Merge branch 'en/update-ref-no-deref-stdin'
[git] / builtin / merge.c
1 /*
2  * Builtin "git merge"
3  *
4  * Copyright (c) 2008 Miklos Vajna <vmiklos@frugalware.org>
5  *
6  * Based on git-merge.sh by Junio C Hamano.
7  */
8
9 #include "cache.h"
10 #include "config.h"
11 #include "parse-options.h"
12 #include "builtin.h"
13 #include "lockfile.h"
14 #include "run-command.h"
15 #include "diff.h"
16 #include "refs.h"
17 #include "refspec.h"
18 #include "commit.h"
19 #include "diffcore.h"
20 #include "revision.h"
21 #include "unpack-trees.h"
22 #include "cache-tree.h"
23 #include "dir.h"
24 #include "utf8.h"
25 #include "log-tree.h"
26 #include "color.h"
27 #include "rerere.h"
28 #include "help.h"
29 #include "merge-recursive.h"
30 #include "resolve-undo.h"
31 #include "remote.h"
32 #include "fmt-merge-msg.h"
33 #include "gpg-interface.h"
34 #include "sequencer.h"
35 #include "string-list.h"
36 #include "packfile.h"
37 #include "tag.h"
38 #include "alias.h"
39 #include "commit-reach.h"
40
41 #define DEFAULT_TWOHEAD (1<<0)
42 #define DEFAULT_OCTOPUS (1<<1)
43 #define NO_FAST_FORWARD (1<<2)
44 #define NO_TRIVIAL      (1<<3)
45
46 struct strategy {
47         const char *name;
48         unsigned attr;
49 };
50
51 static const char * const builtin_merge_usage[] = {
52         N_("git merge [<options>] [<commit>...]"),
53         N_("git merge --abort"),
54         N_("git merge --continue"),
55         NULL
56 };
57
58 static int show_diffstat = 1, shortlog_len = -1, squash;
59 static int option_commit = 1;
60 static int option_edit = -1;
61 static int allow_trivial = 1, have_message, verify_signatures;
62 static int overwrite_ignore = 1;
63 static struct strbuf merge_msg = STRBUF_INIT;
64 static struct strategy **use_strategies;
65 static size_t use_strategies_nr, use_strategies_alloc;
66 static const char **xopts;
67 static size_t xopts_nr, xopts_alloc;
68 static const char *branch;
69 static char *branch_mergeoptions;
70 static int option_renormalize;
71 static int verbosity;
72 static int allow_rerere_auto;
73 static int abort_current_merge;
74 static int continue_current_merge;
75 static int allow_unrelated_histories;
76 static int show_progress = -1;
77 static int default_to_upstream = 1;
78 static int signoff;
79 static const char *sign_commit;
80 static int verify_msg = 1;
81
82 static struct strategy all_strategy[] = {
83         { "recursive",  DEFAULT_TWOHEAD | NO_TRIVIAL },
84         { "octopus",    DEFAULT_OCTOPUS },
85         { "resolve",    0 },
86         { "ours",       NO_FAST_FORWARD | NO_TRIVIAL },
87         { "subtree",    NO_FAST_FORWARD | NO_TRIVIAL },
88 };
89
90 static const char *pull_twohead, *pull_octopus;
91
92 enum ff_type {
93         FF_NO,
94         FF_ALLOW,
95         FF_ONLY
96 };
97
98 static enum ff_type fast_forward = FF_ALLOW;
99
100 static int option_parse_message(const struct option *opt,
101                                 const char *arg, int unset)
102 {
103         struct strbuf *buf = opt->value;
104
105         if (unset)
106                 strbuf_setlen(buf, 0);
107         else if (arg) {
108                 strbuf_addf(buf, "%s%s", buf->len ? "\n\n" : "", arg);
109                 have_message = 1;
110         } else
111                 return error(_("switch `m' requires a value"));
112         return 0;
113 }
114
115 static int option_read_message(struct parse_opt_ctx_t *ctx,
116                                const struct option *opt, int unset)
117 {
118         struct strbuf *buf = opt->value;
119         const char *arg;
120
121         if (unset)
122                 BUG("-F cannot be negated");
123
124         if (ctx->opt) {
125                 arg = ctx->opt;
126                 ctx->opt = NULL;
127         } else if (ctx->argc > 1) {
128                 ctx->argc--;
129                 arg = *++ctx->argv;
130         } else
131                 return opterror(opt, "requires a value", 0);
132
133         if (buf->len)
134                 strbuf_addch(buf, '\n');
135         if (ctx->prefix && !is_absolute_path(arg))
136                 arg = prefix_filename(ctx->prefix, arg);
137         if (strbuf_read_file(buf, arg, 0) < 0)
138                 return error(_("could not read file '%s'"), arg);
139         have_message = 1;
140
141         return 0;
142 }
143
144 static struct strategy *get_strategy(const char *name)
145 {
146         int i;
147         struct strategy *ret;
148         static struct cmdnames main_cmds, other_cmds;
149         static int loaded;
150
151         if (!name)
152                 return NULL;
153
154         for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(all_strategy); i++)
155                 if (!strcmp(name, all_strategy[i].name))
156                         return &all_strategy[i];
157
158         if (!loaded) {
159                 struct cmdnames not_strategies;
160                 loaded = 1;
161
162                 memset(&not_strategies, 0, sizeof(struct cmdnames));
163                 load_command_list("git-merge-", &main_cmds, &other_cmds);
164                 for (i = 0; i < main_cmds.cnt; i++) {
165                         int j, found = 0;
166                         struct cmdname *ent = main_cmds.names[i];
167                         for (j = 0; j < ARRAY_SIZE(all_strategy); j++)
168                                 if (!strncmp(ent->name, all_strategy[j].name, ent->len)
169                                                 && !all_strategy[j].name[ent->len])
170                                         found = 1;
171                         if (!found)
172                                 add_cmdname(&not_strategies, ent->name, ent->len);
173                 }
174                 exclude_cmds(&main_cmds, &not_strategies);
175         }
176         if (!is_in_cmdlist(&main_cmds, name) && !is_in_cmdlist(&other_cmds, name)) {
177                 fprintf(stderr, _("Could not find merge strategy '%s'.\n"), name);
178                 fprintf(stderr, _("Available strategies are:"));
179                 for (i = 0; i < main_cmds.cnt; i++)
180                         fprintf(stderr, " %s", main_cmds.names[i]->name);
181                 fprintf(stderr, ".\n");
182                 if (other_cmds.cnt) {
183                         fprintf(stderr, _("Available custom strategies are:"));
184                         for (i = 0; i < other_cmds.cnt; i++)
185                                 fprintf(stderr, " %s", other_cmds.names[i]->name);
186                         fprintf(stderr, ".\n");
187                 }
188                 exit(1);
189         }
190
191         ret = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct strategy));
192         ret->name = xstrdup(name);
193         ret->attr = NO_TRIVIAL;
194         return ret;
195 }
196
197 static void append_strategy(struct strategy *s)
198 {
199         ALLOC_GROW(use_strategies, use_strategies_nr + 1, use_strategies_alloc);
200         use_strategies[use_strategies_nr++] = s;
201 }
202
203 static int option_parse_strategy(const struct option *opt,
204                                  const char *name, int unset)
205 {
206         if (unset)
207                 return 0;
208
209         append_strategy(get_strategy(name));
210         return 0;
211 }
212
213 static int option_parse_x(const struct option *opt,
214                           const char *arg, int unset)
215 {
216         if (unset)
217                 return 0;
218
219         ALLOC_GROW(xopts, xopts_nr + 1, xopts_alloc);
220         xopts[xopts_nr++] = xstrdup(arg);
221         return 0;
222 }
223
224 static int option_parse_n(const struct option *opt,
225                           const char *arg, int unset)
226 {
227         show_diffstat = unset;
228         return 0;
229 }
230
231 static struct option builtin_merge_options[] = {
232         { OPTION_CALLBACK, 'n', NULL, NULL, NULL,
233                 N_("do not show a diffstat at the end of the merge"),
234                 PARSE_OPT_NOARG, option_parse_n },
235         OPT_BOOL(0, "stat", &show_diffstat,
236                 N_("show a diffstat at the end of the merge")),
237         OPT_BOOL(0, "summary", &show_diffstat, N_("(synonym to --stat)")),
238         { OPTION_INTEGER, 0, "log", &shortlog_len, N_("n"),
239           N_("add (at most <n>) entries from shortlog to merge commit message"),
240           PARSE_OPT_OPTARG, NULL, DEFAULT_MERGE_LOG_LEN },
241         OPT_BOOL(0, "squash", &squash,
