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[1/2] worktree: add CLI/config options for relative path linking

Message ID 20241025-wt_relative_options-v1-1-c3005df76bf9@pm.me (mailing list archive)
State Superseded
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Series Allow relative worktree linking to be configured by the user | expand

Commit Message

Caleb White Oct. 25, 2024, 10:29 p.m. UTC
This patch introduces the `--[no-]relative-paths` CLI option for
`git worktree {add, move, repair}` commands, as well as the
`worktree.useRelativePaths` configuration setting. When enabled,
these options allow worktrees to be linked using relative paths,
enhancing portability across environments where absolute paths
may differ (e.g., containerized setups, shared network drives).

Using the `--relative-paths` option with `worktree {move, repair}`
will convert absolute paths to relative ones, while `--no-relative-paths`
does the reverse. For cases where users want consistency in path
handling, the config option `worktree.useRelativePaths` provides
a persistent setting.

A new helper function, `write_worktree_linking_files()`, centralizes
the logic for computing and writing either relative or absolute
paths, based on the provided configuration. This function accepts
`strbuf` pointers to both the worktree’s `.git` link and the
repository’s `gitdir`, and then writes the appropriate path to each.

In response to reviewer feedback from the initial patch series[1],
this revision includes slight refactoring for improved
maintainability and clarity in the code base.

[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/git/20241007-wt_relative_paths-v3-0-622cf18c45eb@pm.me

Suggested-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Signed-off-by: Caleb White <cdwhite3@pm.me>
---
 Documentation/config/worktree.txt |   5 ++
 Documentation/git-worktree.txt    |   9 +++
 builtin/worktree.c                |  20 +++---
 t/t0001-init.sh                   |  17 +++--
 t/t2400-worktree-add.sh           |  41 ++++++++++++
 t/t2401-worktree-prune.sh         |   3 +-
 t/t2402-worktree-list.sh          |  22 +++++++
 t/t2403-worktree-move.sh          |  22 +++++++
 t/t2406-worktree-repair.sh        |  26 ++++++++
 worktree.c                        | 135 ++++++++++++++++++++------------------
 worktree.h                        |  14 ++++
 11 files changed, 235 insertions(+), 79 deletions(-)

Comments

Taylor Blau Oct. 28, 2024, 12:17 a.m. UTC | #1
On Fri, Oct 25, 2024 at 10:29:37PM +0000, Caleb White wrote:
> This patch introduces the `--[no-]relative-paths` CLI option for
> `git worktree {add, move, repair}` commands, as well as the
> `worktree.useRelativePaths` configuration setting. When enabled,
> these options allow worktrees to be linked using relative paths,
> enhancing portability across environments where absolute paths
> may differ (e.g., containerized setups, shared network drives).
>
> Using the `--relative-paths` option with `worktree {move, repair}`
> will convert absolute paths to relative ones, while `--no-relative-paths`
> does the reverse. For cases where users want consistency in path
> handling, the config option `worktree.useRelativePaths` provides
> a persistent setting.
>
> A new helper function, `write_worktree_linking_files()`, centralizes
> the logic for computing and writing either relative or absolute
> paths, based on the provided configuration. This function accepts
> `strbuf` pointers to both the worktree’s `.git` link and the
> repository’s `gitdir`, and then writes the appropriate path to each.

Looking at the patch below, it is quite large, and I wonder if it would
benefit from being split into smaller pieces. Perhaps factoring out
write_worktree_linking_files() in a separate patch would be a good start
here?

Thanks,
Taylor
Taylor Blau Oct. 28, 2024, 12:34 a.m. UTC | #2
On Sun, Oct 27, 2024 at 08:17:24PM -0400, Taylor Blau wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 25, 2024 at 10:29:37PM +0000, Caleb White wrote:
> > This patch introduces the `--[no-]relative-paths` CLI option for
> > `git worktree {add, move, repair}` commands, as well as the
> > `worktree.useRelativePaths` configuration setting. When enabled,
> > these options allow worktrees to be linked using relative paths,
> > enhancing portability across environments where absolute paths
> > may differ (e.g., containerized setups, shared network drives).
> >
> > Using the `--relative-paths` option with `worktree {move, repair}`
> > will convert absolute paths to relative ones, while `--no-relative-paths`
> > does the reverse. For cases where users want consistency in path
> > handling, the config option `worktree.useRelativePaths` provides
> > a persistent setting.
> >
> > A new helper function, `write_worktree_linking_files()`, centralizes
> > the logic for computing and writing either relative or absolute
> > paths, based on the provided configuration. This function accepts
> > `strbuf` pointers to both the worktree’s `.git` link and the
> > repository’s `gitdir`, and then writes the appropriate path to each.
>
> Looking at the patch below, it is quite large, and I wonder if it would
> benefit from being split into smaller pieces. Perhaps factoring out
> write_worktree_linking_files() in a separate patch would be a good start
> here?

