Allow cloning to an existing empty directory

diff --git a/git-rebase--interactive.sh b/git-rebase--interactive.sh
index 0cae3be6f6a629712d79b3b2a7f8f4664d92532c..c8b0861c085035c85002f6e2fe969369ea32016f 100755 (executable)
--- a/git-rebase--interactive.sh
+++ b/git-rebase--interactive.sh
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ i,interactive      always used (no-op)
 continue           continue rebasing process
 abort              abort rebasing process and restore original branch
 skip               skip current patch and continue rebasing process
+no-verify          override pre-rebase hook from stopping the operation
 "
 
 . git-sh-setup
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ PRESERVE_MERGES=
 STRATEGY=
 ONTO=
 VERBOSE=
+OK_TO_SKIP_PRE_REBASE=
 
 GIT_CHERRY_PICK_HELP="  After resolving the conflicts,
 mark the corrected paths with 'git add <paths>', and
@@ -67,7 +69,8 @@ output () {
 }
 
 run_pre_rebase_hook () {
-       if test -x "$GIT_DIR/hooks/pre-rebase"
+       if test -z "$OK_TO_SKIP_PRE_REBASE" &&
+          test -x "$GIT_DIR/hooks/pre-rebase"
        then
                "$GIT_DIR/hooks/pre-rebase" ${1+"$@"} || {
                        echo >&2 "The pre-rebase hook refused to rebase."
@@ -112,9 +115,18 @@ mark_action_done () {
 }
 
 make_patch () {
-       parent_sha1=$(git rev-parse --verify "$1"^) ||
-               die "Cannot get patch for $1^"
-       git diff-tree -p "$parent_sha1".."$1" > "$DOTEST"/patch
+       sha1_and_parents="$(git rev-list --parents -1 "$1")"
+       case "$sha1_and_parents" in
+       ?*' '?*' '?*)
+               git diff --cc $sha1_and_parents
+               ;;
+       ?*' '?*)
+               git diff-tree -p "$1^!"
+               ;;
+       *)
+               echo "Root commit"
+               ;;
+       esac > "$DOTEST"/patch
        test -f "$DOTEST"/message ||
                git cat-file commit "$1" | sed "1,/^$/d" > "$DOTEST"/message
        test -f "$DOTEST"/author-script ||
@@ -253,9 +265,8 @@ pick_one_preserving_merges () {
                                output git merge $STRATEGY -m "$msg" \
                                        $new_parents
                        then
-                               git rerere
                                printf "%s\n" "$msg" > "$GIT_DIR"/MERGE_MSG
-                               die Error redoing merge $sha1
+                               die_with_patch $sha1 "Error redoing merge $sha1"
                        fi
                        ;;
                *)
@@ -437,6 +448,11 @@ get_saved_options () {
 while test $# != 0
 do
        case "$1" in
+       --no-verify)
+               OK_TO_SKIP_PRE_REBASE=yes
+               ;;
+       --verify)
+               ;;
        --continue)
                is_standalone "$@" || usage
                get_saved_options