Documentation/merge-options.txt: group "ff" related options together

[alt-git.git] / merge-recursive.c

/*
 * Recursive Merge algorithm stolen from git-merge-recursive.py by
 * Fredrik Kuivinen.
 * The thieves were Alex Riesen and Johannes Schindelin, in June/July 2006
 */
#include "advice.h"
#include "cache.h"
#include "cache-tree.h"
#include "commit.h"
#include "blob.h"
#include "builtin.h"
#include "tree-walk.h"
#include "diff.h"
#include "diffcore.h"
#include "tag.h"
#include "unpack-trees.h"
#include "string-list.h"
#include "xdiff-interface.h"
#include "ll-merge.h"
#include "attr.h"
#include "merge-recursive.h"
#include "dir.h"
#include "submodule.h"

static struct tree *shift_tree_object(struct tree *one, struct tree *two,
                                      const char *subtree_shift)
{
        unsigned char shifted[20];

        if (!*subtree_shift) {
                shift_tree(one->object.sha1, two->object.sha1, shifted, 0);
        } else {
                shift_tree_by(one->object.sha1, two->object.sha1, shifted,
                              subtree_shift);
        }
        if (!hashcmp(two->object.sha1, shifted))
                return two;
        return lookup_tree(shifted);
}

/*
 * A virtual commit has (const char *)commit->util set to the name.
 */

static struct commit *make_virtual_commit(struct tree *tree, const char *comment)
{
        struct commit *commit = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct commit));
        commit->tree = tree;
        commit->util = (void*)comment;
        /* avoid warnings */
        commit->object.parsed = 1;
        return commit;
}

/*
 * Since we use get_tree_entry(), which does not put the read object into
 * the object pool, we cannot rely on a == b.
 */
static int sha_eq(const unsigned char *a, const unsigned char *b)
{
        if (!a && !b)
                return 2;
        return a && b && hashcmp(a, b) == 0;
}

enum rename_type {
        RENAME_NORMAL = 0,
        RENAME_DELETE,
        RENAME_ONE_FILE_TO_ONE,
        RENAME_ONE_FILE_TO_TWO,
        RENAME_TWO_FILES_TO_ONE
};

struct rename_conflict_info {
        enum rename_type rename_type;
        struct diff_filepair *pair1;
        struct diff_filepair *pair2;
        const char *branch1;
        const char *branch2;
        struct stage_data *dst_entry1;
        struct stage_data *dst_entry2;
        struct diff_filespec ren1_other;
        struct diff_filespec ren2_other;
};

/*
 * Since we want to write the index eventually, we cannot reuse the index
 * for these (temporary) data.
 */
struct stage_data {
        struct {
                unsigned mode;
                unsigned char sha[20];
        } stages[4];
        struct rename_conflict_info *rename_conflict_info;
        unsigned processed:1;
};

static inline void setup_rename_conflict_info(enum rename_type rename_type,
                                              struct diff_filepair *pair1,
                                              struct diff_filepair *pair2,
                                              const char *branch1,
                                              const char *branch2,
                                              struct stage_data *dst_entry1,
                                              struct stage_data *dst_entry2,
                                              struct merge_options *o,
                                              struct stage_data *src_entry1,
                                              struct stage_data *src_entry2)
{
        struct rename_conflict_info *ci = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct rename_conflict_info));
        ci->rename_type = rename_type;
        ci->pair1 = pair1;
        ci->branch1 = branch1;
        ci->branch2 = branch2;

        ci->dst_entry1 = dst_entry1;
        dst_entry1->rename_conflict_info = ci;
        dst_entry1->processed = 0;

        assert(!pair2 == !dst_entry2);
        if (dst_entry2) {
                ci->dst_entry2 = dst_entry2;
                ci->pair2 = pair2;
                dst_entry2->rename_conflict_info = ci;
        }

        if (rename_type == RENAME_TWO_FILES_TO_ONE) {
                /*
                 * For each rename, there could have been
                 * modifications on the side of history where that
                 * file was not renamed.
                 */
                int ostage1 = o->branch1 == branch1 ? 3 : 2;
                int ostage2 = ostage1 ^ 1;

                ci->ren1_other.path = pair1->one->path;
                hashcpy(ci->ren1_other.sha1, src_entry1->stages[ostage1].sha);
                ci->ren1_other.mode = src_entry1->stages[ostage1].mode;

                ci->ren2_other.path = pair2->one->path;
                hashcpy(ci->ren2_other.sha1, src_entry2->stages[ostage2].sha);
                ci->ren2_other.mode = src_entry2->stages[ostage2].mode;
        }
}

static int show(struct merge_options *o, int v)
{
        return (!o->call_depth && o->verbosity >= v) || o->verbosity >= 5;
}

static void flush_output(struct merge_options *o)
{
        if (o->obuf.len) {
                fputs(o->obuf.buf, stdout);
                strbuf_reset(&o->obuf);
        }
}