Additionally, it appears that this patch breaks at least t0001-init.sh,
but others as well. The relevant portion of -vx from t0001.46 is:

    --- 8< ---
    + git -C mainwt config worktree.useRelativePaths true
    + git -C mainwt worktree add --detach ../linkwt
    Preparing worktree (detached HEAD 89e2b84)
    HEAD is now at 89e2b84 gumby
    + git -C mainwt init --separate-git-dir ../seprepo
    Reinitialized existing Git repository in /home/ttaylorr/src/git/t/trash directory.t0001-init/seprepo/
    + git -C mainwt rev-parse --git-common-dir
    fatal: repo version is 0, but v1-only extension found:
      relativeworktrees
    --- >8 ---

Let's please fix this breakage, and then decide what we are going to do
with the extension in the second patch relatively soon, as I worry that
putting the original topic on master may have been a mistake if it is
going to break worktree pruning on earlier Git versions.

Thanks,
Taylor
Caleb White Oct. 28, 2024, 1:16 a.m. UTC | #3
On Sun Oct 27, 2024 at 7:17 PM CDT, Taylor Blau wrote:
> Looking at the patch below, it is quite large, and I wonder if it would
> benefit from being split into smaller pieces. Perhaps factoring out
> write_worktree_linking_files() in a separate patch would be a good start
> here?

I can try to break it up into smaller patches. I'll start with the one
you suggested and can likely split the tests into their own patch as
well.

Best,
Caleb
Caleb White Oct. 28, 2024, 4:35 p.m. UTC | #4
On Sun Oct 27, 2024 at 7:34 PM CDT, Taylor Blau wrote:
> Additionally, it appears that this patch breaks at least t0001-init.sh,
> but others as well. The relevant portion of -vx from t0001.46 is:
>
>     --- 8< ---
>     + git -C mainwt config worktree.useRelativePaths true
>     + git -C mainwt worktree add --detach ../linkwt
>     Preparing worktree (detached HEAD 89e2b84)
>     HEAD is now at 89e2b84 gumby
>     + git -C mainwt init --separate-git-dir ../seprepo
>     Reinitialized existing Git repository in /home/ttaylorr/src/git/t/trash directory.t0001-init/seprepo/
>     + git -C mainwt rev-parse --git-common-dir
>     fatal: repo version is 0, but v1-only extension found:
>       relativeworktrees
>     --- >8 ---
>
> Let's please fix this breakage, and then decide what we are going to do
> with the extension in the second patch relatively soon, as I worry that
> putting the original topic on master may have been a mistake if it is
> going to break worktree pruning on earlier Git versions.

Thanks for catching this, the issue is that there's a bug in the
`initialize_repository_version()` function when reinitializing a
repository---the function doesn't check if there are other extensions
in use before downgrading the repository version to 0.

This is a rare edge case, but I'll work on a fix.

Best,
Caleb
Taylor Blau Oct. 28, 2024, 4:54 p.m. UTC | #5
On Mon, Oct 28, 2024 at 04:35:22PM +0000, Caleb White wrote:
> On Sun Oct 27, 2024 at 7:34 PM CDT, Taylor Blau wrote:
> > Additionally, it appears that this patch breaks at least t0001-init.sh,
> > but others as well. The relevant portion of -vx from t0001.46 is:
> >
> >     --- 8< ---
> >     + git -C mainwt config worktree.useRelativePaths true
> >     + git -C mainwt worktree add --detach ../linkwt
> >     Preparing worktree (detached HEAD 89e2b84)
> >     HEAD is now at 89e2b84 gumby
> >     + git -C mainwt init --separate-git-dir ../seprepo
> >     Reinitialized existing Git repository in /home/ttaylorr/src/git/t/trash directory.t0001-init/seprepo/
> >     + git -C mainwt rev-parse --git-common-dir
> >     fatal: repo version is 0, but v1-only extension found:
> >       relativeworktrees
> >     --- >8 ---
> >
> > Let's please fix this breakage, and then decide what we are going to do
> > with the extension in the second patch relatively soon, as I worry that
> > putting the original topic on master may have been a mistake if it is
> > going to break worktree pruning on earlier Git versions.
>
> Thanks for catching this, the issue is that there's a bug in the
> `initialize_repository_version()` function when reinitializing a
> repository---the function doesn't check if there are other extensions
> in use before downgrading the repository version to 0.
>
> This is a rare edge case, but I'll work on a fix.

I am confused... are you saying t0001.46 is flaky? I don't think that
it is, as it fails consistently for me with your patches applied when
ran in a loop.

I am definitely guilty of having sent broken patches to the list before
that fail CI, usually when I have amended something I thought was
trivial after already running the test suite on all patches, only to
realize that it wasn't trivial after all and instead broken something.

But please do be careful to thoroughly vet your patches before sending
them to the list, as this sort of breakage can be disruptive.

Thanks,
Taylor
Caleb White Oct. 28, 2024, 6:50 p.m. UTC | #6
On Mon Oct 28, 2024 at 11:54 AM CDT, Taylor Blau wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 28, 2024 at 04:35:22PM +0000, Caleb White wrote:
>> Thanks for catching this, the issue is that there's a bug in the
>> `initialize_repository_version()` function when reinitializing a
>> repository---the function doesn't check if there are other extensions
>> in use before downgrading the repository version to 0.
>>
>> This is a rare edge case, but I'll work on a fix.
>
> I am confused... are you saying t0001.46 is flaky? I don't think that
> it is, as it fails consistently for me with your patches applied when
> ran in a loop.

No, the test is not flaky. Adding the extension just revealed a bug in
the code that was not caught by the test suite. I've fixed the bug and
will push v2 here shortly.

> I am definitely guilty of having sent broken patches to the list before
> that fail CI, usually when I have amended something I thought was
> trivial after already running the test suite on all patches, only to
> realize that it wasn't trivial after all and instead broken something.
>
> But please do be careful to thoroughly vet your patches before sending
> them to the list, as this sort of breakage can be disruptive.

The test suite was passing, I must've just forgotten to execute this
again test after I added the extension. I'll be more careful in the
future.

Best,
Caleb
diff mbox series

Patch

diff --git a/Documentation/config/worktree.txt b/Documentation/config/worktree.txt
index 048e349482df6c892055720eb53cdcd6c327b6ed..d0589c21d034f07f70ca172947520d7d78720cca 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/worktree.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/worktree.txt
@@ -7,3 +7,8 @@  worktree.guessRemote::
 	such a branch exists, it is checked out and set as "upstream"
 	for the new branch.  If no such match can be found, it falls
 	back to creating a new branch from the current HEAD.
+worktree.useRelativePaths::
+	If set to `true`, the worktree paths will be stored relative to the
+	repository’s top-level directory, rather than using absolute paths.
+	This is particularly useful for setups where the repository may be moved
+	between different locations or environments.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
index 70437c815f13852bd2eb862176b8b933e6de0acf..4a6ad481ee1d44b43683bd67881a2771e2b090c7 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
@@ -216,6 +216,15 @@  To remove a locked worktree, specify `--force` twice.
 This can also be set up as the default behaviour by using the
 `worktree.guessRemote` config option.
 
+--[no-]relative-paths::
+	The worktree paths will be stored relative to the repository’s
+	top-level directory, rather than using absolute paths.
+	This is particularly useful for setups where the repository may be moved
+	between different locations or environments.
++
+This can also be set up as the default behaviour by using the
+`worktree.useRelativePaths` config option.
+
 --[no-]track::
 	When creating a new branch, if `<commit-ish>` is a branch,
 	mark it as "upstream" from the new branch.  This is the
diff --git a/builtin/worktree.c b/builtin/worktree.c
index dae63dedf4cac2621f51f95a39aa456b33acd894..bb06830d6fe82aa97833c6e87f034115dfaa23bd 100644
--- a/builtin/worktree.c
+++ b/builtin/worktree.c
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@  static int git_worktree_config(const char *var, const char *value,
 	if (!strcmp(var, "worktree.guessremote")) {
 		guess_remote = git_config_bool(var, value);
 		return 0;
+	} else if (!strcmp(var, "worktree.userelativepaths")) {
+		use_relative_paths = git_config_bool(var, value);
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	return git_default_config(var, value, ctx, cb);
@@ -414,8 +417,7 @@  static int add_worktree(const char *path, const char *refname,
 			const struct add_opts *opts)
 {
 	struct strbuf sb_git = STRBUF_INIT, sb_repo = STRBUF_INIT;
-	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT, sb_tmp = STRBUF_INIT;
-	struct strbuf sb_path_realpath = STRBUF_INIT, sb_repo_realpath = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 	const char *name;
 	struct strvec child_env = STRVEC_INIT;
 	unsigned int counter = 0;
@@ -491,10 +493,7 @@  static int add_worktree(const char *path, const char *refname,
 
 	strbuf_reset(&sb);
 	strbuf_addf(&sb, "%s/gitdir", sb_repo.buf);
-	strbuf_realpath(&sb_path_realpath, path, 1);
-	strbuf_realpath(&sb_repo_realpath, sb_repo.buf, 1);
-	write_file(sb.buf, "%s/.git", relative_path(sb_path_realpath.buf, sb_repo_realpath.buf, &sb_tmp));
-	write_file(sb_git.buf, "gitdir: %s", relative_path(sb_repo_realpath.buf, sb_path_realpath.buf, &sb_tmp));
+	write_worktree_linking_files(sb_git, sb);
 	strbuf_reset(&sb);
 	strbuf_addf(&sb, "%s/commondir", sb_repo.buf);
 	write_file(sb.buf, "../..");
@@ -578,12 +577,9 @@  static int add_worktree(const char *path, const char *refname,
 
 	strvec_clear(&child_env);
 	strbuf_release(&sb);
-	strbuf_release(&sb_tmp);
 	strbuf_release(&symref);
 	strbuf_release(&sb_repo);
-	strbuf_release(&sb_repo_realpath);
 	strbuf_release(&sb_git);
-	strbuf_release(&sb_path_realpath);
 	strbuf_release(&sb_name);
 	free_worktree(wt);
 	return ret;
@@ -796,6 +792,8 @@  static int add(int ac, const char **av, const char *prefix)
 			     PARSE_OPT_NOARG | PARSE_OPT_OPTARG),
 		OPT_BOOL(0, "guess-remote", &guess_remote,
 			 N_("try to match the new branch name with a remote-tracking branch")),
+		OPT_BOOL(0, "relative-paths", &use_relative_paths,
+			 N_("use relative paths for worktrees")),
 		OPT_END()
 	};
 	int ret;
@@ -1189,6 +1187,8 @@  static int move_worktree(int ac, const char **av, const char *prefix)
 		OPT__FORCE(&force,
 			 N_("force move even if worktree is dirty or locked"),
 			 PARSE_OPT_NOCOMPLETE),
+		OPT_BOOL(0, "relative-paths", &use_relative_paths,
+			 N_("use relative paths for worktrees")),
 		OPT_END()
 	};
 	struct worktree **worktrees, *wt;
@@ -1382,6 +1382,8 @@  static int repair(int ac, const char **av, const char *prefix)
 	const char **p;
 	const char *self[] = { ".", NULL };
 	struct option options[] = {
+		OPT_BOOL(0, "relative-paths", &use_relative_paths,
+			 N_("use relative paths for worktrees")),
 		OPT_END()
 	};
 	int rc = 0;
diff --git a/t/t0001-init.sh b/t/t0001-init.sh
index 0178aa62a41f1606f2382a4a10ab593ccf11e0e8..e21b9aa5e7f4599af8b20165b50896c9a49ba7ea 100755
--- a/t/t0001-init.sh
+++ b/t/t0001-init.sh
@@ -435,6 +435,7 @@  sep_git_dir_worktree ()  {
 	test_when_finished "rm -rf mainwt linkwt seprepo" &&
 	git init mainwt &&
 	test_commit -C mainwt gumby &&
+	git -C mainwt config worktree.useRelativePaths "$([ "$2" = "relative" ] && echo true || echo false)" &&
 	git -C mainwt worktree add --detach ../linkwt &&
 	git -C "$1" init --separate-git-dir ../seprepo &&
 	git -C mainwt rev-parse --git-common-dir >expect &&
@@ -442,12 +443,20 @@  sep_git_dir_worktree ()  {
 	test_cmp expect actual
 }
 
-test_expect_success 're-init to move gitdir with linked worktrees' '
-	sep_git_dir_worktree mainwt
+test_expect_success 're-init to move gitdir with linked worktrees (absolute)' '
+	sep_git_dir_worktree mainwt absolute
 '
 
-test_expect_success 're-init to move gitdir within linked worktree' '
-	sep_git_dir_worktree linkwt
+test_expect_success 're-init to move gitdir within linked worktree (absolute)' '
+	sep_git_dir_worktree linkwt absolute
+'
+
+test_expect_success 're-init to move gitdir with linked worktrees (relative)' '
+	sep_git_dir_worktree mainwt relative
+'
+
+test_expect_success 're-init to move gitdir within linked worktree (relative)' '
+	sep_git_dir_worktree linkwt relative
 '
 