242                 N_("create a single commit instead of doing a merge")),
243         OPT_BOOL(0, "commit", &option_commit,
244                 N_("perform a commit if the merge succeeds (default)")),
245         OPT_BOOL('e', "edit", &option_edit,
246                 N_("edit message before committing")),
247         OPT_SET_INT(0, "ff", &fast_forward, N_("allow fast-forward (default)"), FF_ALLOW),
248         OPT_SET_INT_F(0, "ff-only", &fast_forward,
249                       N_("abort if fast-forward is not possible"),
250                       FF_ONLY, PARSE_OPT_NONEG),
251         OPT_RERERE_AUTOUPDATE(&allow_rerere_auto),
252         OPT_BOOL(0, "verify-signatures", &verify_signatures,
253                 N_("verify that the named commit has a valid GPG signature")),
254         OPT_CALLBACK('s', "strategy", &use_strategies, N_("strategy"),
255                 N_("merge strategy to use"), option_parse_strategy),
256         OPT_CALLBACK('X', "strategy-option", &xopts, N_("option=value"),
257                 N_("option for selected merge strategy"), option_parse_x),
258         OPT_CALLBACK('m', "message", &merge_msg, N_("message"),
259                 N_("merge commit message (for a non-fast-forward merge)"),
260                 option_parse_message),
261         { OPTION_LOWLEVEL_CALLBACK, 'F', "file", &merge_msg, N_("path"),
262                 N_("read message from file"), PARSE_OPT_NONEG,
263                 (parse_opt_cb *) option_read_message },
264         OPT__VERBOSITY(&verbosity),
265         OPT_BOOL(0, "abort", &abort_current_merge,
266                 N_("abort the current in-progress merge")),
267         OPT_BOOL(0, "continue", &continue_current_merge,
268                 N_("continue the current in-progress merge")),
269         OPT_BOOL(0, "allow-unrelated-histories", &allow_unrelated_histories,
270                  N_("allow merging unrelated histories")),
271         OPT_SET_INT(0, "progress", &show_progress, N_("force progress reporting"), 1),
272         { OPTION_STRING, 'S', "gpg-sign", &sign_commit, N_("key-id"),
273           N_("GPG sign commit"), PARSE_OPT_OPTARG, NULL, (intptr_t) "" },
274         OPT_BOOL(0, "overwrite-ignore", &overwrite_ignore, N_("update ignored files (default)")),
275         OPT_BOOL(0, "signoff", &signoff, N_("add Signed-off-by:")),
276         OPT_BOOL(0, "verify", &verify_msg, N_("verify commit-msg hook")),
277         OPT_END()
278 };
279
280 /* Cleans up metadata that is uninteresting after a succeeded merge. */
281 static void drop_save(void)
282 {
283         unlink(git_path_merge_head(the_repository));
284         unlink(git_path_merge_msg(the_repository));
285         unlink(git_path_merge_mode(the_repository));
286 }
287
288 static int save_state(struct object_id *stash)
289 {
290         int len;
291         struct child_process cp = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
292         struct strbuf buffer = STRBUF_INIT;
293         const char *argv[] = {"stash", "create", NULL};
294         int rc = -1;
295
296         cp.argv = argv;
297         cp.out = -1;
298         cp.git_cmd = 1;
299
300         if (start_command(&cp))
301                 die(_("could not run stash."));
302         len = strbuf_read(&buffer, cp.out, 1024);
303         close(cp.out);
304
305         if (finish_command(&cp) || len < 0)
306                 die(_("stash failed"));
307         else if (!len)          /* no changes */
308                 goto out;
309         strbuf_setlen(&buffer, buffer.len-1);
310         if (get_oid(buffer.buf, stash))
311                 die(_("not a valid object: %s"), buffer.buf);
312         rc = 0;
313 out:
314         strbuf_release(&buffer);
315         return rc;
316 }
317
318 static void read_empty(const struct object_id *oid, int verbose)
319 {
320         int i = 0;
321         const char *args[7];
322
323         args[i++] = "read-tree";
324         if (verbose)
325                 args[i++] = "-v";
326         args[i++] = "-m";
327         args[i++] = "-u";
328         args[i++] = empty_tree_oid_hex();
329         args[i++] = oid_to_hex(oid);
330         args[i] = NULL;
331
332         if (run_command_v_opt(args, RUN_GIT_CMD))
333                 die(_("read-tree failed"));
334 }
335
336 static void reset_hard(const struct object_id *oid, int verbose)
337 {
338         int i = 0;
339         const char *args[6];
340
341         args[i++] = "read-tree";
342         if (verbose)
343                 args[i++] = "-v";
344         args[i++] = "--reset";
345         args[i++] = "-u";
346         args[i++] = oid_to_hex(oid);
347         args[i] = NULL;
348
349         if (run_command_v_opt(args, RUN_GIT_CMD))
350                 die(_("read-tree failed"));
351 }
352
353 static void restore_state(const struct object_id *head,
354                           const struct object_id *stash)
355 {
356         struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
357         const char *args[] = { "stash", "apply", NULL, NULL };
358
359         if (is_null_oid(stash))
360                 return;
361
362         reset_hard(head, 1);
363
364         args[2] = oid_to_hex(stash);
365
366         /*
367          * It is OK to ignore error here, for example when there was
368          * nothing to restore.
369          */
370         run_command_v_opt(args, RUN_GIT_CMD);
371
372         strbuf_release(&sb);
373         refresh_cache(REFRESH_QUIET);
374 }
375
376 /* This is called when no merge was necessary. */
377 static void finish_up_to_date(const char *msg)
378 {
379         if (verbosity >= 0)
380                 printf("%s%s\n", squash ? _(" (nothing to squash)") : "", msg);
381         drop_save();
382 }
383
384 static void squash_message(struct commit *commit, struct commit_list *remoteheads)
385 {
386         struct rev_info rev;
387         struct strbuf out = STRBUF_INIT;
388         struct commit_list *j;
389         struct pretty_print_context ctx = {0};
390
391         printf(_("Squash commit -- not updating HEAD\n"));
392
393         init_revisions(&rev, NULL);
394         rev.ignore_merges = 1;
395         rev.commit_format = CMIT_FMT_MEDIUM;
396
397         commit->object.flags |= UNINTERESTING;
398         add_pending_object(&rev, &commit->object, NULL);
399
400         for (j = remoteheads; j; j = j->next)
401                 add_pending_object(&rev, &j->item->object, NULL);
402
403         setup_revisions(0, NULL, &rev, NULL);
404         if (prepare_revision_walk(&rev))
405                 die(_("revision walk setup failed"));
406
407         ctx.abbrev = rev.abbrev;
408         ctx.date_mode = rev.date_mode;
409         ctx.fmt = rev.commit_format;
410
411         strbuf_addstr(&out, "Squashed commit of the following:\n");
412         while ((commit = get_revision(&rev)) != NULL) {
413                 strbuf_addch(&out, '\n');
414                 strbuf_addf(&out, "commit %s\n",
415                         oid_to_hex(&commit->object.oid));
416                 pretty_print_commit(&ctx, commit, &out);
417         }
418         write_file_buf(git_path_squash_msg(the_repository), out.buf, out.len);
419         strbuf_release(&out);
420 }
421
422 static void finish(struct commit *head_commit,
423                    struct commit_list *remoteheads,
424                    const struct object_id *new_head, const char *msg)
425 {
426         struct strbuf reflog_message = STRBUF_INIT;
427         const struct object_id *head = &head_commit->object.oid;
428
429         if (!msg)
430                 strbuf_addstr(&reflog_message, getenv("GIT_REFLOG_ACTION"));
431         else {
432                 if (verbosity >= 0)
433                         printf("%s\n", msg);
434                 strbuf_addf(&reflog_message, "%s: %s",
435                         getenv("GIT_REFLOG_ACTION"), msg);
436         }
437         if (squash) {
438                 squash_message(head_commit, remoteheads);
439         } else {
440                 if (verbosity >= 0 && !merge_msg.len)
441                         printf(_("No merge message -- not updating HEAD\n"));
442                 else {
443                         const char *argv_gc_auto[] = { "gc", "--auto", NULL };
444                         update_ref(reflog_message.buf, "HEAD", new_head, head,
445                                    0, UPDATE_REFS_DIE_ON_ERR);
446                         /*
447                          * We ignore errors in 'gc --auto', since the
448                          * user should see them.