__attribute__((format (printf, 3, 4)))
static void output(struct merge_options *o, int v, const char *fmt, ...)
{
        va_list ap;

        if (!show(o, v))
                return;

        strbuf_grow(&o->obuf, o->call_depth * 2 + 2);
        memset(o->obuf.buf + o->obuf.len, ' ', o->call_depth * 2);
        strbuf_setlen(&o->obuf, o->obuf.len + o->call_depth * 2);

        va_start(ap, fmt);
        strbuf_vaddf(&o->obuf, fmt, ap);
        va_end(ap);

        strbuf_add(&o->obuf, "\n", 1);
        if (!o->buffer_output)
                flush_output(o);
}

static void output_commit_title(struct merge_options *o, struct commit *commit)
{
        int i;
        flush_output(o);
        for (i = o->call_depth; i--;)
                fputs("  ", stdout);
        if (commit->util)
                printf("virtual %s\n", (char *)commit->util);
        else {
                printf("%s ", find_unique_abbrev(commit->object.sha1, DEFAULT_ABBREV));
                if (parse_commit(commit) != 0)
                        printf("(bad commit)\n");
                else {
                        const char *title;
                        int len = find_commit_subject(commit->buffer, &title);
                        if (len)
                                printf("%.*s\n", len, title);
                }
        }
}

static int add_cacheinfo(unsigned int mode, const unsigned char *sha1,
                const char *path, int stage, int refresh, int options)
{
        struct cache_entry *ce;
        ce = make_cache_entry(mode, sha1 ? sha1 : null_sha1, path, stage, refresh);
        if (!ce)
                return error("addinfo_cache failed for path '%s'", path);
        return add_cache_entry(ce, options);
}

static void init_tree_desc_from_tree(struct tree_desc *desc, struct tree *tree)
{
        parse_tree(tree);
        init_tree_desc(desc, tree->buffer, tree->size);
}

static int git_merge_trees(int index_only,
                           struct tree *common,
                           struct tree *head,
                           struct tree *merge)
{
        int rc;
        struct tree_desc t[3];
        struct unpack_trees_options opts;

        memset(&opts, 0, sizeof(opts));
        if (index_only)
                opts.index_only = 1;
        else
                opts.update = 1;
        opts.merge = 1;
        opts.head_idx = 2;
        opts.fn = threeway_merge;
        opts.src_index = &the_index;
        opts.dst_index = &the_index;
        setup_unpack_trees_porcelain(&opts, "merge");

        init_tree_desc_from_tree(t+0, common);
        init_tree_desc_from_tree(t+1, head);
        init_tree_desc_from_tree(t+2, merge);

        rc = unpack_trees(3, t, &opts);
        cache_tree_free(&active_cache_tree);
        return rc;
}

struct tree *write_tree_from_memory(struct merge_options *o)
{
        struct tree *result = NULL;

        if (unmerged_cache()) {
                int i;
                fprintf(stderr, "BUG: There are unmerged index entries:\n");
                for (i = 0; i < active_nr; i++) {
                        struct cache_entry *ce = active_cache[i];
                        if (ce_stage(ce))
                                fprintf(stderr, "BUG: %d %.*s\n", ce_stage(ce),
                                        (int)ce_namelen(ce), ce->name);
                }
                die("Bug in merge-recursive.c");
        }

        if (!active_cache_tree)
                active_cache_tree = cache_tree();

        if (!cache_tree_fully_valid(active_cache_tree) &&
            cache_tree_update(active_cache_tree,
                              active_cache, active_nr, 0, 0) < 0)
                die("error building trees");

        result = lookup_tree(active_cache_tree->sha1);

        return result;
}

static int save_files_dirs(const unsigned char *sha1,
                const char *base, int baselen, const char *path,
                unsigned int mode, int stage, void *context)
{
        int len = strlen(path);
        char *newpath = xmalloc(baselen + len + 1);
        struct merge_options *o = context;

        memcpy(newpath, base, baselen);
        memcpy(newpath + baselen, path, len);
        newpath[baselen + len] = '\0';

        if (S_ISDIR(mode))
                string_list_insert(&o->current_directory_set, newpath);
        else
                string_list_insert(&o->current_file_set, newpath);
        free(newpath);

        return (S_ISDIR(mode) ? READ_TREE_RECURSIVE : 0);
}

static int get_files_dirs(struct merge_options *o, struct tree *tree)
{
        int n;
        struct pathspec match_all;
        init_pathspec(&match_all, NULL);
        if (read_tree_recursive(tree, "", 0, 0, &match_all, save_files_dirs, o))
                return 0;
        n = o->current_file_set.nr + o->current_directory_set.nr;
        return n;
}