 test_expect_success MINGW '.git hidden' '
diff --git a/t/t2400-worktree-add.sh b/t/t2400-worktree-add.sh
index cfc4aeb1798c6d023909cec771e5b74e983af5ea..630c13230b3cc762ce8d943e22be8891aa2b1871 100755
--- a/t/t2400-worktree-add.sh
+++ b/t/t2400-worktree-add.sh
@@ -1207,4 +1207,45 @@  test_expect_success '"add" with initialized submodule, with submodule.recurse se
 	git -C project-clone -c submodule.recurse worktree add ../project-5
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'can create worktrees with relative paths' '
+	test_when_finished "git worktree remove relative" &&
+	git config worktree.useRelativePaths false &&
+	git worktree add --relative-paths ./relative &&
+	cat relative/.git >actual &&
+	echo "gitdir: ../.git/worktrees/relative" >expect &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+	cat .git/worktrees/relative/gitdir >actual &&
+	echo "../../../relative/.git" >expect &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'can create worktrees with absolute paths' '
+	git config worktree.useRelativePaths true &&
+	git worktree add ./relative &&
+	cat relative/.git >actual &&
+	echo "gitdir: ../.git/worktrees/relative" >expect &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+	git worktree add --no-relative-paths ./absolute &&
+	cat absolute/.git >actual &&
+	echo "gitdir: $(pwd)/.git/worktrees/absolute" >expect &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'move repo without breaking relative internal links' '
+	test_when_finished rm -rf repo moved &&
+	git init repo &&
+	(
+		cd repo &&
+		git config worktree.useRelativePaths true &&
+		test_commit initial &&
+		git worktree add wt1 &&
+		cd .. &&
+		mv repo moved &&
+		cd moved/wt1 &&
+		git status >out 2>err &&
+		test_must_be_empty err
+	)
+'
+
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t2401-worktree-prune.sh b/t/t2401-worktree-prune.sh
index 976d048e3efc74be9cd909ce76d552b3944d2e10..5eb52b9abbf29514dc082c260ebb7a5e8e63aae0 100755
--- a/t/t2401-worktree-prune.sh
+++ b/t/t2401-worktree-prune.sh
@@ -120,11 +120,12 @@  test_expect_success 'prune duplicate (main/linked)' '
 	! test -d .git/worktrees/wt
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'not prune proper worktrees when run inside linked worktree' '
+test_expect_success 'not prune proper worktrees inside linked worktree with relative paths' '
 	test_when_finished rm -rf repo wt_ext &&
 	git init repo &&
 	(
 	    cd repo &&
+	    git config worktree.useRelativePaths true &&
 	    echo content >file &&
 	    git add file &&
 	    git commit -m msg &&
diff --git a/t/t2402-worktree-list.sh b/t/t2402-worktree-list.sh
index 33ea9cb21ba07c9563530b54da06753eaa993fe2..780daa6cd6351f8fa9434619cc212aade8f01420 100755
--- a/t/t2402-worktree-list.sh
+++ b/t/t2402-worktree-list.sh
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@  test_expect_success 'broken main worktree still at the top' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'linked worktrees are sorted' '
+	test_when_finished "rm -rf sorted" &&
 	mkdir sorted &&
 	git init sorted/main &&
 	(
@@ -280,6 +281,27 @@  test_expect_success 'linked worktrees are sorted' '
 	test_cmp expected sorted/main/actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'linked worktrees with relative paths are shown with absolute paths' '
+	test_when_finished "rm -rf sorted" &&
+	mkdir sorted &&
+	git init sorted/main &&
+	(
+		cd sorted/main &&
+		test_tick &&
+		test_commit new &&
+		git worktree add --relative-paths ../first &&
+		git worktree add ../second &&
+		git worktree list --porcelain >out &&
+		grep ^worktree out >actual
+	) &&
+	cat >expected <<-EOF &&
+	worktree $(pwd)/sorted/main
+	worktree $(pwd)/sorted/first
+	worktree $(pwd)/sorted/second
+	EOF
+	test_cmp expected sorted/main/actual
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'worktree path when called in .git directory' '
 	git worktree list >list1 &&
 	git -C .git worktree list >list2 &&
diff --git a/t/t2403-worktree-move.sh b/t/t2403-worktree-move.sh
index 901342ea09b51a8e832f1109fbb737df84283aa2..6ce9ed3f1e6b3f73d2a290e770233eec30221fe5 100755
--- a/t/t2403-worktree-move.sh
+++ b/t/t2403-worktree-move.sh
@@ -247,4 +247,26 @@  test_expect_success 'not remove a repo with initialized submodule' '
 	)
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'move worktree with absolute path to relative path' '
+	git config worktree.useRelativePaths false &&
+	git worktree add ./absolute &&
+	git worktree move --relative-paths absolute relative &&
+	cat relative/.git >actual &&
+	echo "gitdir: ../.git/worktrees/absolute" >expect &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+	git config worktree.useRelativePaths true &&
+	git worktree move relative relative2 &&
+	cat relative2/.git >actual &&
+	echo "gitdir: ../.git/worktrees/absolute" >expect &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'move worktree with relative path to absolute path' '
+	git config worktree.useRelativePaths true &&
+	git worktree move --no-relative-paths relative2 absolute &&
+	cat absolute/.git >actual &&
+	echo "gitdir: $(pwd)/.git/worktrees/absolute" >expect &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t2406-worktree-repair.sh b/t/t2406-worktree-repair.sh
index 7686e60f6ad186519b275f11a5e14064c905b207..84451e903b2ef3c645c0311faf055c846588baf6 100755
--- a/t/t2406-worktree-repair.sh
+++ b/t/t2406-worktree-repair.sh
@@ -216,4 +216,30 @@  test_expect_success 'repair copied main and linked worktrees' '
 	test_cmp dup/linked.expect dup/linked/.git
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'repair absolute worktree to use relative paths' '
+	test_when_finished "rm -rf main side sidemoved" &&
+	test_create_repo main &&
+	test_commit -C main init &&
+	git -C main worktree add --detach ../side &&
+	echo "../../../../sidemoved/.git" >expect-gitdir &&
+	echo "gitdir: ../main/.git/worktrees/side" >expect-gitfile &&
+	mv side sidemoved &&
+	git -C main worktree repair --relative-paths ../sidemoved &&
+	test_cmp expect-gitdir main/.git/worktrees/side/gitdir &&
+	test_cmp expect-gitfile sidemoved/.git
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'repair relative worktree to use absolute paths' '
+	test_when_finished "rm -rf main side sidemoved" &&
+	test_create_repo main &&
+	test_commit -C main init &&
+	git -C main worktree add --relative-paths --detach ../side &&
+	echo "$(pwd)/sidemoved/.git" >expect-gitdir &&
+	echo "gitdir: $(pwd)/main/.git/worktrees/side" >expect-gitfile &&
+	mv side sidemoved &&
+	git -C main worktree repair ../sidemoved &&
+	test_cmp expect-gitdir main/.git/worktrees/side/gitdir &&
+	test_cmp expect-gitfile sidemoved/.git
+'
+
 test_done
diff --git a/worktree.c b/worktree.c
index 77ff484d3ec48c547ee4e3d958dfa28a52c1eaa7..f4cee73d7a1edecafdff30b6d5e2d9dd1365b93e 100644
--- a/worktree.c
+++ b/worktree.c
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ 
 #include "wt-status.h"
 #include "config.h"
 
+int use_relative_paths = 0;
+
 void free_worktree(struct worktree *worktree)
 {
 	if (!worktree)
@@ -111,9 +113,9 @@  struct worktree *get_linked_worktree(const char *id,
 	strbuf_strip_suffix(&worktree_path, "/.git");
 
 	if (!is_absolute_path(worktree_path.buf)) {
-	    strbuf_strip_suffix(&path, "gitdir");
-	    strbuf_addbuf(&path, &worktree_path);
-	    strbuf_realpath_forgiving(&worktree_path, path.buf, 0);
+		strbuf_strip_suffix(&path, "gitdir");
+		strbuf_addbuf(&path, &worktree_path);
+		strbuf_realpath_forgiving(&worktree_path, path.buf, 0);
 	}
 
