checkout & worktree: introduce checkout.defaultRemote
[gitweb.git] / builtin / checkout.c
index b49b5820718335ba6a70b70ef339ece7157281cc..5b357e922a59cf5058c20d07d2ced73a4ad555e4 100644 (file)
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "resolve-undo.h"
 #include "submodule-config.h"
 #include "submodule.h"
+#include "advice.h"
 
 static const char * const checkout_usage[] = {
        N_("git checkout [<options>] <branch>"),
@@ -484,7 +485,8 @@ static int merge_working_tree(const struct checkout_opts *opts,
 
        resolve_undo_clear();
        if (opts->force) {
-               ret = reset_tree(new_branch_info->commit->tree, opts, 1, writeout_error);
+               ret = reset_tree(get_commit_tree(new_branch_info->commit),
+                                opts, 1, writeout_error);
                if (ret)
                        return ret;
        } else {
@@ -526,6 +528,7 @@ static int merge_working_tree(const struct checkout_opts *opts,
                init_tree_desc(&trees[1], tree->buffer, tree->size);
 
                ret = unpack_trees(2, trees, &topts);
+               clear_unpack_trees_porcelain(&topts);
                if (ret == -1) {
                        /*
                         * Unpack couldn't do a trivial merge; either
@@ -570,18 +573,23 @@ static int merge_working_tree(const struct checkout_opts *opts,
                        o.verbosity = 0;
                        work = write_tree_from_memory(&o);
 
-                       ret = reset_tree(new_branch_info->commit->tree, opts, 1,
+                       ret = reset_tree(get_commit_tree(new_branch_info->commit),
+                                        opts, 1,
                                         writeout_error);
                        if (ret)
                                return ret;
                        o.ancestor = old_branch_info->name;
                        o.branch1 = new_branch_info->name;
                        o.branch2 = "local";
-                       ret = merge_trees(&o, new_branch_info->commit->tree, work,
-                               old_branch_info->commit->tree, &result);
+                       ret = merge_trees(&o,
+                                         get_commit_tree(new_branch_info->commit),
+                                         work,
+                                         get_commit_tree(old_branch_info->commit),
+                                         &result);
                        if (ret < 0)
                                exit(128);
-                       ret = reset_tree(new_branch_info->commit->tree, opts, 0,
+                       ret = reset_tree(get_commit_tree(new_branch_info->commit),
+                                        opts, 0,
                                         writeout_error);
                        strbuf_release(&o.obuf);
                        if (ret)
@@ -871,7 +879,8 @@ static int parse_branchname_arg(int argc, const char **argv,
                                int dwim_new_local_branch_ok,
                                struct branch_info *new_branch_info,
                                struct checkout_opts *opts,
-                               struct object_id *rev)
+                               struct object_id *rev,
+                               int *dwim_remotes_matched)
 {
        struct tree **source_tree = &opts->source_tree;
        const char **new_branch = &opts->new_branch;
@@ -903,8 +912,10 @@ static int parse_branchname_arg(int argc, const char **argv,
         *   (b) If <something> is _not_ a commit, either "--" is present
         *       or <something> is not a path, no -t or -b was given, and
         *       and there is a tracking branch whose name is <something>
-        *       in one and only one remote, then this is a short-hand to
-        *       fork local <something> from that remote-tracking branch.
+        *       in one and only one remote (or if the branch exists on the
+        *       remote named in checkout.defaultRemote), then this is a
+        *       short-hand to fork local <something> from that
+        *       remote-tracking branch.
         *
         *   (c) Otherwise, if "--" is present, treat it like case (1).
         *
@@ -965,7 +976,8 @@ static int parse_branchname_arg(int argc, const char **argv,
                        recover_with_dwim = 0;
 
                if (recover_with_dwim) {
-                       const char *remote = unique_tracking_name(arg, rev);
+                       const char *remote = unique_tracking_name(arg, rev,
+                                                                 dwim_remotes_matched);
                        if (remote) {
                                *new_branch = arg;
                                arg = remote;
@@ -1002,7 +1014,7 @@ static int parse_branchname_arg(int argc, const char **argv,
                *source_tree = parse_tree_indirect(rev);
        } else {
                parse_commit_or_die(new_branch_info->commit);
-               *source_tree = new_branch_info->commit->tree;
+               *source_tree = get_commit_tree(new_branch_info->commit);
        }
 
        if (!*source_tree)                   /* case (1): want a tree */
@@ -1102,6 +1114,7 @@ int cmd_checkout(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
        struct branch_info new_branch_info;
        char *conflict_style = NULL;
        int dwim_new_local_branch = 1;
+       int dwim_remotes_matched = 0;
        struct option options[] = {
                OPT__QUIET(&opts.quiet, N_("suppress progress reporting")),
                OPT_STRING('b', NULL, &opts.new_branch, N_("branch"),
@@ -1212,7 +1225,8 @@ int cmd_checkout(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
                        opts.track == BRANCH_TRACK_UNSPECIFIED &&
                        !opts.new_branch;
                int n = parse_branchname_arg(argc, argv, dwim_ok,
-                                            &new_branch_info, &opts, &rev);
+                                            &new_branch_info, &opts, &rev,
+                                            &dwim_remotes_matched);
                argv += n;
                argc -= n;
        }
@@ -1254,8 +1268,26 @@ int cmd_checkout(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
        }
 
        UNLEAK(opts);
-       if (opts.patch_mode || opts.pathspec.nr)
-               return checkout_paths(&opts, new_branch_info.name);
-       else
+       if (opts.patch_mode || opts.pathspec.nr) {
+               int ret = checkout_paths(&opts, new_branch_info.name);
+               if (ret && dwim_remotes_matched > 1 &&
+                   advice_checkout_ambiguous_remote_branch_name)
+                       advise(_("'%s' matched more than one remote tracking branch.\n"
+                                "We found %d remotes with a reference that matched. So we fell back\n"
+                                "on trying to resolve the argument as a path, but failed there too!\n"
+                                "\n"
+                                "If you meant to check out a remote tracking branch on, e.g. 'origin',\n"
+                                "you can do so by fully qualifying the name with the --track option:\n"
+                                "\n"
+                                "    git checkout --track origin/<name>\n"
+                                "\n"
+                                "If you'd like to always have checkouts of an ambiguous <name> prefer\n"
+                                "one remote, e.g. the 'origin' remote, consider setting\n"
+                                "checkout.defaultRemote=origin in your config."),
+                              argv[0],
+                              dwim_remotes_matched);
+               return ret;
+       } else {
                return checkout_branch(&opts, &new_branch_info);
+       }
 }