/*
 * Returns an index_entry instance which doesn't have to correspond to
 * a real cache entry in Git's index.
 */
static struct stage_data *insert_stage_data(const char *path,
                struct tree *o, struct tree *a, struct tree *b,
                struct string_list *entries)
{
        struct string_list_item *item;
        struct stage_data *e = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct stage_data));
        get_tree_entry(o->object.sha1, path,
                        e->stages[1].sha, &e->stages[1].mode);
        get_tree_entry(a->object.sha1, path,
                        e->stages[2].sha, &e->stages[2].mode);
        get_tree_entry(b->object.sha1, path,
                        e->stages[3].sha, &e->stages[3].mode);
        item = string_list_insert(entries, path);
        item->util = e;
        return e;
}

/*
 * Create a dictionary mapping file names to stage_data objects. The
 * dictionary contains one entry for every path with a non-zero stage entry.
 */
static struct string_list *get_unmerged(void)
{
        struct string_list *unmerged = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct string_list));
        int i;

        unmerged->strdup_strings = 1;

        for (i = 0; i < active_nr; i++) {
                struct string_list_item *item;
                struct stage_data *e;
                struct cache_entry *ce = active_cache[i];
                if (!ce_stage(ce))
                        continue;

                item = string_list_lookup(unmerged, ce->name);
                if (!item) {
                        item = string_list_insert(unmerged, ce->name);
                        item->util = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct stage_data));
                }
                e = item->util;
                e->stages[ce_stage(ce)].mode = ce->ce_mode;
                hashcpy(e->stages[ce_stage(ce)].sha, ce->sha1);
        }

        return unmerged;
}

static int string_list_df_name_compare(const void *a, const void *b)
{
        const struct string_list_item *one = a;
        const struct string_list_item *two = b;
        int onelen = strlen(one->string);
        int twolen = strlen(two->string);
        /*
         * Here we only care that entries for D/F conflicts are
         * adjacent, in particular with the file of the D/F conflict
         * appearing before files below the corresponding directory.
         * The order of the rest of the list is irrelevant for us.
         *
         * To achieve this, we sort with df_name_compare and provide
         * the mode S_IFDIR so that D/F conflicts will sort correctly.
         * We use the mode S_IFDIR for everything else for simplicity,
         * since in other cases any changes in their order due to
         * sorting cause no problems for us.
         */
        int cmp = df_name_compare(one->string, onelen, S_IFDIR,
                                  two->string, twolen, S_IFDIR);
        /*
         * Now that 'foo' and 'foo/bar' compare equal, we have to make sure
         * that 'foo' comes before 'foo/bar'.
         */
        if (cmp)
                return cmp;
        return onelen - twolen;
}

static void record_df_conflict_files(struct merge_options *o,
                                     struct string_list *entries)
{
        /* If there is a D/F conflict and the file for such a conflict
         * currently exist in the working tree, we want to allow it to be
         * removed to make room for the corresponding directory if needed.
         * The files underneath the directories of such D/F conflicts will
         * be processed before the corresponding file involved in the D/F
         * conflict.  If the D/F directory ends up being removed by the
         * merge, then we won't have to touch the D/F file.  If the D/F
         * directory needs to be written to the working copy, then the D/F
         * file will simply be removed (in make_room_for_path()) to make
         * room for the necessary paths.  Note that if both the directory
         * and the file need to be present, then the D/F file will be
         * reinstated with a new unique name at the time it is processed.
         */
        struct string_list df_sorted_entries;
        const char *last_file = NULL;
        int last_len = 0;
        int i;

        /*
         * If we're merging merge-bases, we don't want to bother with
         * any working directory changes.
         */
        if (o->call_depth)
                return;

        /* Ensure D/F conflicts are adjacent in the entries list. */
        memset(&df_sorted_entries, 0, sizeof(struct string_list));
        for (i = 0; i < entries->nr; i++) {
                struct string_list_item *next = &entries->items[i];
                string_list_append(&df_sorted_entries, next->string)->util =
                                   next->util;
        }
        qsort(df_sorted_entries.items, entries->nr, sizeof(*entries->items),
              string_list_df_name_compare);

        string_list_clear(&o->df_conflict_file_set, 1);
        for (i = 0; i < df_sorted_entries.nr; i++) {
                const char *path = df_sorted_entries.items[i].string;
                int len = strlen(path);
                struct stage_data *e = df_sorted_entries.items[i].util;

                /*
                 * Check if last_file & path correspond to a D/F conflict;
                 * i.e. whether path is last_file+'/'+<something>.
                 * If so, record that it's okay to remove last_file to make
                 * room for path and friends if needed.
                 */
                if (last_file &&
                    len > last_len &&
                    memcmp(path, last_file, last_len) == 0 &&
                    path[last_len] == '/') {
                        string_list_insert(&o->df_conflict_file_set, last_file);
                }

