@@ -539,6 +539,7 @@ static int replace_each_worktree_head_symref(struct worktree **worktrees,
}
#define IS_HEAD 1
+#define IS_ORPHAN 2
static void copy_or_rename_branch(const char *oldname, const char *newname, int copy, int force)
{
@@ -565,6 +566,8 @@ static void copy_or_rename_branch(const char *oldname, const char *newname, int
if (wt->head_ref && !strcmp(oldref.buf, wt->head_ref)) {
oldref_usage |= IS_HEAD;
+ if (is_null_oid(&wt->head_oid))
+ oldref_usage |= IS_ORPHAN;
break;
}
}
@@ -599,8 +602,7 @@ static void copy_or_rename_branch(const char *oldname, const char *newname, int
strbuf_addf(&logmsg, "Branch: renamed %s to %s",
oldref.buf, newref.buf);
- if (!copy &&
- (!head || strcmp(oldname, head) || !is_null_oid(&head_oid)) &&
+ if (!copy && !(oldref_usage & IS_ORPHAN) &&
rename_ref(oldref.buf, newref.buf, logmsg.buf))
die(_("Branch rename failed"));
if (copy && copy_existing_ref(oldref.buf, newref.buf, logmsg.buf))
@@ -298,6 +298,20 @@ test_expect_success 'git branch -M and -C fail on detached HEAD' '
test_cmp expect err
'
+test_expect_success 'git branch -m should work with orphan branches' '
+ test_when_finished git checkout - &&
+ test_when_finished git worktree remove -f wt &&
+ git worktree add wt --detach &&
+ # rename orphan in another worktreee
+ git -C wt checkout --orphan orphan-foo-wt &&
+ git branch -m orphan-foo-wt orphan-bar-wt &&
+ test orphan-bar-wt=$(git -C orphan-worktree branch --show-current) &&
+ # rename orphan in the current worktree
+ git checkout --orphan orphan-foo &&
+ git branch -m orphan-foo orphan-bar &&
+ test orphan-bar=$(git branch --show-current)
+'
+
test_expect_success 'git branch -d on orphan HEAD (merged)' '
test_when_finished git checkout main &&
git checkout --orphan orphan &&
In cfaff3aac (branch -m: allow renaming a yet-unborn branch, 2020-12-13) we added support for renaming an orphan branch when that branch is checked out in the current worktree. Let's also allow renaming an orphan branch checked out in a worktree different than the current one. Signed-off-by: Rubén Justo <rjusto@gmail.com> --- builtin/branch.c | 6 ++++-- t/t3200-branch.sh | 14 ++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)