Otherwise, git complains about not finding a branch to pull from in
'branch..merge', which is hardly understandable.
Signed-off-by: Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@xxxxxxx>
---
git-pull.sh | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
1 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
diff --git a/git-pull.sh b/git-pull.sh
index 8a26763..ab29a9e 100755
--- a/git-pull.sh
+++ b/git-pull.sh
@@ -90,23 +90,32 @@ error_on_no_merge_candidates () {
curr_branch=${curr_branch#refs/heads/}
- echo "You asked me to pull without telling me which branch you"
- echo "want to merge with, and 'branch.${curr_branch}.merge' in"
- echo "your configuration file does not tell me either. Please"
- echo "name which branch you want to merge on the command line and"
- echo "try again (e.g. 'git pull <repository> <refspec>')."
- echo "See git-pull(1) for details on the refspec."
- echo
- echo "If you often merge with the same branch, you may want to"
- echo "configure the following variables in your configuration"
- echo "file:"
- echo
- echo " branch.${curr_branch}.remote = <nickname>"
- echo " branch.${curr_branch}.merge = <remote-ref>"
- echo " remote.<nickname>.url = <url>"
- echo " remote.<nickname>.fetch = <refspec>"
- echo
- echo "See git-config(1) for details."
+ if [ -z "$curr_branch" ]; then
+ echo "You asked me to pull without telling me which branch you want"
+ echo "to merge with, and you are on a detached HEAD, so I cannot"
+ echo "know from 'branch.<branchname>.merge' in your configuration"
+ echo "file. Please name which branch you want to merge on the command"
+ echo "line and try again (e.g. 'git pull <repository> <refspec>')."
+ echo "See git-pull(1) for details on the refspec."
+ else
+ echo "You asked me to pull without telling me which branch you"
+ echo "want to merge with, and 'branch.${curr_branch}.merge' in"
+ echo "your configuration file does not tell me either. Please"
+ echo "name which branch you want to merge on the command line and"
+ echo "try again (e.g. 'git pull <repository> <refspec>')."
+ echo "See git-pull(1) for details on the refspec."
+ echo
+ echo "If you often merge with the same branch, you may want to"
+ echo "configure the following variables in your configuration"
+ echo "file:"
+ echo
+ echo " branch.${curr_branch}.remote = <nickname>"
+ echo " branch.${curr_branch}.merge = <remote-ref>"
+ echo " remote.<nickname>.url = <url>"
+ echo " remote.<nickname>.fetch = <refspec>"
+ echo
+ echo "See git-config(1) for details."
+ fi
exit 1
}
--
1.6.2.2.449.g92961.dirty
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