Merge branch 'dl/merge-autostash'

"git merge" learns the "--autostash" option.

* dl/merge-autostash: (22 commits)
  pull: pass --autostash to merge
  t5520: make test_pull_autostash() accept expect_parent_num
  merge: teach --autostash option
  sequencer: implement apply_autostash_oid()
  sequencer: implement save_autostash()
  sequencer: unlink autostash in apply_autostash()
  sequencer: extract perform_autostash() from rebase
  rebase: generify create_autostash()
  rebase: extract create_autostash()
  reset: extract reset_head() from rebase
  rebase: generify reset_head()
  rebase: use apply_autostash() from sequencer.c
  sequencer: rename stash_sha1 to stash_oid
  sequencer: make apply_autostash() accept a path
  rebase: use read_oneliner()
  sequencer: make read_oneliner() extern
  sequencer: configurably warn on non-existent files
  sequencer: make read_oneliner() accept flags
  sequencer: make file exists check more efficient
  sequencer: stop leaking buf
  ...

Author: gitster

Documentation/config/merge.txt

@@ -70,6 +70,16 @@ merge.stat::
 	Whether to print the diffstat between ORIG_HEAD and the merge result
 	at the end of the merge.  True by default.
 
+merge.autoStash::
+	When set to true, automatically create a temporary stash entry
+	before the operation begins, and apply it after the operation
+	ends.  This means that you can run merge on a dirty worktree.
+	However, use with care: the final stash application after a
+	successful merge might result in non-trivial conflicts.
+	This option can be overridden by the `--no-autostash` and
+	`--autostash` options of linkgit:git-merge[1].
+	Defaults to false.
+
 merge.tool::
 	Controls which merge tool is used by linkgit:git-mergetool[1].
 	The list below shows the valid built-in values.

Documentation/git-merge.txt

@@ -94,19 +94,24 @@ will be appended to the specified message.
 
 --abort::
 	Abort the current conflict resolution process, and
-	try to reconstruct the pre-merge state.
+	try to reconstruct the pre-merge state. If an autostash entry is
+	present, apply it to the worktree.
 +
 If there were uncommitted worktree changes present when the merge
 started, 'git merge --abort' will in some cases be unable to
 reconstruct these changes. It is therefore recommended to always
 commit or stash your changes before running 'git merge'.
 +
 'git merge --abort' is equivalent to 'git reset --merge' when
-`MERGE_HEAD` is present.
+`MERGE_HEAD` is present unless `MERGE_AUTOSTASH` is also present in
+which case 'git merge --abort' applies the stash entry to the worktree
+whereas 'git reset --merge' will save the stashed changes in the stash
+reflog.
 
 --quit::
 	Forget about the current merge in progress. Leave the index
-	and the working tree as-is.
+	and the working tree as-is. If `MERGE_AUTOSTASH` is present, the
+	stash entry will be saved to the stash reflog.
 
 --continue::
 	After a 'git merge' stops due to conflicts you can conclude the

Documentation/git-pull.txt

@@ -134,15 +134,6 @@ unless you have read linkgit:git-rebase[1] carefully.
 --no-rebase::
 	Override earlier --rebase.
 
---autostash::
---no-autostash::
-	Before starting rebase, stash local modifications away (see
-	linkgit:git-stash[1]) if needed, and apply the stash entry when
-	done. `--no-autostash` is useful to override the `rebase.autoStash`
-	configuration variable (see linkgit:git-config[1]).
-+
-This option is only valid when "--rebase" is used.
-
 Options related to fetching
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 

Documentation/merge-options.txt

@@ -160,6 +160,14 @@ ifndef::git-pull[]
 
 endif::git-pull[]
 
+--autostash::
+--no-autostash::
+	Automatically create a temporary stash entry before the operation
+	begins, and apply it after the operation ends.  This means
+	that you can run the operation on a dirty worktree.  However, use
+	with care: the final stash application after a successful
+	merge might result in non-trivial conflicts.
+
 --allow-unrelated-histories::
 	By default, `git merge` command refuses to merge histories
 	that do not share a common ancestor.  This option can be

Makefile

@@ -610,8 +610,8 @@ SCRIPT_SH += git-web--browse.sh
 SCRIPT_LIB += git-mergetool--lib
 SCRIPT_LIB += git-parse-remote
 SCRIPT_LIB += git-rebase--preserve-merges
-SCRIPT_LIB += git-sh-setup
 SCRIPT_LIB += git-sh-i18n
+SCRIPT_LIB += git-sh-setup
 
 SCRIPT_PERL += git-add--interactive.perl
 SCRIPT_PERL += git-archimport.perl
@@ -679,9 +679,9 @@ PROGRAM_OBJS += daemon.o
 PROGRAM_OBJS += fast-import.o
 PROGRAM_OBJS += http-backend.o
 PROGRAM_OBJS += imap-send.o
+PROGRAM_OBJS += remote-testsvn.o
 PROGRAM_OBJS += sh-i18n--envsubst.o
 PROGRAM_OBJS += shell.o
-PROGRAM_OBJS += remote-testsvn.o
 
 # Binary suffix, set to .exe for Windows builds
 X =
@@ -703,15 +703,16 @@ TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-dump-untracked-cache.o
 TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-example-decorate.o
 TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-genrandom.o
 TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-genzeros.o
+TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-hash-speed.o
 TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-hash.o
 TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-hashmap.o
-TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-hash-speed.o
 TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-index-version.o
 TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-json-writer.o
 TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-lazy-init-name-hash.o
 TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-match-trees.o
 TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-mergesort.o
 TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-mktemp.o
+TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-oid-array.o
 TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-oidmap.o
 TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-online-cpus.o
 TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-parse-options.o
@@ -732,7 +733,6 @@ TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-run-command.o
 TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-scrap-cache-tree.o
 TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-serve-v2.o
 TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-sha1.o
-TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-oid-array.o
 TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-sha256.o
 TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-sigchain.o
 TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-strcmp-offset.o
@@ -742,10 +742,10 @@ TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-submodule-nested-repo-config.o
 TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-subprocess.o
 TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-trace2.o
 TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-urlmatch-normalization.o
-TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-xml-encode.o
 TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-wildmatch.o
 TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-windows-named-pipe.o
 TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-write-cache.o
+TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS += test-xml-encode.o
 
 # Do not add more tests here unless they have extra dependencies. Add
 # them in TEST_BUILTINS_OBJS above.
@@ -782,10 +782,10 @@ OTHER_PROGRAMS = git$X
 
 # what test wrappers are needed and 'install' will install, in bindir
 BINDIR_PROGRAMS_NEED_X += git
-BINDIR_PROGRAMS_NEED_X += git-upload-pack
 BINDIR_PROGRAMS_NEED_X += git-receive-pack
-BINDIR_PROGRAMS_NEED_X += git-upload-archive
 BINDIR_PROGRAMS_NEED_X += git-shell
+BINDIR_PROGRAMS_NEED_X += git-upload-archive
+BINDIR_PROGRAMS_NEED_X += git-upload-pack
 
