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1 files changed, 16 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/builtin/branch.c b/builtin/branch.c
index 658c9f8741..407517ba68 100644
--- a/builtin/branch.c
+++ b/builtin/branch.c
@@ -538,6 +538,13 @@ static void copy_or_rename_branch(const char *oldname, const char *newname, int
die(_("Invalid branch name: '%s'"), oldname);
}
+ if ((copy || strcmp(head, oldname)) && !ref_exists(oldref.buf)) {
+ if (copy && !strcmp(head, oldname))
+ die(_("No commit on branch '%s' yet."), oldname);
+ else
+ die(_("No branch named '%s'."), oldname);
+ }
+
/*
* A command like "git branch -M currentbranch currentbranch" cannot
* cause the worktree to become inconsistent with HEAD, so allow it.
@@ -599,10 +606,11 @@ static GIT_PATH_FUNC(edit_description, "EDIT_DESCRIPTION")
static int edit_branch_description(const char *branch_name)
{
+ int exists;
struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
struct strbuf name = STRBUF_INIT;
- read_branch_desc(&buf, branch_name);
+ exists = !read_branch_desc(&buf, branch_name);
if (!buf.len || buf.buf[buf.len-1] != '\n')
strbuf_addch(&buf, '\n');
strbuf_commented_addf(&buf,
@@ -619,7 +627,8 @@ static int edit_branch_description(const char *branch_name)
strbuf_stripspace(&buf, 1);
strbuf_addf(&name, "branch.%s.description", branch_name);
- git_config_set(name.buf, buf.len ? buf.buf : NULL);
+ if (buf.len || exists)
+ git_config_set(name.buf, buf.len ? buf.buf : NULL);
strbuf_release(&name);
strbuf_release(&buf);
@@ -807,7 +816,7 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
strbuf_addf(&branch_ref, "refs/heads/%s", branch_name);
if (!ref_exists(branch_ref.buf))
- ret = error(!argc
+ ret = error((!argc || !strcmp(head, branch_name))
? _("No commit on branch '%s' yet.")
: _("No branch named '%s'."),
branch_name);
@@ -856,8 +865,11 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
die(_("no such branch '%s'"), argv[0]);
}
- if (!ref_exists(branch->refname))
+ if (!ref_exists(branch->refname)) {
+ if (!argc || !strcmp(head, branch->name))
+ die(_("No commit on branch '%s' yet."), branch->name);
die(_("branch '%s' does not exist"), branch->name);
+ }
dwim_and_setup_tracking(the_repository, branch->name,
new_upstream, BRANCH_TRACK_OVERRIDE,