If the user specifies a base commit to switch to, check if it actually
references a commit right away to avoid getting confused later on when
it turns out to be an invalid object.
Reported-by: LeSeulArtichaut <leseulartichaut@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: René Scharfe <l.s.r@xxxxxx>
---
git-legacy-rebase.sh also accepted non-commits, if I read the code
correctly.
builtin/rebase.c | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/builtin/rebase.c b/builtin/rebase.c
index 19c7b377aa..840dbd7eb7 100644
--- a/builtin/rebase.c
+++ b/builtin/rebase.c
@@ -1917,7 +1917,9 @@ int cmd_rebase(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
die_if_checked_out(buf.buf, 1);
options.head_name = xstrdup(buf.buf);
/* If not is it a valid ref (branch or commit)? */
- } else if (!get_oid(branch_name, &options.orig_head))
+ } else if (!get_oid(branch_name, &options.orig_head) &&
+ lookup_commit_reference(the_repository,
+ &options.orig_head))
options.head_name = NULL;
else
die(_("fatal: no such branch/commit '%s'"),
--
2.30.0
