Merge branch 'jc/dirwalk-n-cache-tree' into jc/cache-tree

* jc/dirwalk-n-cache-tree: (212 commits)
  builtin-rm: squelch compiler warnings.
  Add builtin "git rm" command
  Move pathspec matching from builtin-add.c into dir.c
  Prevent bogus paths from being added to the index.
  builtin-add: fix unmatched pathspec warnings.
  Remove old "git-add.sh" remnants
  builtin-add: warn on unmatched pathspecs
  Do "git add" as a builtin
  Clean up git-ls-file directory walking library interface
  libify git-ls-files directory traversal
  Add a conversion tool to migrate remote information into the config
  fetch, pull: ask config for remote information
  Fix build procedure for builtin-init-db
  read-tree -m -u: do not overwrite or remove untracked working tree files.
  apply --cached: do not check newly added file in the working tree
  Implement a --dry-run option to git-quiltimport
  Implement git-quiltimport
  Revert "builtin-grep: workaround for non GNU grep."
  builtin-grep: workaround for non GNU grep.
  builtin-grep: workaround for non GNU grep.
  ...

10 files changed, 455 insertions, 29 deletions

diff --git a/t/t1002-read-tree-m-u-2way.sh b/t/t1002-read-tree-m-u-2way.sh
index 4d175d8ea1..8335a63e2e 100755
--- a/t/t1002-read-tree-m-u-2way.sh
+++ b/t/t1002-read-tree-m-u-2way.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ test_expect_success \
      echo nitfol >nitfol &&
      echo bozbar >bozbar &&
      echo rezrov >rezrov &&
-     echo yomin >yomin &&
      git-update-index --add nitfol bozbar rezrov &&
      treeH=`git-write-tree` &&
      echo treeH $treeH &&
@@ -56,7 +55,8 @@ test_expect_success \
 
 test_expect_success \
     '1, 2, 3 - no carry forward' \
-    'rm -f .git/index &&
+    'rm -f .git/index nitfol bozbar rezrov frotz &&
+     git-read-tree --reset -u $treeH &&
      git-read-tree -m -u $treeH $treeM &&
      git-ls-files --stage >1-3.out &&
      cmp M.out 1-3.out &&
@@ -66,11 +66,12 @@ test_expect_success \
      check_cache_at frotz clean &&
      check_cache_at nitfol clean'
 
-echo '+100644 X 0	yomin' >expected
-
 test_expect_success \
     '4 - carry forward local addition.' \
-    'rm -f .git/index &&
+    'rm -f .git/index nitfol bozbar rezrov frotz &&
+     git-read-tree --reset -u $treeH &&
+     echo "+100644 X 0	yomin" >expected &&
+     echo yomin >yomin &&
      git-update-index --add yomin &&
      git-read-tree -m -u $treeH $treeM &&
      git-ls-files --stage >4.out || return 1
@@ -85,7 +86,9 @@ test_expect_success \
 
 test_expect_success \
     '5 - carry forward local addition.' \
-    'rm -f .git/index &&
+    'rm -f .git/index nitfol bozbar rezrov frotz &&
+     git-read-tree --reset -u $treeH &&
+     git-read-tree -m -u $treeH &&
      echo yomin >yomin &&
      git-update-index --add yomin &&
      echo yomin yomin >yomin &&
@@ -103,7 +106,9 @@ test_expect_success \
 
 test_expect_success \
     '6 - local addition already has the same.' \
-    'rm -f .git/index &&
+    'rm -f .git/index nitfol bozbar rezrov frotz &&
+     git-read-tree --reset -u $treeH &&
+     echo frotz >frotz &&
      git-update-index --add frotz &&
      git-read-tree -m -u $treeH $treeM &&
      git-ls-files --stage >6.out &&
@@ -117,7 +122,8 @@ test_expect_success \
 
 test_expect_success \
     '7 - local addition already has the same.' \
-    'rm -f .git/index &&
+    'rm -f .git/index nitfol bozbar rezrov frotz &&
+     git-read-tree --reset -u $treeH &&
      echo frotz >frotz &&
      git-update-index --add frotz &&
      echo frotz frotz >frotz &&
@@ -134,14 +140,16 @@ test_expect_success \
 
 test_expect_success \
     '8 - conflicting addition.' \
-    'rm -f .git/index &&
+    'rm -f .git/index nitfol bozbar rezrov frotz &&
+     git-read-tree --reset -u $treeH &&
      echo frotz frotz >frotz &&
      git-update-index --add frotz &&
      if git-read-tree -m -u $treeH $treeM; then false; else :; fi'
 
 test_expect_success \
     '9 - conflicting addition.' \
-    'rm -f .git/index &&
+    'rm -f .git/index nitfol bozbar rezrov frotz &&
+     git-read-tree --reset -u $treeH &&
      echo frotz frotz >frotz &&
      git-update-index --add frotz &&
      echo frotz >frotz &&
@@ -149,7 +157,8 @@ test_expect_success \
 
 test_expect_success \
     '10 - path removed.' \
-    'rm -f .git/index &&
+    'rm -f .git/index nitfol bozbar rezrov frotz &&
+     git-read-tree --reset -u $treeH &&
      echo rezrov >rezrov &&
      git-update-index --add rezrov &&
      git-read-tree -m -u $treeH $treeM &&
@@ -160,7 +169,8 @@ test_expect_success \
 
 test_expect_success \
     '11 - dirty path removed.' \
-    'rm -f .git/index &&
+    'rm -f .git/index nitfol bozbar rezrov frotz &&
+     git-read-tree --reset -u $treeH &&
      echo rezrov >rezrov &&
      git-update-index --add rezrov &&
      echo rezrov rezrov >rezrov &&
@@ -168,14 +178,16 @@ test_expect_success \
 
 test_expect_success \
     '12 - unmatching local changes being removed.' \
-    'rm -f .git/index &&
+    'rm -f .git/index nitfol bozbar rezrov frotz &&
+     git-read-tree --reset -u $treeH &&
      echo rezrov rezrov >rezrov &&
      git-update-index --add rezrov &&
      if git-read-tree -m -u $treeH $treeM; then false; else :; fi'
 
 test_expect_success \
     '13 - unmatching local changes being removed.' \
-    'rm -f .git/index &&
+    'rm -f .git/index nitfol bozbar rezrov frotz &&
+     git-read-tree --reset -u $treeH &&
      echo rezrov rezrov >rezrov &&
      git-update-index --add rezrov &&
      echo rezrov >rezrov &&
@@ -188,7 +200,8 @@ EOF
 
 test_expect_success \
     '14 - unchanged in two heads.' \
-    'rm -f .git/index &&
+    'rm -f .git/index nitfol bozbar rezrov frotz &&
+     git-read-tree --reset -u $treeH &&
      echo nitfol nitfol >nitfol &&
      git-update-index --add nitfol &&
      git-read-tree -m -u $treeH $treeM &&
@@ -207,7 +220,8 @@ test_expect_success \
 
 test_expect_success \
     '15 - unchanged in two heads.' \
-    'rm -f .git/index &&
+    'rm -f .git/index nitfol bozbar rezrov frotz &&
+     git-read-tree --reset -u $treeH &&
      echo nitfol nitfol >nitfol &&
      git-update-index --add nitfol &&
      echo nitfol nitfol nitfol >nitfol &&
@@ -227,14 +241,16 @@ test_expect_success \
 
 test_expect_success \
     '16 - conflicting local change.' \
-    'rm -f .git/index &&
+    'rm -f .git/index nitfol bozbar rezrov frotz &&
+     git-read-tree --reset -u $treeH &&
      echo bozbar bozbar >bozbar &&
      git-update-index --add bozbar &&
      if git-read-tree -m -u $treeH $treeM; then false; else :; fi'
 
 test_expect_success \
     '17 - conflicting local change.' \
-    'rm -f .git/index &&
+    'rm -f .git/index nitfol bozbar rezrov frotz &&
+     git-read-tree --reset -u $treeH &&
      echo bozbar bozbar >bozbar &&
      git-update-index --add bozbar &&
      echo bozbar bozbar bozbar >bozbar &&
@@ -242,7 +258,8 @@ test_expect_success \
 
 test_expect_success \
     '18 - local change already having a good result.' \
-    'rm -f .git/index &&
+    'rm -f .git/index nitfol bozbar rezrov frotz &&
+     git-read-tree --reset -u $treeH &&
      echo gnusto >bozbar &&
      git-update-index --add bozbar &&
      git-read-tree -m -u $treeH $treeM &&
@@ -254,7 +271,8 @@ test_expect_success \
 