 	CALLOC_ARRAY(worktree, 1);
@@ -379,29 +381,24 @@  int validate_worktree(const struct worktree *wt, struct strbuf *errmsg,
 void update_worktree_location(struct worktree *wt, const char *path_)
 {
 	struct strbuf path = STRBUF_INIT;
-	struct strbuf repo = STRBUF_INIT;
-	struct strbuf file = STRBUF_INIT;
-	struct strbuf tmp = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct strbuf dotgit = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct strbuf gitdir = STRBUF_INIT;
 
 	if (is_main_worktree(wt))
 		BUG("can't relocate main worktree");
 
-	strbuf_realpath(&repo, git_common_path("worktrees/%s", wt->id), 1);
+	strbuf_realpath(&gitdir, git_common_path("worktrees/%s/gitdir", wt->id), 1);
 	strbuf_realpath(&path, path_, 1);
+	strbuf_addf(&dotgit, "%s/.git", path.buf);
 	if (fspathcmp(wt->path, path.buf)) {
-		strbuf_addf(&file, "%s/gitdir", repo.buf);
-		write_file(file.buf, "%s/.git", relative_path(path.buf, repo.buf, &tmp));
-		strbuf_reset(&file);
-		strbuf_addf(&file, "%s/.git", path.buf);
-		write_file(file.buf, "gitdir: %s", relative_path(repo.buf, path.buf, &tmp));
+		write_worktree_linking_files(dotgit, gitdir);
 
 		free(wt->path);
 		wt->path = strbuf_detach(&path, NULL);
 	}
 	strbuf_release(&path);
-	strbuf_release(&repo);
-	strbuf_release(&file);
-	strbuf_release(&tmp);
+	strbuf_release(&dotgit);
+	strbuf_release(&gitdir);
 }
 
 int is_worktree_being_rebased(const struct worktree *wt,
@@ -580,9 +577,9 @@  static void repair_gitfile(struct worktree *wt,
 			   worktree_repair_fn fn, void *cb_data)
 {
 	struct strbuf dotgit = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct strbuf gitdir = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct strbuf repo = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct strbuf backlink = STRBUF_INIT;
-	struct strbuf tmp = STRBUF_INIT;
 	char *dotgit_contents = NULL;
 	const char *repair = NULL;
 	int err;
@@ -598,6 +595,7 @@  static void repair_gitfile(struct worktree *wt,
 
 	strbuf_realpath(&repo, git_common_path("worktrees/%s", wt->id), 1);
 	strbuf_addf(&dotgit, "%s/.git", wt->path);
+	strbuf_addf(&gitdir, "%s/gitdir", repo.buf);
 	dotgit_contents = xstrdup_or_null(read_gitfile_gently(dotgit.buf, &err));
 
 	if (dotgit_contents) {
@@ -615,18 +613,20 @@  static void repair_gitfile(struct worktree *wt,
 		repair = _(".git file broken");
 	else if (fspathcmp(backlink.buf, repo.buf))
 		repair = _(".git file incorrect");
+	else if (use_relative_paths == is_absolute_path(dotgit_contents))
+		repair = _(".git file absolute/relative path mismatch");
 
 	if (repair) {
 		fn(0, wt->path, repair, cb_data);
-		write_file(dotgit.buf, "gitdir: %s", relative_path(repo.buf, wt->path, &tmp));
+		write_worktree_linking_files(dotgit, gitdir);
 	}
 
 done:
 	free(dotgit_contents);
 	strbuf_release(&repo);
 	strbuf_release(&dotgit);
+	strbuf_release(&gitdir);
 	strbuf_release(&backlink);
-	strbuf_release(&tmp);
 }
 
 static void repair_noop(int iserr UNUSED,
@@ -651,45 +651,30 @@  void repair_worktrees(worktree_repair_fn fn, void *cb_data)
 
 void repair_worktree_after_gitdir_move(struct worktree *wt, const char *old_path)
 {
-	struct strbuf path = STRBUF_INIT;
-	struct strbuf repo = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct strbuf gitdir = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct strbuf dotgit = STRBUF_INIT;
-	struct strbuf olddotgit = STRBUF_INIT;
-	struct strbuf tmp = STRBUF_INIT;
 
 	if (is_main_worktree(wt))
 		goto done;
 
-	strbuf_realpath(&repo, git_common_path("worktrees/%s", wt->id), 1);
-	strbuf_addf(&gitdir, "%s/gitdir", repo.buf);
+	strbuf_realpath(&gitdir, git_common_path("worktrees/%s/gitdir", wt->id), 1);
 
-	if (strbuf_read_file(&olddotgit, gitdir.buf, 0) < 0)
+	if (strbuf_read_file(&dotgit, gitdir.buf, 0) < 0)
 		goto done;
 