449                          */
450                         close_all_packs(the_repository->objects);
451                         run_command_v_opt(argv_gc_auto, RUN_GIT_CMD);
452                 }
453         }
454         if (new_head && show_diffstat) {
455                 struct diff_options opts;
456                 diff_setup(&opts);
457                 opts.stat_width = -1; /* use full terminal width */
458                 opts.stat_graph_width = -1; /* respect statGraphWidth config */
459                 opts.output_format |=
460                         DIFF_FORMAT_SUMMARY | DIFF_FORMAT_DIFFSTAT;
461                 opts.detect_rename = DIFF_DETECT_RENAME;
462                 diff_setup_done(&opts);
463                 diff_tree_oid(head, new_head, "", &opts);
464                 diffcore_std(&opts);
465                 diff_flush(&opts);
466         }
467
468         /* Run a post-merge hook */
469         run_hook_le(NULL, "post-merge", squash ? "1" : "0", NULL);
470
471         strbuf_release(&reflog_message);
472 }
473
474 /* Get the name for the merge commit's message. */
475 static void merge_name(const char *remote, struct strbuf *msg)
476 {
477         struct commit *remote_head;
478         struct object_id branch_head;
479         struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
480         struct strbuf bname = STRBUF_INIT;
481         struct merge_remote_desc *desc;
482         const char *ptr;
483         char *found_ref;
484         int len, early;
485
486         strbuf_branchname(&bname, remote, 0);
487         remote = bname.buf;
488
489         oidclr(&branch_head);
490         remote_head = get_merge_parent(remote);
491         if (!remote_head)
492                 die(_("'%s' does not point to a commit"), remote);
493
494         if (dwim_ref(remote, strlen(remote), &branch_head, &found_ref) > 0) {
495                 if (starts_with(found_ref, "refs/heads/")) {
496                         strbuf_addf(msg, "%s\t\tbranch '%s' of .\n",
497                                     oid_to_hex(&branch_head), remote);
498                         goto cleanup;
499                 }
500                 if (starts_with(found_ref, "refs/tags/")) {
501                         strbuf_addf(msg, "%s\t\ttag '%s' of .\n",
502                                     oid_to_hex(&branch_head), remote);
503                         goto cleanup;
504                 }
505                 if (starts_with(found_ref, "refs/remotes/")) {
506                         strbuf_addf(msg, "%s\t\tremote-tracking branch '%s' of .\n",
507                                     oid_to_hex(&branch_head), remote);
508                         goto cleanup;
509                 }
510         }
511
512         /* See if remote matches <name>^^^.. or <name>~<number> */
513         for (len = 0, ptr = remote + strlen(remote);
514              remote < ptr && ptr[-1] == '^';
515              ptr--)
516                 len++;
517         if (len)
518                 early = 1;
519         else {
520                 early = 0;
521                 ptr = strrchr(remote, '~');
522                 if (ptr) {
523                         int seen_nonzero = 0;
524
525                         len++; /* count ~ */
526                         while (*++ptr && isdigit(*ptr)) {
527                                 seen_nonzero |= (*ptr != '0');
528                                 len++;
529                         }
530                         if (*ptr)
531                                 len = 0; /* not ...~<number> */
532                         else if (seen_nonzero)
533                                 early = 1;
534                         else if (len == 1)
535                                 early = 1; /* "name~" is "name~1"! */
536                 }
537         }
538         if (len) {
539                 struct strbuf truname = STRBUF_INIT;
540                 strbuf_addf(&truname, "refs/heads/%s", remote);
541                 strbuf_setlen(&truname, truname.len - len);
542                 if (ref_exists(truname.buf)) {
543                         strbuf_addf(msg,
544                                     "%s\t\tbranch '%s'%s of .\n",
545                                     oid_to_hex(&remote_head->object.oid),
546                                     truname.buf + 11,
547                                     (early ? " (early part)" : ""));
548                         strbuf_release(&truname);
549                         goto cleanup;
550                 }
551                 strbuf_release(&truname);
552         }
553
554         desc = merge_remote_util(remote_head);
555         if (desc && desc->obj && desc->obj->type == OBJ_TAG) {
556                 strbuf_addf(msg, "%s\t\t%s '%s'\n",
557                             oid_to_hex(&desc->obj->oid),
558                             type_name(desc->obj->type),
559                             remote);
560                 goto cleanup;
561         }
562
563         strbuf_addf(msg, "%s\t\tcommit '%s'\n",
564                 oid_to_hex(&remote_head->object.oid), remote);
565 cleanup:
566         strbuf_release(&buf);
567         strbuf_release(&bname);
568 }
569
570 static void parse_branch_merge_options(char *bmo)
571 {
572         const char **argv;
573         int argc;
574
575         if (!bmo)
576                 return;
577         argc = split_cmdline(bmo, &argv);
578         if (argc < 0)
579                 die(_("Bad branch.%s.mergeoptions string: %s"), branch,
580                     split_cmdline_strerror(argc));
581         REALLOC_ARRAY(argv, argc + 2);
582         MOVE_ARRAY(argv + 1, argv, argc + 1);
583         argc++;
584         argv[0] = "branch.*.mergeoptions";
585         parse_options(argc, argv, NULL, builtin_merge_options,
586                       builtin_merge_usage, 0);
587         free(argv);
588 }
589
590 static int git_merge_config(const char *k, const char *v, void *cb)
591 {
592         int status;
593
594         if (branch && starts_with(k, "branch.") &&
595                 starts_with(k + 7, branch) &&
596                 !strcmp(k + 7 + strlen(branch), ".mergeoptions")) {
597                 free(branch_mergeoptions);
598                 branch_mergeoptions = xstrdup(v);
599                 return 0;
600         }
601
602         if (!strcmp(k, "merge.diffstat") || !strcmp(k, "merge.stat"))
603                 show_diffstat = git_config_bool(k, v);
604         else if (!strcmp(k, "merge.verifysignatures"))
605                 verify_signatures = git_config_bool(k, v);
606         else if (!strcmp(k, "pull.twohead"))
607                 return git_config_string(&pull_twohead, k, v);
608         else if (!strcmp(k, "pull.octopus"))
609                 return git_config_string(&pull_octopus, k, v);
610         else if (!strcmp(k, "merge.renormalize"))
611                 option_renormalize = git_config_bool(k, v);
612         else if (!strcmp(k, "merge.ff")) {
613                 int boolval = git_parse_maybe_bool(v);
614                 if (0 <= boolval) {
615                         fast_forward = boolval ? FF_ALLOW : FF_NO;
616                 } else if (v && !strcmp(v, "only")) {
617                         fast_forward = FF_ONLY;
618                 } /* do not barf on values from future versions of git */
619                 return 0;
620         } else if (!strcmp(k, "merge.defaulttoupstream")) {
621                 default_to_upstream = git_config_bool(k, v);
622                 return 0;
623         } else if (!strcmp(k, "commit.gpgsign")) {
624                 sign_commit = git_config_bool(k, v) ? "" : NULL;
625                 return 0;
626         }
627
628         status = fmt_merge_msg_config(k, v, cb);
629         if (status)
630                 return status;
631         status = git_gpg_config(k, v, NULL);
632         if (status)
633                 return status;
634         return git_diff_ui_config(k, v, cb);
635 }
636
