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Elijah Newren c23fc075c6 merge: do not exit restore_state() prematurely
Previously, if the user:

* Had no local changes before starting the merge
* A merge strategy makes changes to the working tree/index but returns
  with exit status 2

Then we'd call restore_state() to clean up the changes and either let
the next merge strategy run (if there is one), or exit telling the user
that no merge strategy could handle the merge.  Unfortunately,
restore_state() did not clean up the changes as expected; that function
was a no-op if the stash was a null, and the stash would be null if
there were no local changes before starting the merge.  So, instead of
"Rewinding the tree to pristine..." as the code claimed, restore_state()
would leave garbage around in the index and working tree (possibly
including conflicts) for either the next merge strategy or for the user
after aborting the merge.  And in the case of aborting the merge, the
user would be unable to run "git merge --abort" to get rid of the
unintended leftover conflicts, because the merge control files were not
written as it was presumed that we had restored to a clean state
already.

Fix the main problem by making sure that restore_state() only skips the
stash application if the stash is null rather than skipping the whole
function.

However, there is a secondary problem -- since merge.c forks
subprocesses to do the cleanup, the in-memory index is left out-of-sync.
While there was a refresh_cache(REFRESH_QUIET) call that attempted to
correct that, that function would not handle cases where the previous
merge strategy added conflicted entries.  We need to drop the index and
re-read it to handle such cases.

(Alternatively, we could stop forking subprocesses and instead call some
appropriate function to do the work which would update the in-memory
index automatically.  For now, just do the simple fix.)

Also, add a testcase checking this, one for which the octopus strategy
fails on the first commit it attempts to merge, and thus which it
cannot handle at all and must completely bail on (as per the "exit 2"
code path of commit 98efc8f3d8 ("octopus: allow manual resolve on the
last round.", 2006-01-13)).

Reported-by: ZheNing Hu <adlternative@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2022-07-22 21:45:23 -07:00
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See Documentation/gittutorial.txt to get started, then see Documentation/giteveryday.txt for a useful minimum set of commands, and Documentation/git-<commandname>.txt for documentation of each command. If git has been correctly installed, then the tutorial can also be read with man gittutorial or git help tutorial, and the documentation of each command with man git-<commandname> or git help <commandname>.

CVS users may also want to read Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt (man gitcvs-migration or git help cvs-migration if git is installed).

The user discussion and development of Git take place on the Git mailing list -- everyone is welcome to post bug reports, feature requests, comments and patches to git@vger.kernel.org (read Documentation/SubmittingPatches for instructions on patch submission and Documentation/CodingGuidelines).

Those wishing to help with error message, usage and informational message string translations (localization l10) should see po/README.md (a po file is a Portable Object file that holds the translations).

To subscribe to the list, send an email with just "subscribe git" in the body to majordomo@vger.kernel.org (not the Git list). The mailing list archives are available at https://lore.kernel.org/git/, http://marc.info/?l=git and other archival sites.

Issues which are security relevant should be disclosed privately to the Git Security mailing list git-security@googlegroups.com.

The maintainer frequently sends the "What's cooking" reports that list the current status of various development topics to the mailing list. The discussion following them give a good reference for project status, development direction and remaining tasks.

The name "git" was given by Linus Torvalds when he wrote the very first version. He described the tool as "the stupid content tracker" and the name as (depending on your mood):

  • random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not actually used by any common UNIX command. The fact that it is a mispronunciation of "get" may or may not be relevant.
  • stupid. contemptible and despicable. simple. Take your pick from the dictionary of slang.
  • "global information tracker": you're in a good mood, and it actually works for you. Angels sing, and a light suddenly fills the room.
  • "goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t": when it breaks