[PATCH 19/19] built-in add -p: show helpful hint when nothing can be staged

["Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@xxxxxxxxx>]

From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@xxxxxx>

This patch will make `git add -p` show "No changes." or "Only binary
files changed." in that case.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@xxxxxx>
---
 add-patch.c | 17 +++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/add-patch.c b/add-patch.c
index 1eb0ab97bb..2c46fe5b33 100644
--- a/add-patch.c
+++ b/add-patch.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ struct add_p_state {
 		struct hunk head;
 		struct hunk *hunk;
 		size_t hunk_nr, hunk_alloc;
-		unsigned deleted:1, mode_change:1;
+		unsigned deleted:1, mode_change:1,binary:1;
 	} *file_diff;
 	size_t file_diff_nr;
 };
@@ -294,7 +294,9 @@ static int parse_diff(struct add_p_state *s, const struct pathspec *ps)
 				BUG("'new mode' does not immediately follow "
 				    "'old mode'?\n\n%.*s",
 				    (int)(eol - plain->buf), plain->buf);
-		}
+		} else if (hunk == &file_diff->head &&
+			   starts_with(p, "Binary files "))
+			file_diff->binary = 1;
 
 		if (file_diff->deleted && file_diff->mode_change)
 			BUG("diff contains delete *and* a mode change?!?\n%.*s",
@@ -1304,7 +1306,7 @@ int run_add_p(struct repository *r, const struct pathspec *ps)
 	struct add_p_state s = {
 		{ r }, STRBUF_INIT, STRBUF_INIT, STRBUF_INIT, STRBUF_INIT
 	};
-	size_t i;
+	size_t i, binary_count = 0;
 
 	init_add_i_state(&s.s, r);
 
@@ -1318,9 +1320,16 @@ int run_add_p(struct repository *r, const struct pathspec *ps)
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < s.file_diff_nr; i++)
-		if (patch_update_file(&s, s.file_diff + i))
+		if (s.file_diff[i].binary && !s.file_diff[i].hunk_nr)
+			binary_count++;
+		else if (patch_update_file(&s, s.file_diff + i))
 			break;
 
+	if (s.file_diff_nr == 0)
+		fprintf(stderr, _("No changes.\n"));
+	else if (binary_count == s.file_diff_nr)
+		fprintf(stderr, _("Only binary files changed.\n"));
+
 	strbuf_release(&s.answer);
 	strbuf_release(&s.buf);
 	strbuf_release(&s.plain);
-- 
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