637 static int read_tree_trivial(struct object_id *common, struct object_id *head,
638                              struct object_id *one)
639 {
640         int i, nr_trees = 0;
641         struct tree *trees[MAX_UNPACK_TREES];
642         struct tree_desc t[MAX_UNPACK_TREES];
643         struct unpack_trees_options opts;
644
645         memset(&opts, 0, sizeof(opts));
646         opts.head_idx = 2;
647         opts.src_index = &the_index;
648         opts.dst_index = &the_index;
649         opts.update = 1;
650         opts.verbose_update = 1;
651         opts.trivial_merges_only = 1;
652         opts.merge = 1;
653         trees[nr_trees] = parse_tree_indirect(common);
654         if (!trees[nr_trees++])
655                 return -1;
656         trees[nr_trees] = parse_tree_indirect(head);
657         if (!trees[nr_trees++])
658                 return -1;
659         trees[nr_trees] = parse_tree_indirect(one);
660         if (!trees[nr_trees++])
661                 return -1;
662         opts.fn = threeway_merge;
663         cache_tree_free(&active_cache_tree);
664         for (i = 0; i < nr_trees; i++) {
665                 parse_tree(trees[i]);
666                 init_tree_desc(t+i, trees[i]->buffer, trees[i]->size);
667         }
668         if (unpack_trees(nr_trees, t, &opts))
669                 return -1;
670         return 0;
671 }
672
673 static void write_tree_trivial(struct object_id *oid)
674 {
675         if (write_cache_as_tree(oid, 0, NULL))
676                 die(_("git write-tree failed to write a tree"));
677 }
678
679 static int try_merge_strategy(const char *strategy, struct commit_list *common,
680                               struct commit_list *remoteheads,
681                               struct commit *head)
682 {
683         struct lock_file lock = LOCK_INIT;
684         const char *head_arg = "HEAD";
685
686         hold_locked_index(&lock, LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR);
687         refresh_cache(REFRESH_QUIET);
688         if (write_locked_index(&the_index, &lock,
689                                COMMIT_LOCK | SKIP_IF_UNCHANGED))
690                 return error(_("Unable to write index."));
691
692         if (!strcmp(strategy, "recursive") || !strcmp(strategy, "subtree")) {
693                 int clean, x;
694                 struct commit *result;
695                 struct commit_list *reversed = NULL;
696                 struct merge_options o;
697                 struct commit_list *j;
698
699                 if (remoteheads->next) {
700                         error(_("Not handling anything other than two heads merge."));
701                         return 2;
702                 }
703
704                 init_merge_options(&o);
705                 if (!strcmp(strategy, "subtree"))
706                         o.subtree_shift = "";
707
708                 o.renormalize = option_renormalize;
709                 o.show_rename_progress =
710                         show_progress == -1 ? isatty(2) : show_progress;
711
712                 for (x = 0; x < xopts_nr; x++)
713                         if (parse_merge_opt(&o, xopts[x]))
714                                 die(_("Unknown option for merge-recursive: -X%s"), xopts[x]);
715
716                 o.branch1 = head_arg;
717                 o.branch2 = merge_remote_util(remoteheads->item)->name;
718
719                 for (j = common; j; j = j->next)
720                         commit_list_insert(j->item, &reversed);
721
722                 hold_locked_index(&lock, LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR);
723                 clean = merge_recursive(&o, head,
724                                 remoteheads->item, reversed, &result);
725                 if (clean < 0)
726                         exit(128);
727                 if (write_locked_index(&the_index, &lock,
728                                        COMMIT_LOCK | SKIP_IF_UNCHANGED))
729                         die(_("unable to write %s"), get_index_file());
730                 return clean ? 0 : 1;
731         } else {
732                 return try_merge_command(strategy, xopts_nr, xopts,
733                                                 common, head_arg, remoteheads);
734         }
735 }
736
737 static void count_diff_files(struct diff_queue_struct *q,
738                              struct diff_options *opt, void *data)
739 {
740         int *count = data;
741
742         (*count) += q->nr;
743 }
744
745 static int count_unmerged_entries(void)
746 {
747         int i, ret = 0;
748
749         for (i = 0; i < active_nr; i++)
750                 if (ce_stage(active_cache[i]))
751                         ret++;
752
753         return ret;
754 }
755
756 static void add_strategies(const char *string, unsigned attr)
757 {
758         int i;
759
760         if (string) {
761                 struct string_list list = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
762                 struct string_list_item *item;
763                 string_list_split(&list, string, ' ', -1);
764                 for_each_string_list_item(item, &list)
765                         append_strategy(get_strategy(item->string));
766                 string_list_clear(&list, 0);
767                 return;
768         }
769         for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(all_strategy); i++)
770                 if (all_strategy[i].attr & attr)
771                         append_strategy(&all_strategy[i]);
772
773 }
774
775 static void read_merge_msg(struct strbuf *msg)
776 {
777         const char *filename = git_path_merge_msg(the_repository);
778         strbuf_reset(msg);
779         if (strbuf_read_file(msg, filename, 0) < 0)
780                 die_errno(_("Could not read from '%s'"), filename);
781 }
782
783 static void write_merge_state(struct commit_list *);
784 static void abort_commit(struct commit_list *remoteheads, const char *err_msg)
785 {
786         if (err_msg)
787                 error("%s", err_msg);
788         fprintf(stderr,
789                 _("Not committing merge; use 'git commit' to complete the merge.\n"));
790         write_merge_state(remoteheads);
791         exit(1);
792 }
793
794 static const char merge_editor_comment[] =
795 N_("Please enter a commit message to explain why this merge is necessary,\n"
796    "especially if it merges an updated upstream into a topic branch.\n"
797    "\n"
798    "Lines starting with '%c' will be ignored, and an empty message aborts\n"
799    "the commit.\n");
800
801 static void write_merge_heads(struct commit_list *);
802 static void prepare_to_commit(struct commit_list *remoteheads)
803 {
804         struct strbuf msg = STRBUF_INIT;
805         strbuf_addbuf(&msg, &merge_msg);
806         strbuf_addch(&msg, '\n');
807         if (squash)
808                 BUG("the control must not reach here under --squash");
809         if (0 < option_edit)
810                 strbuf_commented_addf(&msg, _(merge_editor_comment), comment_line_char);
811         if (signoff)
812                 append_signoff(&msg, ignore_non_trailer(msg.buf, msg.len), 0);
813         write_merge_heads(remoteheads);
814         write_file_buf(git_path_merge_msg(the_repository), msg.buf, msg.len);
815         if (run_commit_hook(0 < option_edit, get_index_file(), "prepare-commit-msg",
816                             git_path_merge_msg(the_repository), "merge", NULL))
817                 abort_commit(remoteheads, NULL);
818         if (0 < option_edit) {
819                 if (launch_editor(git_path_merge_msg(the_repository), NULL, NULL))
820                         abort_commit(remoteheads, NULL);
821         }
822
823         if (verify_msg && run_commit_hook(0 < option_edit, get_index_file(),
824                                           "commit-msg",
825                                           git_path_merge_msg(the_repository), NULL))
826                 abort_commit(remoteheads, NULL);
827
828         read_merge_msg(&msg);