-	strbuf_rtrim(&olddotgit);
-	if (is_absolute_path(olddotgit.buf)) {
-		strbuf_addbuf(&dotgit, &olddotgit);
-	} else {
-		strbuf_addf(&dotgit, "%s/worktrees/%s/%s", old_path, wt->id, olddotgit.buf);
+	strbuf_rtrim(&dotgit);
+	if (!is_absolute_path(dotgit.buf)) {
+		strbuf_insertf(&dotgit, 0, "%s/worktrees/%s/", old_path, wt->id);
 		strbuf_realpath_forgiving(&dotgit, dotgit.buf, 0);
 	}
 
 	if (!file_exists(dotgit.buf))
 		goto done;
 
-	strbuf_addbuf(&path, &dotgit);
-	strbuf_strip_suffix(&path, "/.git");
-
-	write_file(dotgit.buf, "gitdir: %s", relative_path(repo.buf, path.buf, &tmp));
-	write_file(gitdir.buf, "%s", relative_path(dotgit.buf, repo.buf, &tmp));
+	write_worktree_linking_files(dotgit, gitdir);
 done:
-	strbuf_release(&path);
-	strbuf_release(&repo);
 	strbuf_release(&gitdir);
 	strbuf_release(&dotgit);
-	strbuf_release(&olddotgit);
-	strbuf_release(&tmp);
 }
 
 void repair_worktrees_after_gitdir_move(const char *old_path)
@@ -725,12 +710,15 @@  static int is_main_worktree_path(const char *path)
  * won't know which <repo>/worktrees/<id>/gitdir to repair. However, we may
  * be able to infer the gitdir by manually reading /path/to/worktree/.git,
  * extracting the <id>, and checking if <repo>/worktrees/<id> exists.
+ *
+ * Returns -1 on failure and strbuf.len on success.
  */
 static int infer_backlink(const char *gitfile, struct strbuf *inferred)
 {
 	struct strbuf actual = STRBUF_INIT;
 	const char *id;
 
+	strbuf_reset(inferred);
 	if (strbuf_read_file(&actual, gitfile, 0) < 0)
 		goto error;
 	if (!starts_with(actual.buf, "gitdir:"))
@@ -741,18 +729,16 @@  static int infer_backlink(const char *gitfile, struct strbuf *inferred)
 	id++; /* advance past '/' to point at <id> */
 	if (!*id)
 		goto error;
-	strbuf_reset(inferred);
 	strbuf_git_common_path(inferred, the_repository, "worktrees/%s", id);
 	if (!is_directory(inferred->buf))
 		goto error;
 
 	strbuf_release(&actual);
-	return 1;
-
+	return inferred->len;
 error:
 	strbuf_release(&actual);
 	strbuf_reset(inferred); /* clear invalid path */
-	return 0;
+	return -1;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -763,13 +749,10 @@  void repair_worktree_at_path(const char *path,
 			     worktree_repair_fn fn, void *cb_data)
 {
 	struct strbuf dotgit = STRBUF_INIT;
-	struct strbuf realdotgit = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct strbuf backlink = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct strbuf inferred_backlink = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct strbuf gitdir = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct strbuf olddotgit = STRBUF_INIT;
-	struct strbuf realolddotgit = STRBUF_INIT;
-	struct strbuf tmp = STRBUF_INIT;
 	char *dotgit_contents = NULL;
 	const char *repair = NULL;
 	int err;
@@ -781,25 +764,25 @@  void repair_worktree_at_path(const char *path,
 		goto done;
 
 	strbuf_addf(&dotgit, "%s/.git", path);
-	if (!strbuf_realpath(&realdotgit, dotgit.buf, 0)) {
+	if (!strbuf_realpath(&dotgit, dotgit.buf, 0)) {
 		fn(1, path, _("not a valid path"), cb_data);
 		goto done;
 	}
 
-	infer_backlink(realdotgit.buf, &inferred_backlink);
+	infer_backlink(dotgit.buf, &inferred_backlink);
 	strbuf_realpath_forgiving(&inferred_backlink, inferred_backlink.buf, 0);
-	dotgit_contents = xstrdup_or_null(read_gitfile_gently(realdotgit.buf, &err));
+	dotgit_contents = xstrdup_or_null(read_gitfile_gently(dotgit.buf, &err));
 	if (dotgit_contents) {
 		if (is_absolute_path(dotgit_contents)) {
 			strbuf_addstr(&backlink, dotgit_contents);
 		} else {
-			strbuf_addbuf(&backlink, &realdotgit);
+			strbuf_addbuf(&backlink, &dotgit);
 			strbuf_strip_suffix(&backlink, ".git");
 			strbuf_addstr(&backlink, dotgit_contents);
 			strbuf_realpath_forgiving(&backlink, backlink.buf, 0);
 		}
 	} else if (err == READ_GITFILE_ERR_NOT_A_FILE) {
-		fn(1, realdotgit.buf, _("unable to locate repository; .git is not a file"), cb_data);
+		fn(1, dotgit.buf, _("unable to locate repository; .git is not a file"), cb_data);
 		goto done;
 	} else if (err == READ_GITFILE_ERR_NOT_A_REPO) {
 		if (inferred_backlink.len) {
@@ -812,11 +795,11 @@  void repair_worktree_at_path(const char *path,
 			 */
 			strbuf_swap(&backlink, &inferred_backlink);
 		} else {
-			fn(1, realdotgit.buf, _("unable to locate repository; .git file does not reference a repository"), cb_data);
+			fn(1, dotgit.buf, _("unable to locate repository; .git file does not reference a repository"), cb_data);
 			goto done;
 		}
 	} else {
-		fn(1, realdotgit.buf, _("unable to locate repository; .git file broken"), cb_data);
+		fn(1, dotgit.buf, _("unable to locate repository; .git file broken"), cb_data);
 		goto done;
 	}
 