 test_expect_success \
     '19 - local change already having a good result, further modified.' \
-    'rm -f .git/index &&
+    'rm -f .git/index nitfol bozbar rezrov frotz &&
+     git-read-tree --reset -u $treeH &&
      echo gnusto >bozbar &&
      git-update-index --add bozbar &&
      echo gnusto gnusto >bozbar &&
@@ -273,7 +291,8 @@ test_expect_success \
 
 test_expect_success \
     '20 - no local change, use new tree.' \
-    'rm -f .git/index &&
+    'rm -f .git/index nitfol bozbar rezrov frotz &&
+     git-read-tree --reset -u $treeH &&
      echo bozbar >bozbar &&
      git-update-index --add bozbar &&
      git-read-tree -m -u $treeH $treeM &&
@@ -285,7 +304,8 @@ test_expect_success \
 
 test_expect_success \
     '21 - no local change, dirty cache.' \
-    'rm -f .git/index &&
+    'rm -f .git/index nitfol bozbar rezrov frotz &&
+     git-read-tree --reset -u $treeH &&
      echo bozbar >bozbar &&
      git-update-index --add bozbar &&
      echo gnusto gnusto >bozbar &&
@@ -294,7 +314,7 @@ test_expect_success \
 # Also make sure we did not break DF vs DF/DF case.
 test_expect_success \
     'DF vs DF/DF case setup.' \
-    'rm -f .git/index &&
+    'rm -f .git/index
      echo DF >DF &&
      git-update-index --add DF &&
      treeDF=`git-write-tree` &&
diff --git a/t/t1300-repo-config.sh b/t/t1300-repo-config.sh
index ab4dd5c4ce..8260d57b63 100755
--- a/t/t1300-repo-config.sh
+++ b/t/t1300-repo-config.sh
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ test_expect_failure 'invalid key' 'git-repo-config inval.2key blabla'
 test_expect_success 'correct key' 'git-repo-config 123456.a123 987'
 
 test_expect_success 'hierarchical section' \
-	'git-repo-config 1.2.3.alpha beta'
+	'git-repo-config Version.1.2.3eX.Alpha beta'
 
 cat > expect << EOF
 [beta] ; silly comment # another comment
@@ -241,12 +241,30 @@ noIndent= sillyValue ; 'nother silly comment
 	NoNewLine = wow2 for me
 [123456]
 	a123 = 987
-[1.2.3]
-	alpha = beta
+[Version "1.2.3eX"]
+	Alpha = beta
 EOF
 
 test_expect_success 'hierarchical section value' 'cmp .git/config expect'
 
+cat > expect << EOF
+beta.noindent=sillyValue
+nextsection.nonewline=wow2 for me
+123456.a123=987
+version.1.2.3eX.alpha=beta
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'working --list' \
+	'git-repo-config --list > output && cmp output expect'
+
+cat > expect << EOF
+beta.noindent sillyValue
+nextsection.nonewline wow2 for me
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success '--get-regexp' \
+	'git-repo-config --get-regexp in > output && cmp output expect'
+
 cat > .git/config << EOF
 [novalue]
 	variable
@@ -255,5 +273,41 @@ EOF
 test_expect_success 'get variable with no value' \
 	'git-repo-config --get novalue.variable ^$'
 
+git-repo-config > output 2>&1
+
+test_expect_success 'no arguments, but no crash' \
+	"test $? = 129 && grep usage output"
+
+cat > .git/config << EOF
+[a.b]
+	c = d
+EOF
+
+git-repo-config a.x y
+
+cat > expect << EOF
+[a.b]
+	c = d
+[a]
+	x = y
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'new section is partial match of another' 'cmp .git/config expect'
+
+git-repo-config b.x y
+git-repo-config a.b c
+
+cat > expect << EOF
+[a.b]
+	c = d
+[a]
+	x = y
+	b = c
+[b]
+	x = y
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'new variable inserts into proper section' 'cmp .git/config expect'
+
 test_done
 
