1 files changed, 18 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/builtin/merge.c b/builtin/merge.c
index 0f03dff116..24445f411b 100644
--- a/builtin/merge.c
+++ b/builtin/merge.c
@@ -599,6 +599,14 @@ static void write_tree_trivial(unsigned char *sha1)
 		die(_("git write-tree failed to write a tree"));
 }
 
+static const char *merge_argument(struct commit *commit)
+{
+	if (commit)
+		return sha1_to_hex(commit->object.sha1);
+	else
+		return EMPTY_TREE_SHA1_HEX;
+}
+
 int try_merge_command(const char *strategy, size_t xopts_nr,
 		      const char **xopts, struct commit_list *common,
 		      const char *head_arg, struct commit_list *remotes)
@@ -619,11 +627,11 @@ int try_merge_command(const char *strategy, size_t xopts_nr,
 		args[i++] = s;
 	}
 	for (j = common; j; j = j->next)
-		args[i++] = xstrdup(sha1_to_hex(j->item->object.sha1));
+		args[i++] = xstrdup(merge_argument(j->item));
 	args[i++] = "--";
 	args[i++] = head_arg;
 	for (j = remotes; j; j = j->next)
-		args[i++] = xstrdup(sha1_to_hex(j->item->object.sha1));
+		args[i++] = xstrdup(merge_argument(j->item));
 	args[i] = NULL;
 	ret = run_command_v_opt(args, RUN_GIT_CMD);
 	strbuf_release(&buf);
@@ -831,7 +839,7 @@ static void read_merge_msg(void)
 {
 	strbuf_reset(&merge_msg);
 	if (strbuf_read_file(&merge_msg, git_path("MERGE_MSG"), 0) < 0)
-		die_errno("Could not read from '%s'", git_path("MERGE_MSG"));
+		die_errno(_("Could not read from '%s'"), git_path("MERGE_MSG"));
 }
 
 static void run_prepare_commit_msg(void)
@@ -971,16 +979,16 @@ static int setup_with_upstream(const char ***argv)
 	const char **args;
 
 	if (!branch)
-		die("No current branch.");
+		die(_("No current branch."));
 	if (!branch->remote)
-		die("No remote for the current branch.");
+		die(_("No remote for the current branch."));
 	if (!branch->merge_nr)
-		die("No default upstream defined for the current branch.");
+		die(_("No default upstream defined for the current branch."));
 
 	args = xcalloc(branch->merge_nr + 1, sizeof(char *));
 	for (i = 0; i < branch->merge_nr; i++) {
 		if (!branch->merge[i]->dst)
-			die("No remote tracking branch for %s from %s",
+			die(_("No remote tracking branch for %s from %s"),
 			    branch->merge[i]->src, branch->remote_name);
 		args[i] = branch->merge[i]->dst;
 	}
@@ -1054,10 +1062,10 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	}
 	if (file_exists(git_path("CHERRY_PICK_HEAD"))) {
 		if (advice_resolve_conflict)
-			die("You have not concluded your cherry-pick (CHERRY_PICK_HEAD exists).\n"
-			    "Please, commit your changes before you can merge.");
+			die(_("You have not concluded your cherry-pick (CHERRY_PICK_HEAD exists).\n"
+			    "Please, commit your changes before you can merge."));
 		else
-			die("You have not concluded your cherry-pick (CHERRY_PICK_HEAD exists).");
+			die(_("You have not concluded your cherry-pick (CHERRY_PICK_HEAD exists)."));
 	}
 	resolve_undo_clear();