split_cmdline: Allow caller to access error string

diff --git a/builtin/merge.c b/builtin/merge.c
index 37d414b3ba95162953aec001e6036956eb1a97f6..b48826372f94e8dc48a37c3ff5ea4c727788f92e 100644 (file)
--- a/builtin/merge.c
+++ b/builtin/merge.c
@@ -486,7 +486,8 @@ static int git_merge_config(const char *k, const char *v, void *cb)
                buf = xstrdup(v);
                argc = split_cmdline(buf, &argv);
                if (argc < 0)
-                       die("Bad branch.%s.mergeoptions string", branch);
+                       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++;
@@ -982,7 +983,7 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
                reset_hard(remote_head->sha1, 0);
                return 0;
        } else {
-               struct strbuf msg = STRBUF_INIT;
+               struct strbuf merge_names = STRBUF_INIT;
 
                /* We are invoked directly as the first-class UI. */
                head_arg = "HEAD";
@@ -995,13 +996,17 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
                 * codepath so we discard the error in this
                 * loop.
                 */
-               if (!have_message) {
-                       for (i = 0; i < argc; i++)
-                               merge_name(argv[i], &msg);
-                       fmt_merge_msg(option_log, &msg, &merge_msg);
-                       if (merge_msg.len)
-                               strbuf_setlen(&merge_msg, merge_msg.len-1);
-               }
+               for (i = 0; i < argc; i++)
+                       merge_name(argv[i], &merge_names);
+
+               if (have_message && option_log)
+                       fmt_merge_msg_shortlog(&merge_names, &merge_msg);
+               else if (!have_message)
+                       fmt_merge_msg(option_log, &merge_names, &merge_msg);
+
+
+               if (!(have_message && !option_log) && merge_msg.len)
+                       strbuf_setlen(&merge_msg, merge_msg.len-1);
        }
 
        if (head_invalid || !argc)