                /*
                 * Determine whether path could exist as a file in the
                 * working directory as a possible D/F conflict.  This
                 * will only occur when it exists in stage 2 as a
                 * file.
                 */
                if (S_ISREG(e->stages[2].mode) || S_ISLNK(e->stages[2].mode)) {
                        last_file = path;
                        last_len = len;
                } else {
                        last_file = NULL;
                }
        }
        string_list_clear(&df_sorted_entries, 0);
}

struct rename {
        struct diff_filepair *pair;
        struct stage_data *src_entry;
        struct stage_data *dst_entry;
        unsigned processed:1;
};

/*
 * Get information of all renames which occurred between 'o_tree' and
 * 'tree'. We need the three trees in the merge ('o_tree', 'a_tree' and
 * 'b_tree') to be able to associate the correct cache entries with
 * the rename information. 'tree' is always equal to either a_tree or b_tree.
 */
static struct string_list *get_renames(struct merge_options *o,
                                       struct tree *tree,
                                       struct tree *o_tree,
                                       struct tree *a_tree,
                                       struct tree *b_tree,
                                       struct string_list *entries)
{
        int i;
        struct string_list *renames;
        struct diff_options opts;

        renames = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct string_list));
        diff_setup(&opts);
        DIFF_OPT_SET(&opts, RECURSIVE);
        opts.detect_rename = DIFF_DETECT_RENAME;
        opts.rename_limit = o->merge_rename_limit >= 0 ? o->merge_rename_limit :
                            o->diff_rename_limit >= 0 ? o->diff_rename_limit :
                            1000;
        opts.rename_score = o->rename_score;
        opts.show_rename_progress = o->show_rename_progress;
        opts.output_format = DIFF_FORMAT_NO_OUTPUT;
        if (diff_setup_done(&opts) < 0)
                die("diff setup failed");
        diff_tree_sha1(o_tree->object.sha1, tree->object.sha1, "", &opts);
        diffcore_std(&opts);
        if (opts.needed_rename_limit > o->needed_rename_limit)
                o->needed_rename_limit = opts.needed_rename_limit;
        for (i = 0; i < diff_queued_diff.nr; ++i) {
                struct string_list_item *item;
                struct rename *re;
                struct diff_filepair *pair = diff_queued_diff.queue[i];
                if (pair->status != 'R') {
                        diff_free_filepair(pair);
                        continue;
                }
                re = xmalloc(sizeof(*re));
                re->processed = 0;
                re->pair = pair;
                item = string_list_lookup(entries, re->pair->one->path);
                if (!item)
                        re->src_entry = insert_stage_data(re->pair->one->path,
                                        o_tree, a_tree, b_tree, entries);
                else
                        re->src_entry = item->util;

                item = string_list_lookup(entries, re->pair->two->path);
                if (!item)
                        re->dst_entry = insert_stage_data(re->pair->two->path,
                                        o_tree, a_tree, b_tree, entries);
                else
                        re->dst_entry = item->util;
                item = string_list_insert(renames, pair->one->path);
                item->util = re;
        }
        opts.output_format = DIFF_FORMAT_NO_OUTPUT;
        diff_queued_diff.nr = 0;
        diff_flush(&opts);
        return renames;
}

static int update_stages(const char *path, const struct diff_filespec *o,
                         const struct diff_filespec *a,
                         const struct diff_filespec *b)
{

        /*
         * NOTE: It is usually a bad idea to call update_stages on a path
         * before calling update_file on that same path, since it can
         * sometimes lead to spurious "refusing to lose untracked file..."
         * messages from update_file (via make_room_for path via
         * would_lose_untracked).  Instead, reverse the order of the calls
         * (executing update_file first and then update_stages).
         */
        int clear = 1;
        int options = ADD_CACHE_OK_TO_ADD | ADD_CACHE_SKIP_DFCHECK;
        if (clear)
                if (remove_file_from_cache(path))
                        return -1;
        if (o)
                if (add_cacheinfo(o->mode, o->sha1, path, 1, 0, options))
                        return -1;
        if (a)
                if (add_cacheinfo(a->mode, a->sha1, path, 2, 0, options))
                        return -1;
        if (b)
                if (add_cacheinfo(b->mode, b->sha1, path, 3, 0, options))
                        return -1;
        return 0;
}

static void update_entry(struct stage_data *entry,
                         struct diff_filespec *o,
                         struct diff_filespec *a,
                         struct diff_filespec *b)
{
        entry->processed = 0;
        entry->stages[1].mode = o->mode;
        entry->stages[2].mode = a->mode;
        entry->stages[3].mode = b->mode;
        hashcpy(entry->stages[1].sha, o->sha1);
        hashcpy(entry->stages[2].sha, a->sha1);
        hashcpy(entry->stages[3].sha, b->sha1);
}

