Windows: boost startup by avoiding a static dependency on shell32.dll

diff --git a/git-rebase.sh b/git-rebase.sh
index 6830e1627d67c59407885a3cfa44e83a802613bc..3de0942c0fa604fd0aed8561e3f2727c0a7887e5 100755 (executable)
--- a/git-rebase.sh
+++ b/git-rebase.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ set_reflog_action rebase
 require_work_tree
 cd_to_toplevel
 
+LF='
+'
 OK_TO_SKIP_PRE_REBASE=
 RESOLVEMSG="
 When you have resolved this problem run \"git rebase --continue\".
@@ -417,7 +419,27 @@ fi
 
 # Make sure the branch to rebase onto is valid.
 onto_name=${newbase-"$upstream_name"}
-onto=$(git rev-parse --verify "${onto_name}^0") || exit
+case "$onto_name" in
+*...*)
+       if      left=${onto_name%...*} right=${onto_name#*...} &&
+               onto=$(git merge-base --all ${left:-HEAD} ${right:-HEAD})
+       then
+               case "$onto" in
+               ?*"$LF"?*)
+                       die "$onto_name: there are more than one merge bases"
+                       ;;
+               '')
+                       die "$onto_name: there is no merge base"
+                       ;;
+               esac
+       else
+               die "$onto_name: there is no merge base"
+       fi
+       ;;
+*)
+       onto=$(git rev-parse --verify "${onto_name}^0") || exit
+       ;;
+esac
 
 # If a hook exists, give it a chance to interrupt
 run_pre_rebase_hook "$upstream_arg" "$@"
@@ -467,7 +489,7 @@ orig_head=$branch
 mb=$(git merge-base "$onto" "$branch")
 if test "$upstream" = "$onto" && test "$mb" = "$onto" &&
        # linear history?
-       ! (git rev-list --parents "$onto".."$branch" | grep " .* ") > /dev/null
+       ! (git rev-list --parents "$onto".."$branch" | sane_grep " .* ") > /dev/null
 then
        if test -z "$force_rebase"
        then