if (!old.commit && !opts->force) {
if (!opts->quiet) {
- fprintf(stderr, "warning: You appear to be on a branch yet to be born.\n");
- fprintf(stderr, "warning: Forcing checkout of %s.\n", new->name);
+ warning("You appear to be on a branch yet to be born.");
+ warning("Forcing checkout of %s.", new->name);
}
opts->force = 1;
}
if (opts.new_branch) {
struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
- strbuf_addstr(&buf, "refs/heads/");
- strbuf_addstr(&buf, opts.new_branch);
+ if (strbuf_check_branch_ref(&buf, opts.new_branch))
+ die("git checkout: we do not like '%s' as a branch name.",
+ opts.new_branch);
if (!get_sha1(buf.buf, rev))
die("git checkout: branch %s already exists", opts.new_branch);
- if (check_ref_format(buf.buf))
- die("git checkout: we do not like '%s' as a branch name.", opts.new_branch);
strbuf_release(&buf);
}