diff --git a/t/t2101-update-index-reupdate.sh b/t/t2101-update-index-reupdate.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..77aed8d800
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t2101-update-index-reupdate.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2006 Junio C Hamano
+#
+
+test_description='git-update-index --again test.
+'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+test_expect_success 'update-index --add' \
+	'echo hello world >file1 &&
+	 echo goodbye people >file2 &&
+	 git-update-index --add file1 file2 &&
+	 git-ls-files -s >current &&
+	 cmp current - <<\EOF
+100644 3b18e512dba79e4c8300dd08aeb37f8e728b8dad 0	file1
+100644 9db8893856a8a02eaa73470054b7c1c5a7c82e47 0	file2
+EOF'
+
+test_expect_success 'update-index --again' \
+	'rm -f file1 &&
+	echo hello everybody >file2 &&
+	if git-update-index --again
+	then
+		echo should have refused to remove file1
+		exit 1
+	else
+		echo happy - failed as expected
+	fi &&
+	 git-ls-files -s >current &&
+	 cmp current - <<\EOF
+100644 3b18e512dba79e4c8300dd08aeb37f8e728b8dad 0	file1
+100644 9db8893856a8a02eaa73470054b7c1c5a7c82e47 0	file2
+EOF'
+
+test_expect_success 'update-index --remove --again' \
+	'git-update-index --remove --again &&
+	 git-ls-files -s >current &&
+	 cmp current - <<\EOF
+100644 0f1ae1422c2bf43f117d3dbd715c988a9ed2103f 0	file2
+EOF'
+
+test_expect_success 'first commit' 'git-commit -m initial'
+
+test_expect_success 'update-index again' \
+	'mkdir -p dir1 &&
+	echo hello world >dir1/file3 &&
+	echo goodbye people >file2 &&
+	git-update-index --add file2 dir1/file3 &&
+	echo hello everybody >file2
+	echo happy >dir1/file3 &&
+	git-update-index --again &&
+	git-ls-files -s >current &&
+	cmp current - <<\EOF
+100644 53ab446c3f4e42ce9bb728a0ccb283a101be4979 0	dir1/file3
+100644 0f1ae1422c2bf43f117d3dbd715c988a9ed2103f 0	file2
+EOF'
+
+test_expect_success 'update-index --update from subdir' \
+	'echo not so happy >file2 &&
+	cd dir1 &&
+	cat ../file2 >file3 &&
+	git-update-index --again &&
+	cd .. &&
+	git-ls-files -s >current &&
+	cmp current - <<\EOF
+100644 d7fb3f695f06c759dbf3ab00046e7cc2da22d10f 0	dir1/file3
+100644 0f1ae1422c2bf43f117d3dbd715c988a9ed2103f 0	file2
+EOF'
+
+test_expect_success 'update-index --update with pathspec' \
+	'echo very happy >file2 &&
+	cat file2 >dir1/file3 &&
+	git-update-index --again dir1/ &&
+	git-ls-files -s >current &&
+	cmp current - <<\EOF
+100644 594fb5bb1759d90998e2bf2a38261ae8e243c760 0	dir1/file3
+100644 0f1ae1422c2bf43f117d3dbd715c988a9ed2103f 0	file2
+EOF'
+
+test_done
diff --git a/t/t3500-cherry.sh b/t/t3500-cherry.sh
index b141f89de2..e83bbee074 100755
--- a/t/t3500-cherry.sh
+++ b/t/t3500-cherry.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ test_expect_success \
      git-commit -m "Add C." &&
 
