strbuf_release(&buffer);
}
-static int verify_merge_base(unsigned char *head_sha1, unsigned char *branch_sha1)
+static int verify_merge_base(unsigned char *head_sha1, struct ref *remote)
{
- struct commit *head = lookup_commit(head_sha1);
- struct commit *branch = lookup_commit(branch_sha1);
+ struct commit *head = lookup_commit_or_die(head_sha1, "HEAD");
+ struct commit *branch = lookup_commit_or_die(remote->old_sha1, remote->name);
struct commit_list *merge_bases = get_merge_bases(head, branch, 1);
return (merge_bases && !merge_bases->next && merge_bases->item == branch);
return error("Remote branch %s resolves to object %s\nwhich does not exist locally, perhaps you need to fetch?", remote_ref->name, sha1_to_hex(remote_ref->old_sha1));
/* Remote branch must be an ancestor of remote HEAD */
- if (!verify_merge_base(head_sha1, remote_ref->old_sha1)) {
+ if (!verify_merge_base(head_sha1, remote_ref)) {
return error("The branch '%s' is not an ancestor "
"of your current HEAD.\n"
"If you are sure you want to delete it,"