829         strbuf_stripspace(&msg, 0 < option_edit);
830         if (!msg.len)
831                 abort_commit(remoteheads, _("Empty commit message."));
832         strbuf_release(&merge_msg);
833         strbuf_addbuf(&merge_msg, &msg);
834         strbuf_release(&msg);
835 }
836
837 static int merge_trivial(struct commit *head, struct commit_list *remoteheads)
838 {
839         struct object_id result_tree, result_commit;
840         struct commit_list *parents, **pptr = &parents;
841         struct lock_file lock = LOCK_INIT;
842
843         hold_locked_index(&lock, LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR);
844         refresh_cache(REFRESH_QUIET);
845         if (write_locked_index(&the_index, &lock,
846                                COMMIT_LOCK | SKIP_IF_UNCHANGED))
847                 return error(_("Unable to write index."));
848
849         write_tree_trivial(&result_tree);
850         printf(_("Wonderful.\n"));
851         pptr = commit_list_append(head, pptr);
852         pptr = commit_list_append(remoteheads->item, pptr);
853         prepare_to_commit(remoteheads);
854         if (commit_tree(merge_msg.buf, merge_msg.len, &result_tree, parents,
855                         &result_commit, NULL, sign_commit))
856                 die(_("failed to write commit object"));
857         finish(head, remoteheads, &result_commit, "In-index merge");
858         drop_save();
859         return 0;
860 }
861
862 static int finish_automerge(struct commit *head,
863                             int head_subsumed,
864                             struct commit_list *common,
865                             struct commit_list *remoteheads,
866                             struct object_id *result_tree,
867                             const char *wt_strategy)
868 {
869         struct commit_list *parents = NULL;
870         struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
871         struct object_id result_commit;
872
873         free_commit_list(common);
874         parents = remoteheads;
875         if (!head_subsumed || fast_forward == FF_NO)
876                 commit_list_insert(head, &parents);
877         strbuf_addch(&merge_msg, '\n');
878         prepare_to_commit(remoteheads);
879         if (commit_tree(merge_msg.buf, merge_msg.len, result_tree, parents,
880                         &result_commit, NULL, sign_commit))
881                 die(_("failed to write commit object"));
882         strbuf_addf(&buf, "Merge made by the '%s' strategy.", wt_strategy);
883         finish(head, remoteheads, &result_commit, buf.buf);
884         strbuf_release(&buf);
885         drop_save();
886         return 0;
887 }
888
889 static int suggest_conflicts(void)
890 {
891         const char *filename;
892         FILE *fp;
893         struct strbuf msgbuf = STRBUF_INIT;
894
895         filename = git_path_merge_msg(the_repository);
896         fp = xfopen(filename, "a");
897
898         append_conflicts_hint(&msgbuf);
899         fputs(msgbuf.buf, fp);
900         strbuf_release(&msgbuf);
901         fclose(fp);
902         rerere(allow_rerere_auto);
903         printf(_("Automatic merge failed; "
904                         "fix conflicts and then commit the result.\n"));
905         return 1;
906 }
907
908 static int evaluate_result(void)
909 {
910         int cnt = 0;
911         struct rev_info rev;
912
913         /* Check how many files differ. */
914         init_revisions(&rev, "");
915         setup_revisions(0, NULL, &rev, NULL);
916         rev.diffopt.output_format |=
917                 DIFF_FORMAT_CALLBACK;
918         rev.diffopt.format_callback = count_diff_files;
919         rev.diffopt.format_callback_data = &cnt;
920         run_diff_files(&rev, 0);
921
922         /*
923          * Check how many unmerged entries are
924          * there.
925          */
926         cnt += count_unmerged_entries();
927
928         return cnt;
929 }
930
931 /*
932  * Pretend as if the user told us to merge with the remote-tracking
933  * branch we have for the upstream of the current branch
934  */
935 static int setup_with_upstream(const char ***argv)
936 {
937         struct branch *branch = branch_get(NULL);
938         int i;
939         const char **args;
940
941         if (!branch)
942                 die(_("No current branch."));
943         if (!branch->remote_name)
944                 die(_("No remote for the current branch."));
945         if (!branch->merge_nr)
946                 die(_("No default upstream defined for the current branch."));
947
948         args = xcalloc(st_add(branch->merge_nr, 1), sizeof(char *));
949         for (i = 0; i < branch->merge_nr; i++) {
950                 if (!branch->merge[i]->dst)
951                         die(_("No remote-tracking branch for %s from %s"),
952                             branch->merge[i]->src, branch->remote_name);
953                 args[i] = branch->merge[i]->dst;
954         }
955         args[i] = NULL;
956         *argv = args;
957         return i;
958 }
959
960 static void write_merge_heads(struct commit_list *remoteheads)
961 {
962         struct commit_list *j;
963         struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
964
965         for (j = remoteheads; j; j = j->next) {
966                 struct object_id *oid;
967                 struct commit *c = j->item;
968                 struct merge_remote_desc *desc;
969
970                 desc = merge_remote_util(c);
971                 if (desc && desc->obj) {
972                         oid = &desc->obj->oid;
973                 } else {
974                         oid = &c->object.oid;
975                 }
976                 strbuf_addf(&buf, "%s\n", oid_to_hex(oid));
977         }
978         write_file_buf(git_path_merge_head(the_repository), buf.buf, buf.len);
979
980         strbuf_reset(&buf);
981         if (fast_forward == FF_NO)
982                 strbuf_addstr(&buf, "no-ff");
983         write_file_buf(git_path_merge_mode(the_repository), buf.buf, buf.len);
984         strbuf_release(&buf);
985 }
986
987 static void write_merge_state(struct commit_list *remoteheads)
988 {
989         write_merge_heads(remoteheads);
990         strbuf_addch(&merge_msg, '\n');
991         write_file_buf(git_path_merge_msg(the_repository), merge_msg.buf,
992                        merge_msg.len);
993 }
994
995 static int default_edit_option(void)
996 {
997         static const char name[] = "GIT_MERGE_AUTOEDIT";
998         const char *e = getenv(name);
999         struct stat st_stdin, st_stdout;
1000
1001         if (have_message)
1002                 /* an explicit -m msg without --[no-]edit */
1003                 return 0;
1004
1005         if (e) {
1006                 int v = git_parse_maybe_bool(e);
1007                 if (v < 0)
1008                         die(_("Bad value '%s' in environment '%s'"), e, name);
1009                 return v;
1010         }
1011
1012         /* Use editor if stdin and stdout are the same and is a tty */
1013         return (!fstat(0, &st_stdin) &&
1014                 !fstat(1, &st_stdout) &&
1015                 isatty(0) && isatty(1) &&
1016                 st_stdin.st_dev == st_stdout.st_dev &&
1017                 st_stdin.st_ino == st_stdout.st_ino &&
1018                 st_stdin.st_mode == st_stdout.st_mode);
1019 }
1020
1021 static struct commit_list *reduce_parents(struct commit *head_commit,
1022                                           int *head_subsumed,
1023                                           struct commit_list *remoteheads)
1024 {
1025         struct commit_list *parents, **remotes;
1026
1027         /*
1028          * Is the current HEAD reachable from another commit being
1029          * merged?  If so we do not want to record it as a parent of
1030          * the resulting merge, unless --no-ff is given.  We will flip
1031          * this variable to 0 when we find HEAD among the independent
1032          * tips being merged.