static int remove_file(struct merge_options *o, int clean,
                       const char *path, int no_wd)
{
        int update_cache = o->call_depth || clean;
        int update_working_directory = !o->call_depth && !no_wd;

        if (update_cache) {
                if (remove_file_from_cache(path))
                        return -1;
        }
        if (update_working_directory) {
                if (remove_path(path))
                        return -1;
        }
        return 0;
}

static char *unique_path(struct merge_options *o, const char *path, const char *branch)
{
        char *newpath = xmalloc(strlen(path) + 1 + strlen(branch) + 8 + 1);
        int suffix = 0;
        struct stat st;
        char *p = newpath + strlen(path);
        strcpy(newpath, path);
        *(p++) = '~';
        strcpy(p, branch);
        for (; *p; ++p)
                if ('/' == *p)
                        *p = '_';
        while (string_list_has_string(&o->current_file_set, newpath) ||
               string_list_has_string(&o->current_directory_set, newpath) ||
               lstat(newpath, &st) == 0)
                sprintf(p, "_%d", suffix++);

        string_list_insert(&o->current_file_set, newpath);
        return newpath;
}

static void flush_buffer(int fd, const char *buf, unsigned long size)
{
        while (size > 0) {
                long ret = write_in_full(fd, buf, size);
                if (ret < 0) {
                        /* Ignore epipe */
                        if (errno == EPIPE)
                                break;
                        die_errno("merge-recursive");
                } else if (!ret) {
                        die("merge-recursive: disk full?");
                }
                size -= ret;
                buf += ret;
        }
}

static int dir_in_way(const char *path, int check_working_copy)
{
        int pos, pathlen = strlen(path);
        char *dirpath = xmalloc(pathlen + 2);
        struct stat st;

        strcpy(dirpath, path);
        dirpath[pathlen] = '/';
        dirpath[pathlen+1] = '\0';

        pos = cache_name_pos(dirpath, pathlen+1);

        if (pos < 0)
                pos = -1 - pos;
        if (pos < active_nr &&
            !strncmp(dirpath, active_cache[pos]->name, pathlen+1)) {
                free(dirpath);
                return 1;
        }

        free(dirpath);
        return check_working_copy && !lstat(path, &st) && S_ISDIR(st.st_mode);
}

static int was_tracked(const char *path)
{
        int pos = cache_name_pos(path, strlen(path));

        if (pos < 0)
                pos = -1 - pos;
        while (pos < active_nr &&
               !strcmp(path, active_cache[pos]->name)) {
                /*
                 * If stage #0, it is definitely tracked.
                 * If it has stage #2 then it was tracked
                 * before this merge started.  All other
                 * cases the path was not tracked.
                 */
                switch (ce_stage(active_cache[pos])) {
                case 0:
                case 2:
                        return 1;
                }
                pos++;
        }
        return 0;
}

static int would_lose_untracked(const char *path)
{
        return !was_tracked(path) && file_exists(path);
}

static int make_room_for_path(struct merge_options *o, const char *path)
{
        int status, i;
        const char *msg = "failed to create path '%s'%s";

        /* Unlink any D/F conflict files that are in the way */
        for (i = 0; i < o->df_conflict_file_set.nr; i++) {
                const char *df_path = o->df_conflict_file_set.items[i].string;
                size_t pathlen = strlen(path);
                size_t df_pathlen = strlen(df_path);
                if (df_pathlen < pathlen &&
                    path[df_pathlen] == '/' &&
                    strncmp(path, df_path, df_pathlen) == 0) {
                        output(o, 3,
                               "Removing %s to make room for subdirectory\n",
                               df_path);
                        unlink(df_path);
                        unsorted_string_list_delete_item(&o->df_conflict_file_set,
                                                         i, 0);
                        break;
                }
        }

        /* Make sure leading directories are created */
        status = safe_create_leading_directories_const(path);
        if (status) {
                if (status == -3) {
                        /* something else exists */
                        error(msg, path, ": perhaps a D/F conflict?");
                        return -1;
                }
                die(msg, path, "");
        }

        /*
         * Do not unlink a file in the work tree if we are not
         * tracking it.
         */
        if (would_lose_untracked(path))
                return error("refusing to lose untracked file at '%s'",
                             path);

