Merge commit 'v1.7.6' into jc/checkout-reflog-fix

* commit 'v1.7.6': (3211 commits)
  Git 1.7.6
  completion: replace core.abbrevguard to core.abbrev
  Git 1.7.6-rc3
  Documentation: git diff --check respects core.whitespace
  gitweb: 'pickaxe' and 'grep' features requires 'search' to be enabled
  t7810: avoid unportable use of "echo"
  plug a few coverity-spotted leaks
  builtin/gc.c: add missing newline in message
  tests: link shell libraries into valgrind directory
  t/Makefile: pass test opts to valgrind target properly
  sh-i18n--envsubst.c: do not #include getopt.h
  Fix typo: existant->existent
  Git 1.7.6-rc2
  gitweb: do not misparse nonnumeric content tag files that contain a digit
  Git 1.7.6-rc1
  fetch: do not leak a refspec
  t3703: skip more tests using colons in file names on Windows
  gitweb: Fix usability of $prevent_xss
  gitweb: Move "Requirements" up in gitweb/INSTALL
  gitweb: Describe CSSMIN and JSMIN in gitweb/INSTALL
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diff --git a/t/t2021-checkout-overwrite.sh b/t/t2021-checkout-overwrite.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='checkout must not overwrite an untracked objects'
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+test_expect_success 'setup' '
+
+	mkdir -p a/b/c &&
+	>a/b/c/d &&
+	git add -A &&
+	git commit -m base &&
+	git tag start
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'create a commit where dir a/b changed to file' '
+
+	git checkout -b file &&
+	rm -rf a/b &&
+	>a/b &&
+	git add -A &&
+	git commit -m "dir to file"
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'checkout commit with dir must not remove untracked a/b' '
+
+	git rm --cached a/b &&
+	git commit -m "un-track the file" &&
+	test_must_fail git checkout start &&
+	test -f a/b
+'
+
+test_expect_success SYMLINKS 'create a commit where dir a/b changed to symlink' '
+
+	rm -rf a/b &&	# cleanup if previous test failed
+	git checkout -f -b symlink start &&
+	rm -rf a/b &&
+	ln -s foo a/b &&
+	git add -A &&
+	git commit -m "dir to symlink"
+'
+
+test_expect_success SYMLINKS 'checkout commit with dir must not remove untracked a/b' '
+
+	git rm --cached a/b &&
+	git commit -m "un-track the symlink" &&
+	test_must_fail git checkout start &&
+	test -h a/b
+'
+
+test_done