Re: [PATCH] Make git revert warn the user when reverting a merge commit.

[Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>]

Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:

>   Ok, so here is Robin's patch with a bit of rewording.  I want to have
>   something usable now, so that I can tag -rc4 and still have time left
>   for sipping my Caipirinha in the evening ;-)
> ...
> +			add_to_msg(",\nreverting damages made to %s");
> +			add_to_msg(sha1_to_hex(parent->object.sha1));

Crap.  Scratch that.  Obviously I should have done this:

diff --git a/builtin-revert.c b/builtin-revert.c
index 4038b41..c188150 100644
--- a/builtin-revert.c
+++ b/builtin-revert.c
@@ -352,6 +352,11 @@ static int revert_or_cherry_pick(int argc, const char **argv)
 		add_to_msg(oneline_body + 1);
 		add_to_msg("\"\n\nThis reverts commit ");
 		add_to_msg(sha1_to_hex(commit->object.sha1));
+
+		if (commit->parents->next) {
+			add_to_msg(",\nreverting damages made to ");
+			add_to_msg(sha1_to_hex(parent->object.sha1));
+		}
 		add_to_msg(".\n");
 	} else {
 		base = parent;
-- 
1.6.1.rc3.72.gf4bf6