status: be prepared for not-yet-started interactive rebase

Some developers might want to call `git status` in a working
directory where they just started an interactive rebase, but the
edit script is still opened in the editor.

Let's show a meaningful message in such cases.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

diff --git a/t/t7512-status-help.sh b/t/t7512-status-help.sh
index 5c3db65..458608c 100755 (executable)
--- a/t/t7512-status-help.sh
+++ b/t/t7512-status-help.sh
@@ -944,4 +944,23 @@ EOF
        test_i18ncmp expected actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'status: handle not-yet-started rebase -i gracefully' '
+       ONTO=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD^) &&
+       COMMIT=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD) &&
+       EDITOR="git status --untracked-files=no >actual" git rebase -i HEAD^ &&
+       cat >expected <<EOF &&
+On branch several_commits
+No commands done.
+Next command to do (1 remaining command):
+   pick $COMMIT four_commit
+  (use "git rebase --edit-todo" to view and edit)
+You are currently editing a commit while rebasing branch '\''several_commits'\'' on '\''$ONTO'\''.
+  (use "git commit --amend" to amend the current commit)
+  (use "git rebase --continue" once you are satisfied with your changes)
+
+nothing to commit (use -u to show untracked files)
+EOF
+       test_i18ncmp expected actual
+'
+
 test_done

diff --git a/wt-status.c b/wt-status.c
index 7004a2d..1dd2026 100644 (file)
--- a/wt-status.c
+++ b/wt-status.c
@@ -1072,14 +1072,17 @@ static void abbrev_sha1_in_line(struct strbuf *line)
        strbuf_list_free(split);
 }
 
-static void read_rebase_todolist(const char *fname, struct string_list *lines)
+static int read_rebase_todolist(const char *fname, struct string_list *lines)
 {
        struct strbuf line = STRBUF_INIT;
        FILE *f = fopen(git_path("%s", fname), "r");
 
-       if (!f)
+       if (!f) {
+               if (errno == ENOENT)
+                       return -1;
                die_errno("Could not open file %s for reading",
                          git_path("%s", fname));
+       }
        while (!strbuf_getline_lf(&line, f)) {
                if (line.len && line.buf[0] == comment_line_char)
                        continue;
@@ -1089,6 +1092,7 @@ static void read_rebase_todolist(const char *fname, struct string_list *lines)
                abbrev_sha1_in_line(&line);
                string_list_append(lines, line.buf);
        }
+       return 0;
 }
 
 static void show_rebase_information(struct wt_status *s,
@@ -1103,8 +1107,10 @@ static void show_rebase_information(struct wt_status *s,
                struct string_list yet_to_do = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
 
                read_rebase_todolist("rebase-merge/done", &have_done);
-               read_rebase_todolist("rebase-merge/git-rebase-todo", &yet_to_do);
-
+               if (read_rebase_todolist("rebase-merge/git-rebase-todo",
+                                        &yet_to_do))
+                       status_printf_ln(s, color,
+                               _("git-rebase-todo is missing."));
                if (have_done.nr == 0)
                        status_printf_ln(s, color, _("No commands done."));
                else {