The eventual goal is for git-worktree to populate the new worktree via "git reset --hard" rather than "git checkout". As a consequence, git-worktree will no longer be able to delegate to git-branch the setting of the new worktree's HEAD to the desired branch (or commit, if detached). Therefore, make git-worktree responsible for setting up HEAD as either a symbolic reference if associated with a branch, or detached if not. Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- As with the patch which separates branch creation from worktree population (by using git-branch instead of "git checkout -b"), this patch invokes git-symbolic-ref and git-update-ref rather than using the lower-level C API, due to the added value of those commands. If this proves the wrong approach, then the series can be re-rolled or follow-on patches can instead use the C API. builtin/worktree.c | 19 ++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/builtin/worktree.c b/builtin/worktree.c index babdef1..94c1701 100644 --- a/builtin/worktree.c +++ b/builtin/worktree.c @@ -274,12 +274,20 @@ static int add_worktree(const char *path, const char *refname, setenv(GIT_WORK_TREE_ENVIRONMENT, path, 1); memset(&cp, 0, sizeof(cp)); cp.git_cmd = 1; + + if (commit) + argv_array_pushl(&cp.args, "update-ref", "HEAD", + sha1_to_hex(commit->object.sha1), NULL); + else + argv_array_pushl(&cp.args, "symbolic-ref", "HEAD", + symref.buf, NULL); + ret = run_command(&cp); + if (ret) + goto done; + + cp.argv = NULL; + argv_array_clear(&cp.args); argv_array_push(&cp.args, "checkout"); - if (opts->force) - argv_array_push(&cp.args, "--ignore-other-worktrees"); - if (opts->detach) - argv_array_push(&cp.args, "--detach"); - argv_array_push(&cp.args, refname); ret = run_command(&cp); if (!ret) { is_junk = 0; @@ -288,6 +296,7 @@ static int add_worktree(const char *path, const char *refname, junk_work_tree = NULL; junk_git_dir = NULL; } +done: strbuf_reset(&sb); strbuf_addf(&sb, "%s/locked", sb_repo.buf); unlink_or_warn(sb.buf); -- 2.5.0.rc1.201.ga12d9f8 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html