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1 files changed, 25 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/builtin/checkout.c b/builtin/checkout.c
index f6e65fedfa..9244827ca0 100644
--- a/builtin/checkout.c
+++ b/builtin/checkout.c
@@ -909,7 +909,8 @@ static void update_refs_for_switch(const struct checkout_opts *opts,
opts->new_branch_force ? 1 : 0,
opts->new_branch_log,
opts->quiet,
- opts->track);
+ opts->track,
+ 0);
free(new_branch_info->name);
free(new_branch_info->refname);
new_branch_info->name = xstrdup(opts->new_branch);
@@ -1396,23 +1397,31 @@ static void die_expecting_a_branch(const struct branch_info *branch_info)
{
struct object_id oid;
char *to_free;
+ int code;
if (dwim_ref(branch_info->name, strlen(branch_info->name), &oid, &to_free, 0) == 1) {
const char *ref = to_free;
if (skip_prefix(ref, "refs/tags/", &ref))
- die(_("a branch is expected, got tag '%s'"), ref);
- if (skip_prefix(ref, "refs/remotes/", &ref))
- die(_("a branch is expected, got remote branch '%s'"), ref);
- die(_("a branch is expected, got '%s'"), ref);
+ code = die_message(_("a branch is expected, got tag '%s'"), ref);
+ else if (skip_prefix(ref, "refs/remotes/", &ref))
+ code = die_message(_("a branch is expected, got remote branch '%s'"), ref);
+ else
+ code = die_message(_("a branch is expected, got '%s'"), ref);
}
- if (branch_info->commit)
- die(_("a branch is expected, got commit '%s'"), branch_info->name);
- /*
- * This case should never happen because we already die() on
- * non-commit, but just in case.
- */
- die(_("a branch is expected, got '%s'"), branch_info->name);
+ else if (branch_info->commit)
+ code = die_message(_("a branch is expected, got commit '%s'"), branch_info->name);
+ else
+ /*
+ * This case should never happen because we already die() on
+ * non-commit, but just in case.
+ */
+ code = die_message(_("a branch is expected, got '%s'"), branch_info->name);
+
+ if (advice_enabled(ADVICE_SUGGEST_DETACHING_HEAD))
+ advise(_("If you want to detach HEAD at the commit, try again with the --detach option."));
+
+ exit(code);
}
static void die_if_some_operation_in_progress(void)
@@ -1607,9 +1616,10 @@ static int checkout_main(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix,
opts->show_progress = -1;
git_config(git_checkout_config, opts);
-
- prepare_repo_settings(the_repository);
- the_repository->settings.command_requires_full_index = 0;
+ if (the_repository->gitdir) {
+ prepare_repo_settings(the_repository);
+ the_repository->settings.command_requires_full_index = 0;
+ }
opts->track = BRANCH_TRACK_UNSPECIFIED;