@@ -218,12 +218,14 @@ leave out at most one of A and B, in which case it defaults to HEAD.
merge base of `<upstream>` and `<branch>`. Running
`git rebase --keep-base <upstream> <branch>` is equivalent to
running
- `git rebase --onto <upstream>...<branch> <upstream> <branch>`.
+ `git rebase --reapply-cherry-picks --onto <upstream>...<branch> <upstream> <branch>`.
+
This option is useful in the case where one is developing a feature on
top of an upstream branch. While the feature is being worked on, the
upstream branch may advance and it may not be the best idea to keep
-rebasing on top of the upstream but to keep the base commit as-is.
+rebasing on top of the upstream but to keep the base commit as-is. As
+the base commit is unchanged this option implies `--reapply-cherry-picks`
+to avoid losing commits.
+
Although both this option and `--fork-point` find the merge base between
`<upstream>` and `<branch>`, this option uses the merge base as the _starting
@@ -278,7 +280,8 @@ See also INCOMPATIBLE OPTIONS below.
Note that commits which start empty are kept (unless `--no-keep-empty`
is specified), and commits which are clean cherry-picks (as determined
by `git log --cherry-mark ...`) are detected and dropped as a
-preliminary step (unless `--reapply-cherry-picks` is passed).
+preliminary step (unless `--reapply-cherry-picks` or `--keep-base` is
+passed).
+
See also INCOMPATIBLE OPTIONS below.
@@ -311,13 +314,16 @@ See also INCOMPATIBLE OPTIONS below.
upstream changes, the behavior towards them is controlled by
the `--empty` flag.)
+
-By default (or if `--no-reapply-cherry-picks` is given), these commits
-will be automatically dropped. Because this necessitates reading all
-upstream commits, this can be expensive in repos with a large number
-of upstream commits that need to be read. When using the 'merge'
-backend, warnings will be issued for each dropped commit (unless
-`--quiet` is given). Advice will also be issued unless
-`advice.skippedCherryPicks` is set to false (see linkgit:git-config[1]).
+
+In the absence of `--keep-base` (or if `--no-reapply-cherry-picks` is
+given), these commits will be automatically dropped. Because this
+necessitates reading all upstream commits, this can be expensive in
+repositories with a large number of upstream commits that need to be
+read. When using the 'merge' backend, warnings will be issued for each
+dropped commit (unless `--quiet` is given). Advice will also be issued
+unless `advice.skippedCherryPicks` is set to false (see
+linkgit:git-config[1]).
+
+
`--reapply-cherry-picks` allows rebase to forgo reading all upstream
commits, potentially improving performance.
@@ -1180,6 +1180,7 @@ int cmd_rebase(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
prepare_repo_settings(the_repository);
the_repository->settings.command_requires_full_index = 0;
+ options.reapply_cherry_picks = -1;
options.allow_empty_message = 1;
git_config(rebase_config, &options);
/* options.gpg_sign_opt will be either "-S" or NULL */
@@ -1239,6 +1240,12 @@ int cmd_rebase(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
if (options.root)
die(_("options '%s' and '%s' cannot be used together"), "--keep-base", "--root");
}
+ /*
+ * --keep-base defaults to --reapply-cherry-picks to avoid losing
+ * commits when using this option.
+ */
+ if (options.reapply_cherry_picks < 0)
+ options.reapply_cherry_picks = keep_base;
if (options.root && options.fork_point > 0)
die(_("options '%s' and '%s' cannot be used together"), "--root", "--fork-point");
@@ -1415,7 +1422,11 @@ int cmd_rebase(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
if (options.empty != EMPTY_UNSPECIFIED)
imply_merge(&options, "--empty");
- if (options.reapply_cherry_picks)
+ /*
+ * --keep-base implements --reapply-cherry-picks by altering upstream so
+ * it works with both backends.
+ */
+ if (options.reapply_cherry_picks && !keep_base)
imply_merge(&options, "--reapply-cherry-picks");
if (gpg_sign)
@@ -1681,6 +1692,9 @@ int cmd_rebase(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
fill_branch_base(&options, &branch_base);
}
+ if (keep_base && options.reapply_cherry_picks)
+ options.upstream = options.onto;
+
if (options.fork_point > 0)
options.restrict_revision =
get_fork_point(options.upstream_name, options.orig_head);
@@ -199,6 +199,27 @@ test_expect_success 'rebase --keep-base requires a single merge base' '
grep "need exactly one merge base with branch" err
'
+test_expect_success 'rebase --keep-base keeps cherry picks' '
+ git checkout -f -B main E &&
+ git cherry-pick F &&
+ (
+ set_fake_editor &&
+ EXPECT_COUNT=2 git rebase -i --keep-base HEAD G
+ ) &&
+ test_cmp_rev HEAD G
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'rebase --keep-base --no-reapply-cherry-picks' '
+ git checkout -f -B main E &&
+ git cherry-pick F &&
+ (
+ set_fake_editor &&
+ EXPECT_COUNT=1 git rebase -i --keep-base \
+ --no-reapply-cherry-picks HEAD G
+ ) &&
+ test_cmp_rev HEAD^ C
+'
+
# This must be the last test in this file
test_expect_success '$EDITOR and friends are unchanged' '
test_editor_unchanged