"git read-tree -m" requires a tree argument to name the tree to be
merged in. Git uses a cutesy error message to say so and why:
$ git read-tree -m
warning: read-tree: emptying the index with no arguments is
deprecated; use --empty
fatal: just how do you expect me to merge 0 trees?
$ git read-tree -m --empty
fatal: just how do you expect me to merge 0 trees?
When lucky, that could produce an ah-hah moment for the user, but it's
more likely to irritate and distract them.
Instead, tell the user plainly that the tree argument is
required. Also document that more than 3 trees can be merged.
Signed-off-by: Jean-Noel Avila <jn.av...@free.fr>
---
Documentation/git-read-tree.txt | 7 +++----
builtin/read-tree.c | 5 +++--
2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt
index ed9d63ef4..7e20b0c21 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt
@@ -135,10 +135,9 @@ OPTIONS
Merging
-------
-If `-m` is specified, 'git read-tree' can perform 3 kinds of
-merge, a single tree merge if only 1 tree is given, a
-fast-forward merge with 2 trees, or a 3-way merge if 3 trees are
-provided.
+If `-m` is specified, 'git read-tree' can perform 3 kinds of merge, a
+single tree merge if only 1 tree is given, a fast-forward merge with 2
+trees, or a 3-way merge if 3 or more trees are provided.
Single Tree Merge
diff --git a/builtin/read-tree.c b/builtin/read-tree.c
index 23e212ee8..383442567 100644
--- a/builtin/read-tree.c
+++ b/builtin/read-tree.c
@@ -226,9 +226,10 @@ int cmd_read_tree(int argc, const char **argv, const char
*unused_prefix)
setup_work_tree();
if (opts.merge) {
- if (stage < 2)
- die("just how do you expect me to merge %d trees?",
stage-1);
switch (stage - 1) {
+ case 0:
+ die("you must specify at least one tree to merge");
+ break;
case 1:
opts.fn = opts.prefix ? bind_merge : oneway_merge;
break;
--
2.13.0