1033          */
1034         *head_subsumed = 1;
1035
1036         /* Find what parents to record by checking independent ones. */
1037         parents = reduce_heads(remoteheads);
1038         free_commit_list(remoteheads);
1039
1040         remoteheads = NULL;
1041         remotes = &remoteheads;
1042         while (parents) {
1043                 struct commit *commit = pop_commit(&parents);
1044                 if (commit == head_commit)
1045                         *head_subsumed = 0;
1046                 else
1047                         remotes = &commit_list_insert(commit, remotes)->next;
1048         }
1049         return remoteheads;
1050 }
1051
1052 static void prepare_merge_message(struct strbuf *merge_names, struct strbuf *merge_msg)
1053 {
1054         struct fmt_merge_msg_opts opts;
1055
1056         memset(&opts, 0, sizeof(opts));
1057         opts.add_title = !have_message;
1058         opts.shortlog_len = shortlog_len;
1059         opts.credit_people = (0 < option_edit);
1060
1061         fmt_merge_msg(merge_names, merge_msg, &opts);
1062         if (merge_msg->len)
1063                 strbuf_setlen(merge_msg, merge_msg->len - 1);
1064 }
1065
1066 static void handle_fetch_head(struct commit_list **remotes, struct strbuf *merge_names)
1067 {
1068         const char *filename;
1069         int fd, pos, npos;
1070         struct strbuf fetch_head_file = STRBUF_INIT;
1071         const unsigned hexsz = the_hash_algo->hexsz;
1072
1073         if (!merge_names)
1074                 merge_names = &fetch_head_file;
1075
1076         filename = git_path_fetch_head(the_repository);
1077         fd = open(filename, O_RDONLY);
1078         if (fd < 0)
1079                 die_errno(_("could not open '%s' for reading"), filename);
1080
1081         if (strbuf_read(merge_names, fd, 0) < 0)
1082                 die_errno(_("could not read '%s'"), filename);
1083         if (close(fd) < 0)
1084                 die_errno(_("could not close '%s'"), filename);
1085
1086         for (pos = 0; pos < merge_names->len; pos = npos) {
1087                 struct object_id oid;
1088                 char *ptr;
1089                 struct commit *commit;
1090
1091                 ptr = strchr(merge_names->buf + pos, '\n');
1092                 if (ptr)
1093                         npos = ptr - merge_names->buf + 1;
1094                 else
1095                         npos = merge_names->len;
1096
1097                 if (npos - pos < hexsz + 2 ||
1098                     get_oid_hex(merge_names->buf + pos, &oid))
1099                         commit = NULL; /* bad */
1100                 else if (memcmp(merge_names->buf + pos + hexsz, "\t\t", 2))
1101                         continue; /* not-for-merge */
1102                 else {
1103                         char saved = merge_names->buf[pos + hexsz];
1104                         merge_names->buf[pos + hexsz] = '\0';
1105                         commit = get_merge_parent(merge_names->buf + pos);
1106                         merge_names->buf[pos + hexsz] = saved;
1107                 }
1108                 if (!commit) {
1109                         if (ptr)
1110                                 *ptr = '\0';
1111                         die(_("not something we can merge in %s: %s"),
1112                             filename, merge_names->buf + pos);
1113                 }
1114                 remotes = &commit_list_insert(commit, remotes)->next;
1115         }
1116
1117         if (merge_names == &fetch_head_file)
1118                 strbuf_release(&fetch_head_file);
1119 }
1120
1121 static struct commit_list *collect_parents(struct commit *head_commit,
1122                                            int *head_subsumed,
1123                                            int argc, const char **argv,
1124                                            struct strbuf *merge_msg)
1125 {
1126         int i;
1127         struct commit_list *remoteheads = NULL;
1128         struct commit_list **remotes = &remoteheads;
1129         struct strbuf merge_names = STRBUF_INIT, *autogen = NULL;
1130
1131         if (merge_msg && (!have_message || shortlog_len))
1132                 autogen = &merge_names;
1133
1134         if (head_commit)
1135                 remotes = &commit_list_insert(head_commit, remotes)->next;
1136
1137         if (argc == 1 && !strcmp(argv[0], "FETCH_HEAD")) {
1138                 handle_fetch_head(remotes, autogen);
1139                 remoteheads = reduce_parents(head_commit, head_subsumed, remoteheads);
1140         } else {
1141                 for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
1142                         struct commit *commit = get_merge_parent(argv[i]);
1143                         if (!commit)
1144                                 help_unknown_ref(argv[i], "merge",
1145                                                  _("not something we can merge"));
1146                         remotes = &commit_list_insert(commit, remotes)->next;
1147                 }
1148                 remoteheads = reduce_parents(head_commit, head_subsumed, remoteheads);
1149                 if (autogen) {
1150                         struct commit_list *p;
1151                         for (p = remoteheads; p; p = p->next)
1152                                 merge_name(merge_remote_util(p->item)->name, autogen);
1153                 }
1154         }
1155
1156         if (autogen) {
1157                 prepare_merge_message(autogen, merge_msg);
1158                 strbuf_release(autogen);
1159         }
1160
1161         return remoteheads;
1162 }
1163
1164 static int merging_a_throwaway_tag(struct commit *commit)
1165 {
1166         char *tag_ref;
1167         struct object_id oid;
1168         int is_throwaway_tag = 0;
1169
1170         /* Are we merging a tag? */
1171         if (!merge_remote_util(commit) ||
1172             !merge_remote_util(commit)->obj ||
1173             merge_remote_util(commit)->obj->type != OBJ_TAG)
1174                 return is_throwaway_tag;
1175
1176         /*
1177          * Now we know we are merging a tag object.  Are we downstream
1178          * and following the tags from upstream?  If so, we must have
1179          * the tag object pointed at by "refs/tags/$T" where $T is the
1180          * tagname recorded in the tag object.  We want to allow such
1181          * a "just to catch up" merge to fast-forward.
1182          *
1183          * Otherwise, we are playing an integrator's role, making a
1184          * merge with a throw-away tag from a contributor with
1185          * something like "git pull $contributor $signed_tag".
1186          * We want to forbid such a merge from fast-forwarding
1187          * by default; otherwise we would not keep the signature
1188          * anywhere.
1189          */
1190         tag_ref = xstrfmt("refs/tags/%s",
1191                           ((struct tag *)merge_remote_util(commit)->obj)->tag);
1192         if (!read_ref(tag_ref, &oid) &&
1193             oideq(&oid, &merge_remote_util(commit)->obj->oid))
1194                 is_throwaway_tag = 0;
1195         else
1196                 is_throwaway_tag = 1;
1197         free(tag_ref);
1198         return is_throwaway_tag;
1199 }
1200
1201 int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
1202 {
1203         struct object_id result_tree, stash, head_oid;
1204         struct commit *head_commit;
1205         struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
1206         int i, ret = 0, head_subsumed;
1207         int best_cnt = -1, merge_was_ok = 0, automerge_was_ok = 0;
1208         struct commit_list *common = NULL;
1209         const char *best_strategy = NULL, *wt_strategy = NULL;
1210         struct commit_list *remoteheads, *p;
1211         void *branch_to_free;
1212         int orig_argc = argc;
1213
1214         if (argc == 2 && !strcmp(argv[1], "-h"))
1215                 usage_with_options(builtin_merge_usage, builtin_merge_options);
1216
1217         /*
1218          * Check if we are _not_ on a detached HEAD, i.e. if there is a
1219          * current branch.
1220          */
1221         branch = branch_to_free = resolve_refdup("HEAD", 0, &head_oid, NULL);
1222         if (branch)
1223                 skip_prefix(branch, "refs/heads/", &branch);
1224
1225         init_diff_ui_defaults();
1226         git_config(git_merge_config, NULL);
1227
1228         if (!branch || is_null_oid(&head_oid))
1229                 head_commit = NULL;
1230         else
1231                 head_commit = lookup_commit_or_die(&head_oid, "HEAD");
1232
1233         if (branch_mergeoptions)
1234                 parse_branch_merge_options(branch_mergeoptions);
1235         argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, builtin_merge_options,
1236                         builtin_merge_usage, 0);
1237         if (shortlog_len < 0)
1238                 shortlog_len = (merge_log_config > 0) ? merge_log_config : 0;
1239
1240         if (verbosity < 0 && show_progress == -1)
1241                 show_progress = 0;
1242
1243         if (abort_current_merge) {
1244                 int nargc = 2;
1245                 const char *nargv[] = {"reset", "--merge", NULL};
1246
1247                 if (orig_argc != 2)
1248                         usage_msg_opt(_("--abort expects no arguments"),
1249                               builtin_merge_usage, builtin_merge_options);
1250
1251                 if (!file_exists(git_path_merge_head(the_repository)))
1252                         die(_("There is no merge to abort (MERGE_HEAD missing)."));
1253
1254                 /* Invoke 'git reset --merge' */
1255                 ret = cmd_reset(nargc, nargv, prefix);
1256                 goto done;
1257         }
1258
1259         if (continue_current_merge) {
1260                 int nargc = 1;
1261                 const char *nargv[] = {"commit", NULL};
1262
1263                 if (orig_argc != 2)
1264                         usage_msg_opt(_("--continue expects no arguments"),
1265                               builtin_merge_usage, builtin_merge_options);
1266
1267                 if (!file_exists(git_path_merge_head(the_repository)))
1268                         die(_("There is no merge in progress (MERGE_HEAD missing)."));
1269
1270                 /* Invoke 'git commit' */
1271                 ret = cmd_commit(nargc, nargv, prefix);
1272                 goto done;
1273         }
1274
1275         if (read_cache_unmerged())
1276                 die_resolve_conflict("merge");
1277
1278         if (file_exists(git_path_merge_head(the_repository))) {
1279                 /*
1280                  * There is no unmerged entry, don't advise 'git
1281                  * add/rm <file>', just 'git commit'.
