diff --git a/branch.c b/branch.c
index b1e59f2196..6a750574fd 100644
--- a/branch.c
+++ b/branch.c
@@ -129,7 +129,9 @@ void create_branch(const char *head,
die("Cannot setup tracking information; starting point is not a branch.");
break;
case 1:
- /* Unique completion -- good */
+ /* Unique completion -- good, only if it is a real ref */
+ if (track == BRANCH_TRACK_EXPLICIT && !strcmp(real_ref, "HEAD"))
+ die("Cannot setup tracking information; starting point is not a branch.");
break;
default:
die("Ambiguous object name: '%s'.", start_name);
diff --git a/builtin-commit.c b/builtin-commit.c
index e2a7e48b1c..b563a0d67c 100644
--- a/builtin-commit.c
+++ b/builtin-commit.c
@@ -320,7 +320,8 @@ static char *prepare_index(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
die("unable to write new_index file");
fd = hold_lock_file_for_update(&false_lock,
- git_path("next-index-%d", getpid()), 1);
+ git_path("next-index-%d", getpid()),
+ LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR);
create_base_index();
add_remove_files(&partial);
diff --git a/builtin-fetch-pack.c b/builtin-fetch-pack.c
index 85509f5ee5..21ce3e0163 100644
--- a/builtin-fetch-pack.c
+++ b/builtin-fetch-pack.c
@@ -813,7 +813,8 @@ struct ref *fetch_pack(struct fetch_pack_args *my_args,
)
die("shallow file was changed during fetch");
- fd = hold_lock_file_for_update(&lock, shallow, 1);
+ fd = hold_lock_file_for_update(&lock, shallow,
+ LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR);
if (!write_shallow_commits(fd, 0)) {
unlink(shallow);
rollback_lock_file(&lock);
diff --git a/builtin-revert.c b/builtin-revert.c
index c41788685b..786a956f26 100644
--- a/builtin-revert.c
+++ b/builtin-revert.c
@@ -338,7 +338,8 @@ static int revert_or_cherry_pick(int argc, const char **argv)
* reverse of it if we are revert.
*/
- msg_fd = hold_lock_file_for_update(&msg_file, defmsg, 1);
+ msg_fd = hold_lock_file_for_update(&msg_file, defmsg,
+ LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR);
encoding = get_encoding(message);
if (!encoding)
diff --git a/bundle.c b/bundle.c
index 00b2aabefc..7d17a1fde1 100644
--- a/bundle.c
+++ b/bundle.c
@@ -186,7 +186,8 @@ int create_bundle(struct bundle_header *header, const char *path,
if (bundle_to_stdout)
bundle_fd = 1;
else
- bundle_fd = hold_lock_file_for_update(&lock, path, 1);
+ bundle_fd = hold_lock_file_for_update(&lock, path,
+ LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR);
/* write signature */
write_or_die(bundle_fd, bundle_signature, strlen(bundle_signature));
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index 884fae826c..8ab2fd8fd0 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -411,6 +411,8 @@ struct lock_file {
char on_list;
char filename[PATH_MAX];
};
+#define LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR 1
+#define LOCK_NODEREF 2
extern int hold_lock_file_for_update(struct lock_file *, const char *path, int);
extern int hold_lock_file_for_append(struct lock_file *, const char *path, int);
extern int commit_lock_file(struct lock_file *);
diff --git a/lockfile.c b/lockfile.c
index 4023797b00..6d75608693 100644
--- a/lockfile.c
+++ b/lockfile.c
@@ -121,15 +121,17 @@ static char *resolve_symlink(char *p, size_t s)
}
-static int lock_file(struct lock_file *lk, const char *path)
+static int lock_file(struct lock_file *lk, const char *path, int flags)
{
- if (strlen(path) >= sizeof(lk->filename)) return -1;
+ if (strlen(path) >= sizeof(lk->filename))
+ return -1;
strcpy(lk->filename, path);
/*
* subtract 5 from size to make sure there's room for adding
* ".lock" for the lock file name
*/
- resolve_symlink(lk->filename, sizeof(lk->filename)-5);
+ if (!(flags & LOCK_NODEREF))
+ resolve_symlink(lk->filename, sizeof(lk->filename)-5);
strcat(lk->filename, ".lock");
lk->fd = open(lk->filename, O_RDWR | O_CREAT | O_EXCL, 0666);
if (0 <= lk->fd) {
@@ -155,21 +157,21 @@ static int lock_file(struct lock_file *lk, const char *path)
return lk->fd;
}
-int hold_lock_file_for_update(struct lock_file *lk, const char *path, int die_on_error)
+int hold_lock_file_for_update(struct lock_file *lk, const char *path, int flags)
{
- int fd = lock_file(lk, path);
- if (fd < 0 && die_on_error)
+ int fd = lock_file(lk, path, flags);
+ if (fd < 0 && (flags & LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR))
die("unable to create '%s.lock': %s", path, strerror(errno));
return fd;
}
-int hold_lock_file_for_append(struct lock_file *lk, const char *path, int die_on_error)
+int hold_lock_file_for_append(struct lock_file *lk, const char *path, int flags)
{
int fd, orig_fd;
- fd = lock_file(lk, path);
+ fd = lock_file(lk, path, flags);
if (fd < 0) {
- if (die_on_error)
+ if (flags & LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR)
die("unable to create '%s.lock': %s", path, strerror(errno));
return fd;
}
@@ -177,13 +179,13 @@ int hold_lock_file_for_append(struct lock_file *lk, const char *path, int die_on
orig_fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
if (orig_fd < 0) {
if (errno != ENOENT) {
- if (die_on_error)