@@ -838,39 +821,35 @@  void repair_worktree_at_path(const char *path,
 	 * in the "copy" repository. In this case, point the "copy" worktree's
 	 * .git file at the "copy" repository.
 	 */
-	if (inferred_backlink.len && fspathcmp(backlink.buf, inferred_backlink.buf)) {
+	if (inferred_backlink.len && fspathcmp(backlink.buf, inferred_backlink.buf))
 		strbuf_swap(&backlink, &inferred_backlink);
-	}
 
 	strbuf_addf(&gitdir, "%s/gitdir", backlink.buf);
 	if (strbuf_read_file(&olddotgit, gitdir.buf, 0) < 0)
 		repair = _("gitdir unreadable");
+	else if (use_relative_paths == is_absolute_path(olddotgit.buf))
+		repair = _("gitdir absolute/relative path mismatch");
 	else {
 		strbuf_rtrim(&olddotgit);
-		if (is_absolute_path(olddotgit.buf)) {
-			strbuf_addbuf(&realolddotgit, &olddotgit);
-		} else {
-			strbuf_addf(&realolddotgit, "%s/%s", backlink.buf, olddotgit.buf);
-			strbuf_realpath_forgiving(&realolddotgit, realolddotgit.buf, 0);
+		if (!is_absolute_path(olddotgit.buf)) {
+			strbuf_insertf(&olddotgit, 0, "%s/", backlink.buf);
+			strbuf_realpath_forgiving(&olddotgit, olddotgit.buf, 0);
 		}
-		if (fspathcmp(realolddotgit.buf, realdotgit.buf))
+		if (fspathcmp(olddotgit.buf, dotgit.buf))
 			repair = _("gitdir incorrect");
 	}
 
 	if (repair) {
 		fn(0, gitdir.buf, repair, cb_data);
-		write_file(gitdir.buf, "%s", relative_path(realdotgit.buf, backlink.buf, &tmp));
+		write_worktree_linking_files(dotgit, gitdir);
 	}
 done:
 	free(dotgit_contents);
 	strbuf_release(&olddotgit);
-	strbuf_release(&realolddotgit);
 	strbuf_release(&backlink);
 	strbuf_release(&inferred_backlink);
 	strbuf_release(&gitdir);
-	strbuf_release(&realdotgit);
 	strbuf_release(&dotgit);
-	strbuf_release(&tmp);
 }
 
 int should_prune_worktree(const char *id, struct strbuf *reason, char **wtpath, timestamp_t expire)
@@ -1031,3 +1010,29 @@  int init_worktree_config(struct repository *r)
 	free(main_worktree_file);
 	return res;
 }
+
+void write_worktree_linking_files(struct strbuf dotgit, struct strbuf gitdir)
+{
+	struct strbuf path = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct strbuf repo = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct strbuf tmp = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+	strbuf_addbuf(&path, &dotgit);
+	strbuf_strip_suffix(&path, "/.git");
+	strbuf_realpath(&path, path.buf, 1);
+	strbuf_addbuf(&repo, &gitdir);
+	strbuf_strip_suffix(&repo, "/gitdir");
+	strbuf_realpath(&repo, repo.buf, 1);
+
+	if (use_relative_paths) {
+		write_file(gitdir.buf, "%s/.git", relative_path(path.buf, repo.buf, &tmp));
+		write_file(dotgit.buf, "gitdir: %s", relative_path(repo.buf, path.buf, &tmp));
+	} else {
+		write_file(gitdir.buf, "%s/.git", path.buf);
+		write_file(dotgit.buf, "gitdir: %s", repo.buf);
+	}
+
+	strbuf_release(&path);
+	strbuf_release(&repo);
+	strbuf_release(&tmp);
+}
diff --git a/worktree.h b/worktree.h
index e96118621638667d87c5d7e0452ed10bd1ddf606..5929089891c97318a8f5329f7938264c717050d5 100644
--- a/worktree.h
+++ b/worktree.h
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ 
 
 struct strbuf;
 
+extern int use_relative_paths;
+
 struct worktree {
 	/* The repository this worktree belongs to. */
 	struct repository *repo;
@@ -215,4 +217,16 @@  void strbuf_worktree_ref(const struct worktree *wt,
  */
 int init_worktree_config(struct repository *r);
 
+/**
+ * Write the .git file and gitdir file that links the worktree to the repository.
+ *
+ * The `dotgit` parameter is the path to the worktree's .git file, and `gitdir`
+ * is the path to the repository's `gitdir` file.
+ *
+ * Example
+ *  dotgit: "/path/to/foo/.git"
+ *  gitdir: "/path/to/repo/worktrees/foo/gitdir"
+ */
+void write_worktree_linking_files(struct strbuf dotgit, struct strbuf gitdir);
+
 #endif