      git-checkout -f master &&
+     rm -f B C &&
 
      echo Third >> A &&
      git-update-index A &&
diff --git a/t/t4002-diff-basic.sh b/t/t4002-diff-basic.sh
index 769274aa51..56eda63fc2 100755
--- a/t/t4002-diff-basic.sh
+++ b/t/t4002-diff-basic.sh
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ test_expect_success \
     'rm -fr Z [A-Z][A-Z] &&
      git-read-tree $tree_A &&
      git-checkout-index -f -a &&
-     git-read-tree -m $tree_O || return 1
+     git-read-tree --reset $tree_O || return 1
      git-update-index --refresh >/dev/null ;# this can exit non-zero
      git-diff-files >.test-a &&
      cmp_diff_files_output .test-a .test-recursive-OA'
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ test_expect_success \
     'rm -fr Z [A-Z][A-Z] &&
      git-read-tree $tree_B &&
      git-checkout-index -f -a &&
-     git-read-tree -m $tree_O || return 1
+     git-read-tree --reset $tree_O || return 1
      git-update-index --refresh >/dev/null ;# this can exit non-zero
      git-diff-files >.test-a &&
      cmp_diff_files_output .test-a .test-recursive-OB'
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ test_expect_success \
     'rm -fr Z [A-Z][A-Z] &&
      git-read-tree $tree_B &&
      git-checkout-index -f -a &&
-     git-read-tree -m $tree_A || return 1
+     git-read-tree --reset $tree_A || return 1
      git-update-index --refresh >/dev/null ;# this can exit non-zero
      git-diff-files >.test-a &&
      cmp_diff_files_output .test-a .test-recursive-AB'
diff --git a/t/t4012-diff-binary.sh b/t/t4012-diff-binary.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..bdd95c0d3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4012-diff-binary.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2006 Junio C Hamano
+#
+
+test_description='Binary diff and apply
+'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+test_expect_success 'prepare repository' \
+	'echo AIT >a && echo BIT >b && echo CIT >c && echo DIT >d &&
+	 git-update-index --add a b c d &&
+	 echo git >a &&
+	 cat ../test4012.png >b &&
+	 echo git >c &&
+	 cat b b >d'
+
+test_expect_success 'diff without --binary' \
+	'git-diff | git-apply --stat --summary >current &&
+	 cmp current - <<\EOF
+ a |    2 +-
+ b |  Bin
+ c |    2 +-
+ d |  Bin
+ 4 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+EOF'
+
+test_expect_success 'diff with --binary' \
+	'git-diff --binary | git-apply --stat --summary >current &&
+	 cmp current - <<\EOF
+ a |    2 +-
+ b |  Bin
+ c |    2 +-
+ d |  Bin
+ 4 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+EOF'
+
+# apply needs to be able to skip the binary material correctly
+# in order to report the line number of a corrupt patch.
+test_expect_success 'apply detecting corrupt patch correctly' \
+	'git-diff | sed -e 's/-CIT/xCIT/' >broken &&
+	 if git-apply --stat --summary broken 2>detected
+	 then
+		echo unhappy - should have detected an error
+		(exit 1)
+	 else
+		echo happy
+	 fi &&
+	 detected=`cat detected` &&
+	 detected=`expr "$detected" : "fatal.*at line \\([0-9]*\\)\$"` &&
+	 detected=`sed -ne "${detected}p" broken` &&
+	 test "$detected" = xCIT'
+
+test_expect_success 'apply detecting corrupt patch correctly' \
+	'git-diff --binary | sed -e 's/-CIT/xCIT/' >broken &&
+	 if git-apply --stat --summary broken 2>detected
+	 then
+		echo unhappy - should have detected an error
+		(exit 1)
+	 else
+		echo happy
+	 fi &&
+	 detected=`cat detected` &&
+	 detected=`expr "$detected" : "fatal.*at line \\([0-9]*\\)\$"` &&
+	 detected=`sed -ne "${detected}p" broken` &&
+	 test "$detected" = xCIT'
+
+test_expect_success 'initial commit' 'git-commit -a -m initial'
+
+# Try removal (b), modification (d), and creation (e).
+test_expect_success 'diff-index with --binary' \
+	'echo AIT >a && mv b e && echo CIT >c && cat e >d &&
+	 git-update-index --add --remove a b c d e &&
+	 tree0=`git-write-tree` &&
+	 git-diff --cached --binary >current &&
+	 git-apply --stat --summary current'
+
+test_expect_success 'apply binary patch' \
+	'git-reset --hard &&
+	 git-apply --binary --index <current &&
+	 tree1=`git-write-tree` &&
+	 test "$tree1" = "$tree0"'
+
+test_done
diff --git a/t/t5700-clone-reference.sh b/t/t5700-clone-reference.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..916ee15ba1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t5700-clone-reference.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2006 Martin Waitz <tali@admingilde.org>
+#
+
+test_description='test clone --reference'
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+base_dir=`pwd`