1282                  */
1283                 if (advice_resolve_conflict)
1284                         die(_("You have not concluded your merge (MERGE_HEAD exists).\n"
1285                                   "Please, commit your changes before you merge."));
1286                 else
1287                         die(_("You have not concluded your merge (MERGE_HEAD exists)."));
1288         }
1289         if (file_exists(git_path_cherry_pick_head(the_repository))) {
1290                 if (advice_resolve_conflict)
1291                         die(_("You have not concluded your cherry-pick (CHERRY_PICK_HEAD exists).\n"
1292                             "Please, commit your changes before you merge."));
1293                 else
1294                         die(_("You have not concluded your cherry-pick (CHERRY_PICK_HEAD exists)."));
1295         }
1296         resolve_undo_clear();
1297
1298         if (verbosity < 0)
1299                 show_diffstat = 0;
1300
1301         if (squash) {
1302                 if (fast_forward == FF_NO)
1303                         die(_("You cannot combine --squash with --no-ff."));
1304                 option_commit = 0;
1305         }
1306
1307         if (!argc) {
1308                 if (default_to_upstream)
1309                         argc = setup_with_upstream(&argv);
1310                 else
1311                         die(_("No commit specified and merge.defaultToUpstream not set."));
1312         } else if (argc == 1 && !strcmp(argv[0], "-")) {
1313                 argv[0] = "@{-1}";
1314         }
1315
1316         if (!argc)
1317                 usage_with_options(builtin_merge_usage,
1318                         builtin_merge_options);
1319
1320         if (!head_commit) {
1321                 /*
1322                  * If the merged head is a valid one there is no reason
1323                  * to forbid "git merge" into a branch yet to be born.
1324                  * We do the same for "git pull".
1325                  */
1326                 struct object_id *remote_head_oid;
1327                 if (squash)
1328                         die(_("Squash commit into empty head not supported yet"));
1329                 if (fast_forward == FF_NO)
1330                         die(_("Non-fast-forward commit does not make sense into "
1331                             "an empty head"));
1332                 remoteheads = collect_parents(head_commit, &head_subsumed,
1333                                               argc, argv, NULL);
1334                 if (!remoteheads)
1335                         die(_("%s - not something we can merge"), argv[0]);
1336                 if (remoteheads->next)
1337                         die(_("Can merge only exactly one commit into empty head"));
1338                 remote_head_oid = &remoteheads->item->object.oid;
1339                 read_empty(remote_head_oid, 0);
1340                 update_ref("initial pull", "HEAD", remote_head_oid, NULL, 0,
1341                            UPDATE_REFS_DIE_ON_ERR);
1342                 goto done;
1343         }
1344
1345         /*
1346          * All the rest are the commits being merged; prepare
1347          * the standard merge summary message to be appended
1348          * to the given message.
1349          */
1350         remoteheads = collect_parents(head_commit, &head_subsumed,
1351                                       argc, argv, &merge_msg);
1352
1353         if (!head_commit || !argc)
1354                 usage_with_options(builtin_merge_usage,
1355                         builtin_merge_options);
1356
1357         if (verify_signatures) {
1358                 for (p = remoteheads; p; p = p->next) {
1359                         struct commit *commit = p->item;
1360                         char hex[GIT_MAX_HEXSZ + 1];
1361                         struct signature_check signature_check;
1362                         memset(&signature_check, 0, sizeof(signature_check));
1363
1364                         check_commit_signature(commit, &signature_check);
1365
1366                         find_unique_abbrev_r(hex, &commit->object.oid, DEFAULT_ABBREV);
1367                         switch (signature_check.result) {
1368                         case 'G':
1369                                 break;
1370                         case 'U':
1371                                 die(_("Commit %s has an untrusted GPG signature, "
1372                                       "allegedly by %s."), hex, signature_check.signer);
1373                         case 'B':
1374                                 die(_("Commit %s has a bad GPG signature "
1375                                       "allegedly by %s."), hex, signature_check.signer);
1376                         default: /* 'N' */
1377                                 die(_("Commit %s does not have a GPG signature."), hex);
1378                         }
1379                         if (verbosity >= 0 && signature_check.result == 'G')
1380                                 printf(_("Commit %s has a good GPG signature by %s\n"),
1381                                        hex, signature_check.signer);
1382
1383                         signature_check_clear(&signature_check);
1384                 }
1385         }
1386
1387         strbuf_addstr(&buf, "merge");
1388         for (p = remoteheads; p; p = p->next)
1389                 strbuf_addf(&buf, " %s", merge_remote_util(p->item)->name);
1390         setenv("GIT_REFLOG_ACTION", buf.buf, 0);
1391         strbuf_reset(&buf);
1392
1393         for (p = remoteheads; p; p = p->next) {
1394                 struct commit *commit = p->item;
1395                 strbuf_addf(&buf, "GITHEAD_%s",
1396                             oid_to_hex(&commit->object.oid));
1397                 setenv(buf.buf, merge_remote_util(commit)->name, 1);
1398                 strbuf_reset(&buf);
1399                 if (fast_forward != FF_ONLY && merging_a_throwaway_tag(commit))
1400                         fast_forward = FF_NO;
1401         }
1402
1403         if (option_edit < 0)
1404                 option_edit = default_edit_option();
1405
1406         if (!use_strategies) {
1407                 if (!remoteheads)
1408                         ; /* already up-to-date */
1409                 else if (!remoteheads->next)
1410                         add_strategies(pull_twohead, DEFAULT_TWOHEAD);
1411                 else
1412                         add_strategies(pull_octopus, DEFAULT_OCTOPUS);
1413         }
1414
1415         for (i = 0; i < use_strategies_nr; i++) {
1416                 if (use_strategies[i]->attr & NO_FAST_FORWARD)
1417                         fast_forward = FF_NO;
1418                 if (use_strategies[i]->attr & NO_TRIVIAL)
1419                         allow_trivial = 0;
1420         }
1421
1422         if (!remoteheads)
1423                 ; /* already up-to-date */
1424         else if (!remoteheads->next)
1425                 common = get_merge_bases(head_commit, remoteheads->item);
1426         else {
1427                 struct commit_list *list = remoteheads;
1428                 commit_list_insert(head_commit, &list);
1429                 common = get_octopus_merge_bases(list);
1430                 free(list);
1431         }
1432
1433         update_ref("updating ORIG_HEAD", "ORIG_HEAD",
1434                    &head_commit->object.oid, NULL, 0, UPDATE_REFS_DIE_ON_ERR);
1435
1436         if (remoteheads && !common) {
1437                 /* No common ancestors found. */
1438                 if (!allow_unrelated_histories)
1439                         die(_("refusing to merge unrelated histories"));
1440                 /* otherwise, we need a real merge. */
1441         } else if (!remoteheads ||
1442                  (!remoteheads->next && !common->next &&
1443                   common->item == remoteheads->item)) {
1444                 /*
1445                  * If head can reach all the merge then we are up to date.