        /* Successful unlink is good.. */
        if (!unlink(path))
                return 0;
        /* .. and so is no existing file */
        if (errno == ENOENT)
                return 0;
        /* .. but not some other error (who really cares what?) */
        return error(msg, path, ": perhaps a D/F conflict?");
}

static void update_file_flags(struct merge_options *o,
                              const unsigned char *sha,
                              unsigned mode,
                              const char *path,
                              int update_cache,
                              int update_wd)
{
        if (o->call_depth)
                update_wd = 0;

        if (update_wd) {
                enum object_type type;
                void *buf;
                unsigned long size;

                if (S_ISGITLINK(mode)) {
                        /*
                         * We may later decide to recursively descend into
                         * the submodule directory and update its index
                         * and/or work tree, but we do not do that now.
                         */
                        update_wd = 0;
                        goto update_index;
                }

                buf = read_sha1_file(sha, &type, &size);
                if (!buf)
                        die("cannot read object %s '%s'", sha1_to_hex(sha), path);
                if (type != OBJ_BLOB)
                        die("blob expected for %s '%s'", sha1_to_hex(sha), path);
                if (S_ISREG(mode)) {
                        struct strbuf strbuf = STRBUF_INIT;
                        if (convert_to_working_tree(path, buf, size, &strbuf)) {
                                free(buf);
                                size = strbuf.len;
                                buf = strbuf_detach(&strbuf, NULL);
                        }
                }

                if (make_room_for_path(o, path) < 0) {
                        update_wd = 0;
                        free(buf);
                        goto update_index;
                }
                if (S_ISREG(mode) || (!has_symlinks && S_ISLNK(mode))) {
                        int fd;
                        if (mode & 0100)
                                mode = 0777;
                        else
                                mode = 0666;
                        fd = open(path, O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC | O_CREAT, mode);
                        if (fd < 0)
                                die_errno("failed to open '%s'", path);
                        flush_buffer(fd, buf, size);
                        close(fd);
                } else if (S_ISLNK(mode)) {
                        char *lnk = xmemdupz(buf, size);
                        safe_create_leading_directories_const(path);
                        unlink(path);
                        if (symlink(lnk, path))
                                die_errno("failed to symlink '%s'", path);
                        free(lnk);
                } else
                        die("do not know what to do with %06o %s '%s'",
                            mode, sha1_to_hex(sha), path);
                free(buf);
        }
 update_index:
        if (update_cache)
                add_cacheinfo(mode, sha, path, 0, update_wd, ADD_CACHE_OK_TO_ADD);
}

static void update_file(struct merge_options *o,
                        int clean,
                        const unsigned char *sha,
                        unsigned mode,
                        const char *path)
{
        update_file_flags(o, sha, mode, path, o->call_depth || clean, !o->call_depth);
}

/* Low level file merging, update and removal */

struct merge_file_info {
        unsigned char sha[20];
        unsigned mode;
        unsigned clean:1,
                 merge:1;
};

static int merge_3way(struct merge_options *o,
                      mmbuffer_t *result_buf,
                      const struct diff_filespec *one,
                      const struct diff_filespec *a,
                      const struct diff_filespec *b,
                      const char *branch1,
                      const char *branch2)
{
        mmfile_t orig, src1, src2;
        struct ll_merge_options ll_opts = {0};
        char *base_name, *name1, *name2;
        int merge_status;

        ll_opts.renormalize = o->renormalize;
        ll_opts.xdl_opts = o->xdl_opts;

        if (o->call_depth) {
                ll_opts.virtual_ancestor = 1;
                ll_opts.variant = 0;
        } else {
                switch (o->recursive_variant) {
                case MERGE_RECURSIVE_OURS:
                        ll_opts.variant = XDL_MERGE_FAVOR_OURS;
                        break;
                case MERGE_RECURSIVE_THEIRS:
                        ll_opts.variant = XDL_MERGE_FAVOR_THEIRS;
                        break;
                default:
                        ll_opts.variant = 0;
                        break;
                }
        }

        if (strcmp(a->path, b->path) ||
            (o->ancestor != NULL && strcmp(a->path, one->path) != 0)) {
                base_name = o->ancestor == NULL ? NULL :
                        xstrdup(mkpath("%s:%s", o->ancestor, one->path));
                name1 = xstrdup(mkpath("%s:%s", branch1, a->path));
                name2 = xstrdup(mkpath("%s:%s", branch2, b->path));
        } else {
                base_name = o->ancestor == NULL ? NULL :
                        xstrdup(mkpath("%s", o->ancestor));
                name1 = xstrdup(mkpath("%s", branch1));
                name2 = xstrdup(mkpath("%s", branch2));
        }

        read_mmblob(&orig, one->sha1);
        read_mmblob(&src1, a->sha1);
        read_mmblob(&src2, b->sha1);

        merge_status = ll_merge(result_buf, a->path, &orig, base_name,
                                &src1, name1, &src2, name2, &ll_opts);

        free(name1);
        free(name2);
        free(orig.ptr);
        free(src1.ptr);
        free(src2.ptr);
        return merge_status;
}