+
+test_expect_success 'preparing first repository' \
+'test_create_repo A && cd A &&
+echo first > file1 &&
+git add file1 &&
+git commit -m initial'
+
+cd "$base_dir"
+
+test_expect_success 'preparing second repository' \
+'git clone A B && cd B &&
+echo second > file2 &&
+git add file2 &&
+git commit -m addition &&
+git repack -a -d &&
+git prune'
+
+cd "$base_dir"
+
+test_expect_success 'cloning with reference' \
+'git clone -l -s --reference B A C'
+
+cd "$base_dir"
+
+test_expect_success 'existance of info/alternates' \
+'test `wc -l <C/.git/objects/info/alternates` = 2'
+
+cd "$base_dir"
+
+test_expect_success 'pulling from reference' \
+'cd C &&
+git pull ../B'
+
+cd "$base_dir"
+
+test_expect_success 'that reference gets used' \
+'cd C &&
+echo "0 objects, 0 kilobytes" > expected &&
+git count-objects > current &&
+diff expected current'
+
+cd "$base_dir"
+
+test_expect_success 'updating origin' \
+'cd A &&
+echo third > file3 &&
+git add file3 &&
+git commit -m update &&
+git repack -a -d &&
+git prune'
+
+cd "$base_dir"
+
+test_expect_success 'pulling changes from origin' \
+'cd C &&
+git pull origin'
+
+cd "$base_dir"
+
+# the 2 local objects are commit and tree from the merge
+test_expect_success 'that alternate to origin gets used' \
+'cd C &&
+echo "2 objects" > expected &&
+git count-objects | cut -d, -f1 > current &&
+diff expected current'
+
+cd "$base_dir"
+
+test_done
diff --git a/t/t5710-info-alternate.sh b/t/t5710-info-alternate.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..097d037f5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t5710-info-alternate.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2006 Martin Waitz <tali@admingilde.org>
+#
+
+test_description='test transitive info/alternate entries'
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+# test that a file is not reachable in the current repository
+# but that it is after creating a info/alternate entry
+reachable_via() {
+	alternate="$1"
+	file="$2"
+	if git cat-file -e "HEAD:$file"; then return 1; fi
+	echo "$alternate" >> .git/objects/info/alternate
+	git cat-file -e "HEAD:$file"
+}
+
+test_valid_repo() {
+	git fsck-objects --full > fsck.log &&
+	test `wc -l < fsck.log` = 0
+}
+
+base_dir=`pwd`
+
+test_expect_success 'preparing first repository' \
+'test_create_repo A && cd A &&
+echo "Hello World" > file1 &&
+git add file1 &&
+git commit -m "Initial commit" file1 &&
+git repack -a -d &&
+git prune'
+
+cd "$base_dir"
+
+test_expect_success 'preparing second repository' \
+'git clone -l -s A B && cd B &&
+echo "foo bar" > file2 &&
+git add file2 &&
+git commit -m "next commit" file2 &&
+git repack -a -d -l &&
+git prune'
+
+cd "$base_dir"
+
+test_expect_success 'preparing third repository' \
+'git clone -l -s B C && cd C &&
+echo "Goodbye, cruel world" > file3 &&
+git add file3 &&
+git commit -m "one more" file3 &&
+git repack -a -d -l &&
+git prune'
+
+cd "$base_dir"
+
+test_expect_failure 'creating too deep nesting' \
+'git clone -l -s C D &&
+git clone -l -s D E &&
+git clone -l -s E F &&
+git clone -l -s F G &&
+test_valid_repo'
+
+cd "$base_dir"
+
+test_expect_success 'validity of third repository' \
+'cd C &&
+test_valid_repo'
+
+cd "$base_dir"
+
+test_expect_success 'validity of fourth repository' \
+'cd D &&
+test_valid_repo'
+
+cd "$base_dir"
+
+test_expect_success 'breaking of loops' \
+"echo '$base_dir/B/.git/objects' >> '$base_dir'/A/.git/objects/info/alternates&&
+cd C &&
+test_valid_repo"
+
+cd "$base_dir"
+
+test_expect_failure 'that info/alternates is neccessary' \
+'cd C &&
+rm .git/objects/info/alternates &&
+test_valid_repo'
+
+cd "$base_dir"
+
+test_expect_success 'that relative alternate is possible for current dir' \
+'cd C &&
+echo "../../../B/.git/objects" > .git/objects/info/alternates &&
+test_valid_repo'
+
+cd "$base_dir"
+
+test_expect_failure 'that relative alternate is only possible for current dir' \
+'cd D &&
+test_valid_repo'
+
+cd "$base_dir"
+
+test_done
+
diff --git a/t/t6022-merge-rename.sh b/t/t6022-merge-rename.sh
index a2d24b5ca9..5ac25647ab 100755
--- a/t/t6022-merge-rename.sh
+++ b/t/t6022-merge-rename.sh
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ test_expect_success 'pull renaming branch into unrenaming one' \
 
 test_expect_success 'pull renaming branch into another renaming one' \
 '
+	rm -f B
 	git reset --hard
 	git checkout red
 	git pull . white && {
diff --git a/t/test4012.png b/t/test4012.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b181d15ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/test4012.png