 BINDIR_PROGRAMS_NO_X += git-cvsserver
 
@@ -825,9 +825,9 @@ LIB_OBJS += advice.o
 LIB_OBJS += alias.o
 LIB_OBJS += alloc.o
 LIB_OBJS += apply.o
-LIB_OBJS += archive.o
 LIB_OBJS += archive-tar.o
 LIB_OBJS += archive-zip.o
+LIB_OBJS += archive.o
 LIB_OBJS += argv-array.o
 LIB_OBJS += attr.o
 LIB_OBJS += base85.o
@@ -843,9 +843,9 @@ LIB_OBJS += checkout.o
 LIB_OBJS += color.o
 LIB_OBJS += column.o
 LIB_OBJS += combine-diff.o
-LIB_OBJS += commit.o
 LIB_OBJS += commit-graph.o
 LIB_OBJS += commit-reach.o
+LIB_OBJS += commit.o
 LIB_OBJS += compat/obstack.o
 LIB_OBJS += compat/terminal.o
 LIB_OBJS += config.o
@@ -859,17 +859,17 @@ LIB_OBJS += ctype.o
 LIB_OBJS += date.o
 LIB_OBJS += decorate.o
 LIB_OBJS += delta-islands.o
+LIB_OBJS += diff-delta.o
+LIB_OBJS += diff-lib.o
+LIB_OBJS += diff-no-index.o
+LIB_OBJS += diff.o
 LIB_OBJS += diffcore-break.o
 LIB_OBJS += diffcore-delta.o
 LIB_OBJS += diffcore-order.o
 LIB_OBJS += diffcore-pickaxe.o
 LIB_OBJS += diffcore-rename.o
-LIB_OBJS += diff-delta.o
-LIB_OBJS += diff-lib.o
-LIB_OBJS += diff-no-index.o
-LIB_OBJS += diff.o
-LIB_OBJS += dir.o
 LIB_OBJS += dir-iterator.o
+LIB_OBJS += dir.o
 LIB_OBJS += editor.o
 LIB_OBJS += entry.o
 LIB_OBJS += environment.o
@@ -888,7 +888,6 @@ LIB_OBJS += gpg-interface.o
 LIB_OBJS += graph.o
 LIB_OBJS += grep.o
 LIB_OBJS += hashmap.o
-LIB_OBJS += linear-assignment.o
 LIB_OBJS += help.o
 LIB_OBJS += hex.o
 LIB_OBJS += ident.o
@@ -898,9 +897,10 @@ LIB_OBJS += kwset.o
 LIB_OBJS += levenshtein.o
 LIB_OBJS += line-log.o
 LIB_OBJS += line-range.o
-LIB_OBJS += list-objects.o
-LIB_OBJS += list-objects-filter.o
+LIB_OBJS += linear-assignment.o
 LIB_OBJS += list-objects-filter-options.o
+LIB_OBJS += list-objects-filter.o
+LIB_OBJS += list-objects.o
 LIB_OBJS += ll-merge.o
 LIB_OBJS += lockfile.o
 LIB_OBJS += log-tree.o
@@ -909,32 +909,32 @@ LIB_OBJS += mailinfo.o
 LIB_OBJS += mailmap.o
 LIB_OBJS += match-trees.o
 LIB_OBJS += mem-pool.o
-LIB_OBJS += merge.o
 LIB_OBJS += merge-blobs.o
 LIB_OBJS += merge-recursive.o
+LIB_OBJS += merge.o
 LIB_OBJS += mergesort.o
 LIB_OBJS += midx.o
 LIB_OBJS += name-hash.o
 LIB_OBJS += negotiator/default.o
 LIB_OBJS += negotiator/skipping.o
-LIB_OBJS += notes.o
 LIB_OBJS += notes-cache.o
 LIB_OBJS += notes-merge.o
 LIB_OBJS += notes-utils.o
+LIB_OBJS += notes.o
 LIB_OBJS += object.o
+LIB_OBJS += oid-array.o
 LIB_OBJS += oidmap.o
 LIB_OBJS += oidset.o
-LIB_OBJS += oid-array.o
-LIB_OBJS += packfile.o
-LIB_OBJS += pack-bitmap.o
 LIB_OBJS += pack-bitmap-write.o
+LIB_OBJS += pack-bitmap.o
 LIB_OBJS += pack-check.o
 LIB_OBJS += pack-objects.o
 LIB_OBJS += pack-revindex.o
 LIB_OBJS += pack-write.o
+LIB_OBJS += packfile.o
 LIB_OBJS += pager.o
-LIB_OBJS += parse-options.o
 LIB_OBJS += parse-options-cb.o
+LIB_OBJS += parse-options.o
 LIB_OBJS += patch-delta.o
 LIB_OBJS += patch-ids.o
 LIB_OBJS += path.o
@@ -952,21 +952,22 @@ LIB_OBJS += quote.o
 LIB_OBJS += range-diff.o
 LIB_OBJS += reachable.o
 LIB_OBJS += read-cache.o
-LIB_OBJS += rebase.o
 LIB_OBJS += rebase-interactive.o
+LIB_OBJS += rebase.o
+LIB_OBJS += ref-filter.o
 LIB_OBJS += reflog-walk.o
 LIB_OBJS += refs.o
 LIB_OBJS += refs/files-backend.o
 LIB_OBJS += refs/iterator.o
 LIB_OBJS += refs/packed-backend.o
 LIB_OBJS += refs/ref-cache.o
 LIB_OBJS += refspec.o
-LIB_OBJS += ref-filter.o
 LIB_OBJS += remote.o
 LIB_OBJS += replace-object.o
 LIB_OBJS += repo-settings.o
 LIB_OBJS += repository.o
 LIB_OBJS += rerere.o
+LIB_OBJS += reset.o
 LIB_OBJS += resolve-undo.o
 LIB_OBJS += revision.o
 LIB_OBJS += run-command.o
@@ -975,8 +976,8 @@ LIB_OBJS += sequencer.o
 LIB_OBJS += serve.o
 LIB_OBJS += server-info.o
 LIB_OBJS += setup.o
-LIB_OBJS += sha1-lookup.o
 LIB_OBJS += sha1-file.o
+LIB_OBJS += sha1-lookup.o
 LIB_OBJS += sha1-name.o
 LIB_OBJS += shallow.o
 LIB_OBJS += sideband.o
@@ -986,9 +987,9 @@ LIB_OBJS += stable-qsort.o
 LIB_OBJS += strbuf.o
 LIB_OBJS += streaming.o
 LIB_OBJS += string-list.o
-LIB_OBJS += submodule.o
-LIB_OBJS += submodule-config.o
 LIB_OBJS += sub-process.o
+LIB_OBJS += submodule-config.o
+LIB_OBJS += submodule.o
 LIB_OBJS += symlinks.o
 LIB_OBJS += tag.o
 LIB_OBJS += tempfile.o
@@ -1007,11 +1008,11 @@ LIB_OBJS += trace2/tr2_tgt_normal.o
 LIB_OBJS += trace2/tr2_tgt_perf.o
 LIB_OBJS += trace2/tr2_tls.o
 LIB_OBJS += trailer.o
-LIB_OBJS += transport.o
 LIB_OBJS += transport-helper.o
+LIB_OBJS += transport.o
 LIB_OBJS += tree-diff.o
-LIB_OBJS += tree.o
 LIB_OBJS += tree-walk.o
+LIB_OBJS += tree.o
 LIB_OBJS += unpack-trees.o
 LIB_OBJS += upload-pack.o
 LIB_OBJS += url.o
@@ -1051,9 +1052,9 @@ BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/checkout.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/clean.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/clone.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/column.o
+BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/commit-graph.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/commit-tree.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/commit.o
-BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/commit-graph.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/config.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/count-objects.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/credential.o
@@ -1084,13 +1085,13 @@ BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/ls-remote.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/ls-tree.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/mailinfo.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/mailsplit.o
-BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/merge.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/merge-base.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/merge-file.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/merge-index.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/merge-ours.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/merge-recursive.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/merge-tree.o
+BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/merge.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/mktag.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/mktree.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/multi-pack-index.o
@@ -1110,9 +1111,9 @@ BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/read-tree.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/rebase.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/receive-pack.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/reflog.o
-BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/remote.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/remote-ext.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/remote-fd.o
+BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/remote.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/repack.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/replace.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/rerere.o
@@ -2331,16 +2332,16 @@ reconfigure config.mak.autogen: config.status
 endif
 