static struct merge_file_info merge_file_1(struct merge_options *o,
                                           const struct diff_filespec *one,
                                           const struct diff_filespec *a,
                                           const struct diff_filespec *b,
                                           const char *branch1,
                                           const char *branch2)
{
        struct merge_file_info result;
        result.merge = 0;
        result.clean = 1;

        if ((S_IFMT & a->mode) != (S_IFMT & b->mode)) {
                result.clean = 0;
                if (S_ISREG(a->mode)) {
                        result.mode = a->mode;
                        hashcpy(result.sha, a->sha1);
                } else {
                        result.mode = b->mode;
                        hashcpy(result.sha, b->sha1);
                }
        } else {
                if (!sha_eq(a->sha1, one->sha1) && !sha_eq(b->sha1, one->sha1))
                        result.merge = 1;

                /*
                 * Merge modes
                 */
                if (a->mode == b->mode || a->mode == one->mode)
                        result.mode = b->mode;
                else {
                        result.mode = a->mode;
                        if (b->mode != one->mode) {
                                result.clean = 0;
                                result.merge = 1;
                        }
                }

                if (sha_eq(a->sha1, b->sha1) || sha_eq(a->sha1, one->sha1))
                        hashcpy(result.sha, b->sha1);
                else if (sha_eq(b->sha1, one->sha1))
                        hashcpy(result.sha, a->sha1);
                else if (S_ISREG(a->mode)) {
                        mmbuffer_t result_buf;
                        int merge_status;

                        merge_status = merge_3way(o, &result_buf, one, a, b,
                                                  branch1, branch2);

                        if ((merge_status < 0) || !result_buf.ptr)
                                die("Failed to execute internal merge");

                        if (write_sha1_file(result_buf.ptr, result_buf.size,
                                            blob_type, result.sha))
                                die("Unable to add %s to database",
                                    a->path);

                        free(result_buf.ptr);
                        result.clean = (merge_status == 0);
                } else if (S_ISGITLINK(a->mode)) {
                        result.clean = merge_submodule(result.sha,
                                                       one->path, one->sha1,
                                                       a->sha1, b->sha1,
                                                       !o->call_depth);
                } else if (S_ISLNK(a->mode)) {
                        hashcpy(result.sha, a->sha1);

                        if (!sha_eq(a->sha1, b->sha1))
                                result.clean = 0;
                } else {
                        die("unsupported object type in the tree");
                }
        }

        return result;
}

static struct merge_file_info
merge_file_special_markers(struct merge_options *o,
                           const struct diff_filespec *one,
                           const struct diff_filespec *a,
                           const struct diff_filespec *b,
                           const char *branch1,
                           const char *filename1,
                           const char *branch2,
                           const char *filename2)
{
        char *side1 = NULL;
        char *side2 = NULL;
        struct merge_file_info mfi;

        if (filename1) {
                side1 = xmalloc(strlen(branch1) + strlen(filename1) + 2);
                sprintf(side1, "%s:%s", branch1, filename1);
        }
        if (filename2) {
                side2 = xmalloc(strlen(branch2) + strlen(filename2) + 2);
                sprintf(side2, "%s:%s", branch2, filename2);
        }

        mfi = merge_file_1(o, one, a, b,
                           side1 ? side1 : branch1, side2 ? side2 : branch2);
        free(side1);
        free(side2);
        return mfi;
}

static struct merge_file_info merge_file(struct merge_options *o,
                                         const char *path,
                                         const unsigned char *o_sha, int o_mode,
                                         const unsigned char *a_sha, int a_mode,
                                         const unsigned char *b_sha, int b_mode,
                                         const char *branch1,
                                         const char *branch2)
{
        struct diff_filespec one, a, b;

        one.path = a.path = b.path = (char *)path;
        hashcpy(one.sha1, o_sha);
        one.mode = o_mode;
        hashcpy(a.sha1, a_sha);
        a.mode = a_mode;
        hashcpy(b.sha1, b_sha);
        b.mode = b_mode;
        return merge_file_1(o, &one, &a, &b, branch1, branch2);
}

static void handle_change_delete(struct merge_options *o,
                                 const char *path,
                                 const unsigned char *o_sha, int o_mode,
                                 const unsigned char *a_sha, int a_mode,
                                 const unsigned char *b_sha, int b_mode,
                                 const char *change, const char *change_past)
{
        char *renamed = NULL;
        if (dir_in_way(path, !o->call_depth)) {
                renamed = unique_path(o, path, a_sha ? o->branch1 : o->branch2);
        }

