1 files changed, 19 insertions, 23 deletions

diff --git a/builtin-checkout.c b/builtin-checkout.c
index 527781728e..acefaaf41a 100644
--- a/builtin-checkout.c
+++ b/builtin-checkout.c
@@ -128,24 +128,6 @@ static int checkout_stage(int stage, struct cache_entry *ce, int pos,
 		     (stage == 2) ? "our" : "their");
 }
 
-/* NEEDSWORK: share with merge-recursive */
-static void fill_mm(const unsigned char *sha1, mmfile_t *mm)
-{
-	unsigned long size;
-	enum object_type type;
-
-	if (!hashcmp(sha1, null_sha1)) {
-		mm->ptr = xstrdup("");
-		mm->size = 0;
-		return;
-	}
-
-	mm->ptr = read_sha1_file(sha1, &type, &size);
-	if (!mm->ptr || type != OBJ_BLOB)
-		die("unable to read blob object %s", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
-	mm->size = size;
-}
-
 static int checkout_merged(int pos, struct checkout *state)
 {
 	struct cache_entry *ce = active_cache[pos];
@@ -163,9 +145,9 @@ static int checkout_merged(int pos, struct checkout *state)
 	    ce_stage(active_cache[pos+2]) != 3)
 		return error("path '%s' does not have all 3 versions", path);
 
-	fill_mm(active_cache[pos]->sha1, &ancestor);
-	fill_mm(active_cache[pos+1]->sha1, &ours);
-	fill_mm(active_cache[pos+2]->sha1, &theirs);
+	read_mmblob(&ancestor, active_cache[pos]->sha1);
+	read_mmblob(&ours, active_cache[pos+1]->sha1);
+	read_mmblob(&theirs, active_cache[pos+2]->sha1);
 
 	status = ll_merge(&result_buf, path, &ancestor,
 			  &ours, "ours", &theirs, "theirs", 0);
@@ -488,6 +470,20 @@ static void report_tracking(struct branch_info *new)
 	strbuf_release(&sb);
 }
 
+static void detach_advice(const char *old_path, const char *new_name)
+{
+	const char fmt[] =
+	"Note: checking out '%s'.\n\n"
+	"You are in 'detached HEAD' state. You can look around, make experimental\n"
+	"changes and commit them, and you can discard any commits you make in this\n"
+	"state without impacting any branches by performing another checkout.\n\n"
+	"If you want to create a new branch to retain commits you create, you may\n"
+	"do so (now or later) by using -b with the checkout command again. Example:\n\n"
+	"  git checkout -b new_branch_name\n\n";
+
+	fprintf(stderr, fmt, new_name);
+}
+
 static void update_refs_for_switch(struct checkout_opts *opts,
 				   struct branch_info *old,
 				   struct branch_info *new)
@@ -522,8 +518,8 @@ static void update_refs_for_switch(struct checkout_opts *opts,
 		update_ref(msg.buf, "HEAD", new->commit->object.sha1, NULL,
 			   REF_NODEREF, DIE_ON_ERR);
 		if (!opts->quiet) {
-			if (old->path)
-				fprintf(stderr, "Note: moving to '%s' which isn't a local branch\nIf you want to create a new branch from this checkout, you may do so\n(now or later) by using -b with the checkout command again. Example:\n  git checkout -b <new_branch_name>\n", new->name);
+			if (old->path && advice_detached_head)
+				detach_advice(old->path, new->name);
 			describe_detached_head("HEAD is now at", new->commit);
 		}
 	}