 XDIFF_OBJS += xdiff/xdiffi.o
-XDIFF_OBJS += xdiff/xprepare.o
-XDIFF_OBJS += xdiff/xutils.o
 XDIFF_OBJS += xdiff/xemit.o
+XDIFF_OBJS += xdiff/xhistogram.o
 XDIFF_OBJS += xdiff/xmerge.o
 XDIFF_OBJS += xdiff/xpatience.o
-XDIFF_OBJS += xdiff/xhistogram.o
+XDIFF_OBJS += xdiff/xprepare.o
+XDIFF_OBJS += xdiff/xutils.o
 
+VCSSVN_OBJS += vcs-svn/fast_export.o
 VCSSVN_OBJS += vcs-svn/line_buffer.o
 VCSSVN_OBJS += vcs-svn/sliding_window.o
-VCSSVN_OBJS += vcs-svn/fast_export.o
 VCSSVN_OBJS += vcs-svn/svndiff.o
 VCSSVN_OBJS += vcs-svn/svndump.o
 
@@ -3148,9 +3149,10 @@ endif
 #
 ALL_COMMANDS = $(ALL_PROGRAMS) $(SCRIPT_LIB) $(BUILT_INS)
 ALL_COMMANDS += git
+ALL_COMMANDS += git-citool
+ALL_COMMANDS += git-gui
 ALL_COMMANDS += gitk
 ALL_COMMANDS += gitweb
-ALL_COMMANDS += git-gui git-citool
 
 .PHONY: check-docs
 check-docs::

branch.c

@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ void remove_merge_branch_state(struct repository *r)
 	unlink(git_path_merge_rr(r));
 	unlink(git_path_merge_msg(r));
 	unlink(git_path_merge_mode(r));
+	save_autostash(git_path_merge_autostash(r));
 }
 
 void remove_branch_state(struct repository *r, int verbose)