1446                  * but first the most common case of merging one remote.
1447                  */
1448                 finish_up_to_date(_("Already up to date."));
1449                 goto done;
1450         } else if (fast_forward != FF_NO && !remoteheads->next &&
1451                         !common->next &&
1452                         oideq(&common->item->object.oid, &head_commit->object.oid)) {
1453                 /* Again the most common case of merging one remote. */
1454                 struct strbuf msg = STRBUF_INIT;
1455                 struct commit *commit;
1456
1457                 if (verbosity >= 0) {
1458                         printf(_("Updating %s..%s\n"),
1459                                find_unique_abbrev(&head_commit->object.oid,
1460                                                   DEFAULT_ABBREV),
1461                                find_unique_abbrev(&remoteheads->item->object.oid,
1462                                                   DEFAULT_ABBREV));
1463                 }
1464                 strbuf_addstr(&msg, "Fast-forward");
1465                 if (have_message)
1466                         strbuf_addstr(&msg,
1467                                 " (no commit created; -m option ignored)");
1468                 commit = remoteheads->item;
1469                 if (!commit) {
1470                         ret = 1;
1471                         goto done;
1472                 }
1473
1474                 if (checkout_fast_forward(&head_commit->object.oid,
1475                                           &commit->object.oid,
1476                                           overwrite_ignore)) {
1477                         ret = 1;
1478                         goto done;
1479                 }
1480
1481                 finish(head_commit, remoteheads, &commit->object.oid, msg.buf);
1482                 drop_save();
1483                 goto done;
1484         } else if (!remoteheads->next && common->next)
1485                 ;
1486                 /*
1487                  * We are not doing octopus and not fast-forward.  Need
1488                  * a real merge.
1489                  */
1490         else if (!remoteheads->next && !common->next && option_commit) {
1491                 /*
1492                  * We are not doing octopus, not fast-forward, and have
1493                  * only one common.
1494                  */
1495                 refresh_cache(REFRESH_QUIET);
1496                 if (allow_trivial && fast_forward != FF_ONLY) {
1497                         /* See if it is really trivial. */
1498                         git_committer_info(IDENT_STRICT);
1499                         printf(_("Trying really trivial in-index merge...\n"));
1500                         if (!read_tree_trivial(&common->item->object.oid,
1501                                                &head_commit->object.oid,
1502                                                &remoteheads->item->object.oid)) {
1503                                 ret = merge_trivial(head_commit, remoteheads);
1504                                 goto done;
1505                         }
1506                         printf(_("Nope.\n"));
1507                 }
1508         } else {
1509                 /*
1510                  * An octopus.  If we can reach all the remote we are up
1511                  * to date.
1512                  */
1513                 int up_to_date = 1;
1514                 struct commit_list *j;
1515
1516                 for (j = remoteheads; j; j = j->next) {
1517                         struct commit_list *common_one;
1518
1519                         /*
1520                          * Here we *have* to calculate the individual
1521                          * merge_bases again, otherwise "git merge HEAD^
1522                          * HEAD^^" would be missed.
1523                          */
1524                         common_one = get_merge_bases(head_commit, j->item);
1525                         if (!oideq(&common_one->item->object.oid, &j->item->object.oid)) {
1526                                 up_to_date = 0;
1527                                 break;
1528                         }
1529                 }
1530                 if (up_to_date) {
1531                         finish_up_to_date(_("Already up to date. Yeeah!"));
1532                         goto done;
1533                 }
1534         }
1535
1536         if (fast_forward == FF_ONLY)
1537                 die(_("Not possible to fast-forward, aborting."));
1538
1539         /* We are going to make a new commit. */
1540         git_committer_info(IDENT_STRICT);
1541
1542         /*
1543          * At this point, we need a real merge.  No matter what strategy
1544          * we use, it would operate on the index, possibly affecting the
1545          * working tree, and when resolved cleanly, have the desired
1546          * tree in the index -- this means that the index must be in
1547          * sync with the head commit.  The strategies are responsible
1548          * to ensure this.
1549          */
1550         if (use_strategies_nr == 1 ||
1551             /*
1552              * Stash away the local changes so that we can try more than one.
1553              */
1554             save_state(&stash))
1555                 oidclr(&stash);
1556
1557         for (i = 0; i < use_strategies_nr; i++) {
1558                 int ret;
1559                 if (i) {
1560                         printf(_("Rewinding the tree to pristine...\n"));
1561                         restore_state(&head_commit->object.oid, &stash);
1562                 }
1563                 if (use_strategies_nr != 1)
1564                         printf(_("Trying merge strategy %s...\n"),
1565                                 use_strategies[i]->name);
1566                 /*
1567                  * Remember which strategy left the state in the working
1568                  * tree.
1569                  */
1570                 wt_strategy = use_strategies[i]->name;
1571
1572                 ret = try_merge_strategy(use_strategies[i]->name,
1573                                          common, remoteheads,
1574                                          head_commit);
1575                 if (!option_commit && !ret) {
1576                         merge_was_ok = 1;
1577                         /*
1578                          * This is necessary here just to avoid writing
1579                          * the tree, but later we will *not* exit with
1580                          * status code 1 because merge_was_ok is set.
1581                          */
1582                         ret = 1;
1583                 }
1584
1585                 if (ret) {
1586                         /*
1587                          * The backend exits with 1 when conflicts are
1588                          * left to be resolved, with 2 when it does not
1589                          * handle the given merge at all.
1590                          */
1591                         if (ret == 1) {
1592                                 int cnt = evaluate_result();
1593
1594                                 if (best_cnt <= 0 || cnt <= best_cnt) {
1595                                         best_strategy = use_strategies[i]->name;
1596                                         best_cnt = cnt;
1597                                 }
1598                         }
1599                         if (merge_was_ok)
1600                                 break;
1601                         else
1602                                 continue;
1603                 }
1604
1605                 /* Automerge succeeded. */
1606                 write_tree_trivial(&result_tree);
1607                 automerge_was_ok = 1;
1608                 break;
1609         }
1610
1611         /*
1612          * If we have a resulting tree, that means the strategy module
1613          * auto resolved the merge cleanly.
1614          */
1615         if (automerge_was_ok) {
1616                 ret = finish_automerge(head_commit, head_subsumed,
1617                                        common, remoteheads,
1618                                        &result_tree, wt_strategy);
1619                 goto done;
1620         }
1621
1622         /*
1623          * Pick the result from the best strategy and have the user fix
1624          * it up.
1625          */
1626         if (!best_strategy) {
1627                 restore_state(&head_commit->object.oid, &stash);
1628                 if (use_strategies_nr > 1)
1629                         fprintf(stderr,
1630                                 _("No merge strategy handled the merge.\n"));
1631                 else
1632                         fprintf(stderr, _("Merge with strategy %s failed.\n"),
1633                                 use_strategies[0]->name);
1634                 ret = 2;
1635                 goto done;
1636         } else if (best_strategy == wt_strategy)
1637                 ; /* We already have its result in the working tree. */
1638         else {
1639                 printf(_("Rewinding the tree to pristine...\n"));
1640                 restore_state(&head_commit->object.oid, &stash);
1641                 printf(_("Using the %s to prepare resolving by hand.\n"),
1642                         best_strategy);
1643                 try_merge_strategy(best_strategy, common, remoteheads,
1644                                    head_commit);
1645         }
1646
1647         if (squash)
1648                 finish(head_commit, remoteheads, NULL, NULL);
1649         else
1650                 write_merge_state(remoteheads);
1651
1652         if (merge_was_ok)
1653                 fprintf(stderr, _("Automatic merge went well; "
1654                         "stopped before committing as requested\n"));
1655         else
1656                 ret = suggest_conflicts();
1657
1658 done:
1659         free(branch_to_free);
1660         return ret;
1661 }