+ if (flags & LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR)
die("cannot open '%s' for copying", path);
close(fd);
return error("cannot open '%s' for copying", path);
}
} else if (copy_fd(orig_fd, fd)) {
- if (die_on_error)
+ if (flags & LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR)
exit(128);
close(fd);
return -1;
@@ -215,7 +217,10 @@ int commit_lock_file(struct lock_file *lk)
int hold_locked_index(struct lock_file *lk, int die_on_error)
{
- return hold_lock_file_for_update(lk, get_index_file(), die_on_error);
+ return hold_lock_file_for_update(lk, get_index_file(),
+ die_on_error
+ ? LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR
+ : 0);
}
void set_alternate_index_output(const char *name)
diff --git a/pack-refs.c b/pack-refs.c
index 848d311c2b..2c76fb181f 100644
--- a/pack-refs.c
+++ b/pack-refs.c
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ int pack_refs(unsigned int flags)
memset(&cbdata, 0, sizeof(cbdata));
cbdata.flags = flags;
- fd = hold_lock_file_for_update(&packed, git_path("packed-refs"), 1);
+ fd = hold_lock_file_for_update(&packed, git_path("packed-refs"),
+ LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR);
cbdata.refs_file = fdopen(fd, "w");
if (!cbdata.refs_file)
die("unable to create ref-pack file structure (%s)",
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 39a3b23804..9e422dcccb 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ static struct ref_lock *lock_ref_sha1_basic(const char *ref, const unsigned char
struct ref_lock *lock;
struct stat st;
int last_errno = 0;
- int type;
+ int type, lflags;
int mustexist = (old_sha1 && !is_null_sha1(old_sha1));
lock = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct ref_lock));
@@ -830,8 +830,11 @@ static struct ref_lock *lock_ref_sha1_basic(const char *ref, const unsigned char
lock->lk = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct lock_file));
- if (flags & REF_NODEREF)
+ lflags = LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR;
+ if (flags & REF_NODEREF) {
ref = orig_ref;
+ lflags |= LOCK_NODEREF;
+ }
lock->ref_name = xstrdup(ref);
lock->orig_ref_name = xstrdup(orig_ref);
ref_file = git_path("%s", ref);
@@ -845,8 +848,8 @@ static struct ref_lock *lock_ref_sha1_basic(const char *ref, const unsigned char
error("unable to create directory for %s", ref_file);
goto error_return;
}
- lock->lock_fd = hold_lock_file_for_update(lock->lk, ref_file, 1);
+ lock->lock_fd = hold_lock_file_for_update(lock->lk, ref_file, lflags);
return old_sha1 ? verify_lock(lock, old_sha1, mustexist) : lock;
error_return:
diff --git a/rerere.c b/rerere.c
index 323e493daf..2b7a99d729 100644
--- a/rerere.c
+++ b/rerere.c
@@ -346,7 +346,8 @@ int setup_rerere(struct string_list *merge_rr)
return -1;
merge_rr_path = xstrdup(git_path("MERGE_RR"));
- fd = hold_lock_file_for_update(&write_lock, merge_rr_path, 1);
+ fd = hold_lock_file_for_update(&write_lock, merge_rr_path,
+ LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR);
read_rr(merge_rr);
return fd;
}
diff --git a/sha1_file.c b/sha1_file.c
index c78507152f..12fc767ee5 100644
--- a/sha1_file.c
+++ b/sha1_file.c
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ static void read_info_alternates(const char * relative_base, int depth)
void add_to_alternates_file(const char *reference)
{
struct lock_file *lock = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct lock_file));
- int fd = hold_lock_file_for_append(lock, git_path("objects/info/alternates"), 1);
+ int fd = hold_lock_file_for_append(lock, git_path("objects/info/alternates"), LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR);
char *alt = mkpath("%s/objects\n", reference);
write_or_die(fd, alt, strlen(alt));
if (commit_lock_file(lock))
diff --git a/t/t7201-co.sh b/t/t7201-co.sh
index 0679abd29d..c9abed6a2b 100755
--- a/t/t7201-co.sh
+++ b/t/t7201-co.sh
@@ -330,12 +330,26 @@ test_expect_success \
test "$(git config branch.track2.merge)"
git config branch.autosetupmerge false'
-test_expect_success \
- 'checkout w/--track from non-branch HEAD fails' '
- git checkout -b delete-me master &&
- rm .git/refs/heads/delete-me &&
- test refs/heads/delete-me = "$(git symbolic-ref HEAD)" &&
- test_must_fail git checkout --track -b track'
+test_expect_success 'checkout w/--track from non-branch HEAD fails' '
+ git checkout master^0 &&
+ test_must_fail git symbolic-ref HEAD &&
+ test_must_fail git checkout --track -b track &&
+ test_must_fail git rev-parse --verify track &&
+ test_must_fail git symbolic-ref HEAD &&
+ test "z$(git rev-parse master^0)" = "z$(git rev-parse HEAD)"
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'detach a symbolic link HEAD' '
+ git checkout master &&
+ git config --bool core.prefersymlinkrefs yes &&
+ git checkout side &&
+ git checkout master &&
+ it=$(git symbolic-ref HEAD) &&
+ test "z$it" = zrefs/heads/master &&
+ here=$(git rev-parse --verify refs/heads/master) &&
+ git checkout side^ &&
+ test "z$(git rev-parse --verify refs/heads/master)" = "z$here"
+'
test_expect_success 'checkout an unmerged path should fail' '
rm -f .git/index &&