Merge branch 'do/maint-merge-recursive-fix'

diff --git a/merge-recursive.c b/merge-recursive.c
index 2f1025c2aae8a46ad0c0d8a8fee4f67f8b55cfd7..f5df9b961b2999e4824b900d61d28c254b2ef858 100644 (file)
--- a/merge-recursive.c
+++ b/merge-recursive.c
@@ -520,8 +520,12 @@ static void update_file_flags(struct merge_options *o,
                unsigned long size;
 
                if (S_ISGITLINK(mode))
-                       die("cannot read object %s '%s': It is a submodule!",
-                           sha1_to_hex(sha), path);
+                       /*
+                        * We may later decide to recursively descend into
+                        * the submodule directory and update its index
+                        * and/or work tree, but we do not do that now.
+                        */
+                       goto update_index;
 
                buf = read_sha1_file(sha, &type, &size);
                if (!buf)
@@ -801,22 +805,19 @@ static int process_renames(struct merge_options *o,
        }
 
        for (i = 0, j = 0; i < a_renames->nr || j < b_renames->nr;) {
-               int compare;
                char *src;
-               struct string_list *renames1, *renames2, *renames2Dst;
+               struct string_list *renames1, *renames2Dst;
                struct rename *ren1 = NULL, *ren2 = NULL;
                const char *branch1, *branch2;
                const char *ren1_src, *ren1_dst;
 
                if (i >= a_renames->nr) {
-                       compare = 1;
                        ren2 = b_renames->items[j++].util;
                } else if (j >= b_renames->nr) {
-                       compare = -1;
                        ren1 = a_renames->items[i++].util;
                } else {
-                       compare = strcmp(a_renames->items[i].string,
-                                       b_renames->items[j].string);
+                       int compare = strcmp(a_renames->items[i].string,
+                                            b_renames->items[j].string);
                        if (compare <= 0)
                                ren1 = a_renames->items[i++].util;
                        if (compare >= 0)
@@ -826,14 +827,12 @@ static int process_renames(struct merge_options *o,
                /* TODO: refactor, so that 1/2 are not needed */
                if (ren1) {
                        renames1 = a_renames;
-                       renames2 = b_renames;
                        renames2Dst = &b_by_dst;
                        branch1 = o->branch1;
                        branch2 = o->branch2;
                } else {
                        struct rename *tmp;
                        renames1 = b_renames;
-                       renames2 = a_renames;
                        renames2Dst = &a_by_dst;
                        branch1 = o->branch2;
                        branch2 = o->branch1;