Hi On Sat, Jan 11, 2020 at 5:28 PM Eric Sunshine <sunshine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Sat, Jan 11, 2020 at 7:36 AM <marcandre.lureau@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Defaulting to editing the description of the rebased branch without an > > explicit branchname argument would be useful. Even the git bash prompt > > shows the name of the rebased branch, and then > > > > ~/src/git (mybranch|REBASE-i 1/2)$ git branch --edit-description > > fatal: Cannot give description to detached HEAD > > > > looks quite unhelpful. > > > > Signed-off-by: Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lureau@xxxxxxxxxx> > > --- > > diff --git a/builtin/branch.c b/builtin/branch.c > > @@ -745,15 +745,27 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) > > if (!argc) { > > - if (filter.detached) > > - die(_("Cannot give description to detached HEAD")); > > - branch_name = head; > > + if (filter.detached) { > > + struct wt_status_state state; > > + > > + memset(&state, 0, sizeof(state)); > > + > > + if (wt_status_check_rebase(NULL, &state)) { > > + branch_name = state.branch; > > + } > > Style: drop unneeded braces. ok > > > + > > + if (!branch_name) > > + die(_("Cannot give description to detached HEAD")); > > + > > + free(state.onto); > > Also, no need for all the blank lines which eat up valuable vertical > screen real-estate without making the code clearer. ok > > > + } else > > + branch_name = xstrdup(head); > > It would be easier to see what happens in the common case (when not > rebasing) if you invert the condition to `if (!filter.detached)` and > turn this one-line 'else' branch into the 'if' branch. indeed > > > @@ -772,6 +784,8 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) > > if (edit_branch_description(branch_name)) > > return 1; > > + > > + free(branch_name); > > That `return 1` just above this free() is leaking 'branch_name', isn't it? right, let's fix that too > > > diff --git a/t/t3200-branch.sh b/t/t3200-branch.sh > > @@ -1260,6 +1260,25 @@ test_expect_success 'use --edit-description' ' > > +test_expect_success 'use --edit-description during rebase' ' > > + write_script editor <<-\EOF && > > + echo "Rebase contents" >"$1" > > + EOF > > + ( > > + set_fake_editor && > > + FAKE_LINES="break 1" git rebase -i HEAD^ && > > + EDITOR=./editor git branch --edit-description && > > + git rebase --continue > > + ) && > > + write_script editor <<-\EOF && > > + git stripspace -s <"$1" >"EDITOR_OUTPUT" > > + EOF > > + EDITOR=./editor git branch --edit-description && > > + echo "Rebase contents" >expect && > > + test_cmp expect EDITOR_OUTPUT > > +' > > +test_done > > Strange place for a test_done() invocation considering that existing > tests follow the new one added by this patch. doh, sorry thanks for the review! > > > test_expect_success 'detect typo in branch name when using --edit-description' ' > > write_script editor <<-\EOF && > > echo "New contents" >"$1" -- Marc-André Lureau