git/refs.h, branch v2.6.2

Merge branch 'dt/refs-pseudo'

2015-08-25T21:57:08Z

To prepare for allowing a different "ref" backend to be plugged in to the system, update_ref()/delete_ref() have been taught about ref-like things like MERGE_HEAD that are per-worktree (they will always be written to the filesystem inside $GIT_DIR). * dt/refs-pseudo: pseudoref: check return values from read_ref() sequencer: replace write_cherry_pick_head with update_ref bisect: use update_ref pseudorefs: create and use pseudoref update and delete functions refs: add ref_type function refs: introduce pseudoref and per-worktree ref concepts

Merge branch 'jk/refspec-parse-wildcard'

2015-08-03T18:01:31Z

Allow an asterisk as a substring (as opposed to the entirety) of a path component for both side of a refspec, e.g. "refs/heads/o*:refs/remotes/heads/i*". * jk/refspec-parse-wildcard: refs: loosen restriction on wildcard "*" refspecs refs: cleanup comments regarding check_refname_component()

Merge branch 'dt/refs-backend-preamble'

2015-08-03T18:01:29Z

In preparation for allowing different "backends" to store the refs in a way different from the traditional "one ref per file in $GIT_DIR or in a $GIT_DIR/packed-refs file" filesystem storage, reduce direct filesystem access to ref-like things like CHERRY_PICK_HEAD from scripts and programs. * dt/refs-backend-preamble: git-stash: use update-ref --create-reflog instead of creating files update-ref and tag: add --create-reflog arg refs: add REF_FORCE_CREATE_REFLOG flag git-reflog: add exists command refs: new public ref function: safe_create_reflog refs: break out check for reflog autocreation refs.c: add err arguments to reflog functions

refs: add ref_type function

2015-07-31T17:39:04Z

Add a function ref_type, which categorizes refs as per-worktree, pseudoref, or normal ref. Later, we will use this in refs.c to treat pseudorefs specially. Alternate ref backends may use it to treat both pseudorefs and per-worktree refs differently. Signed-off-by: David Turner Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano

refs: loosen restriction on wildcard "*" refspecs

2015-07-27T16:21:31Z

Loosen restrictions on refspecs by allowing patterns that have a "*" within a component instead of only as the whole component. Remove the logic to accept a single "*" as a whole component from check_refname_format(), and implement an extended form of that logic in check_refname_component(). Pass the pointer to the flags argument to the latter, as it has to clear REFNAME_REFSPEC_PATTERN bit when it sees "*". Teach check_refname_component() function to allow an asterisk "*" only when REFNAME_REFSPEC_PATTERN is set in the flags, and drop the bit after seeing a "*", to ensure that one side of a refspec contains at most one asterisk. This will allow us to accept refspecs such as `for/bar*:foo/baz*`. Any refspec which functioned before shall continue functioning with the new logic. Signed-off-by: Jacob Keller Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano

refs: add REF_FORCE_CREATE_REFLOG flag

2015-07-21T21:08:26Z

Add a flag to allow forcing the creation of a reflog even if the ref name and core.logAllRefUpdates setting would not ordinarily cause ref creation. In a moment, we will use this to add options to git tag and git update-ref to force reflog creation. Signed-off-by: David Turner Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano

refs: new public ref function: safe_create_reflog

2015-07-21T21:07:59Z

The safe_create_reflog function creates a reflog, if it does not already exist. The log_ref_setup function becomes private and gains a force_create parameter to force the creation of a reflog even if log_all_ref_updates is false or the refname is not one of the special refnames. The new parameter also reduces the need to store, modify, and restore the log_all_ref_updates global before reflog creation. In a moment, we will use this to add reflog creation commands to git-reflog. Signed-off-by: David Turner Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano

refs.c: add err arguments to reflog functions

2015-07-21T21:07:28Z

Add an err argument to log_ref_setup that can explain the reason for a failure. This then eliminates the need to manage errno through this function since we can just add strerror(errno) to the err string when meaningful. No callers relied on errno from this function for anything else than the error message. Also add err arguments to private functions write_ref_to_lockfile, log_ref_write_1, commit_ref_update. This again eliminates the need to manage errno in these functions. Some error messages are slightly reordered. Update of a patch by Ronnie Sahlberg. Signed-off-by: Ronnie Sahlberg Signed-off-by: David Turner Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano

delete_ref(): use the usual convention for old_sha1

2015-06-22T20:17:14Z

The ref_transaction_update() family of functions use the following convention for their old_sha1 parameters: * old_sha1 == NULL: Don't check the old value at all. * is_null_sha1(old_sha1): Ensure that the reference didn't exist before the transaction. * otherwise: Ensure that the reference had the specified value before the transaction. delete_ref() had a different convention, namely treating is_null_sha1(old_sha1) as "don't care". Change it to adhere to the standard convention to reduce the scope for confusion. Please note that it is now a bug to pass old_sha1=NULL_SHA1 to delete_ref() (because it doesn't make sense to delete a reference that you already know doesn't exist). This is consistent with the behavior of ref_transaction_delete(). Most of the callers of delete_ref() never pass old_sha1=NULL_SHA1 to delete_ref(), and are therefore unaffected by this change. The two exceptions are: * The call in cmd_update_ref(), which passed NULL_SHA1 if the old value passed in on the command line was 0{40} or the empty string. Change that caller to pass NULL in those cases. Arguably, it should be an error to call "update-ref -d" with the old value set to "does not exist", just as it is for the `--stdin` command "delete". But since this usage was accepted until now, continue to accept it. * The call in delete_branches(), which could pass NULL_SHA1 if deleting a broken or symbolic ref. Change it to pass NULL in these cases. Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano

refs.h: add some parameter names to function declarations

2015-06-22T20:17:13Z

Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano