; "
-                       "stopped before committing as requested\n");
+               fprintf(stderr, _("Automatic merge went well; "
+                       "stopped before committing as requested\n"));
                return 0;
        } else
                return suggest_conflicts(option_renormalize);