        if (o->call_depth) {
                /*
                 * We cannot arbitrarily accept either a_sha or b_sha as
                 * correct; since there is no true "middle point" between
                 * them, simply reuse the base version for virtual merge base.
                 */
                remove_file_from_cache(path);
                update_file(o, 0, o_sha, o_mode, renamed ? renamed : path);
        } else if (!a_sha) {
                output(o, 1, "CONFLICT (%s/delete): %s deleted in %s "
                       "and %s in %s. Version %s of %s left in tree%s%s.",
                       change, path, o->branch1,
                       change_past, o->branch2, o->branch2, path,
                       NULL == renamed ? "" : " at ",
                       NULL == renamed ? "" : renamed);
                update_file(o, 0, b_sha, b_mode, renamed ? renamed : path);
        } else {
                output(o, 1, "CONFLICT (%s/delete): %s deleted in %s "
                       "and %s in %s. Version %s of %s left in tree%s%s.",
                       change, path, o->branch2,
                       change_past, o->branch1, o->branch1, path,
                       NULL == renamed ? "" : " at ",
                       NULL == renamed ? "" : renamed);
                if (renamed)
                        update_file(o, 0, a_sha, a_mode, renamed);
                /*
                 * No need to call update_file() on path when !renamed, since
                 * that would needlessly touch path.  We could call
                 * update_file_flags() with update_cache=0 and update_wd=0,
                 * but that's a no-op.
                 */
        }
        free(renamed);
}

static void conflict_rename_delete(struct merge_options *o,
                                   struct diff_filepair *pair,
                                   const char *rename_branch,
                                   const char *other_branch)
{
        const struct diff_filespec *orig = pair->one;
        const struct diff_filespec *dest = pair->two;
        const unsigned char *a_sha = NULL;
        const unsigned char *b_sha = NULL;
        int a_mode = 0;
        int b_mode = 0;

        if (rename_branch == o->branch1) {
                a_sha = dest->sha1;
                a_mode = dest->mode;
        } else {
                b_sha = dest->sha1;
                b_mode = dest->mode;
        }

        handle_change_delete(o,
                             o->call_depth ? orig->path : dest->path,
                             orig->sha1, orig->mode,
                             a_sha, a_mode,
                             b_sha, b_mode,
                             "rename", "renamed");

        if (o->call_depth) {
                remove_file_from_cache(dest->path);
        } else {
                update_stages(dest->path, NULL,
                              rename_branch == o->branch1 ? dest : NULL,
                              rename_branch == o->branch1 ? NULL : dest);
        }

}

static struct diff_filespec *filespec_from_entry(struct diff_filespec *target,
                                                 struct stage_data *entry,
                                                 int stage)
{
        unsigned char *sha = entry->stages[stage].sha;
        unsigned mode = entry->stages[stage].mode;
        if (mode == 0 || is_null_sha1(sha))
                return NULL;
        hashcpy(target->sha1, sha);
        target->mode = mode;
        return target;
}

static void handle_file(struct merge_options *o,
                        struct diff_filespec *rename,
                        int stage,
                        struct rename_conflict_info *ci)
{
        char *dst_name = rename->path;
        struct stage_data *dst_entry;
        const char *cur_branch, *other_branch;
        struct diff_filespec other;
        struct diff_filespec *add;

        if (stage == 2) {
                dst_entry = ci->dst_entry1;
                cur_branch = ci->branch1;
                other_branch = ci->branch2;
        } else {
                dst_entry = ci->dst_entry2;
                cur_branch = ci->branch2;
                other_branch = ci->branch1;
        }

        add = filespec_from_entry(&other, dst_entry, stage ^ 1);
        if (add) {
                char *add_name = unique_path(o, rename->path, other_branch);
                update_file(o, 0, add->sha1, add->mode, add_name);

                remove_file(o, 0, rename->path, 0);
                dst_name = unique_path(o, rename->path, cur_branch);
        } else {
                if (dir_in_way(rename->path, !o->call_depth)) {
                        dst_name = unique_path(o, rename->path, cur_branch);
                        output(o, 1, "%s is a directory in %s adding as %s instead",
                               rename->path, other_branch, dst_name);
                }
        }
        update_file(o, 0, rename->sha1, rename->mode, dst_name);
        if (stage == 2)
                update_stages(rename->path, NULL, rename, add);
        else
                update_stages(rename->path, NULL, add, rename);

        if (dst_name != rename->path)
                free(dst_name);
}

static void conflict_rename_rename_1to2(struct merge_options *o,
                                        struct rename_conflict_info *ci)
{
        /* One file was renamed in both branches, but to different names. */
        struct diff_filespec *one = ci->pair1->one;
        struct diff_filespec *a = ci->pair1->two;
        struct diff_filespec *b = ci->pair2->two;

        output(o, 1, "CONFLICT (rename/rename): "
               "Rename \"%s\"->\"%s\" in branch \"%s\" "
               "rename \"%s\"->\"%s\" in \"%s\"%s",
               one->path, a->path, ci->branch1,
               one->path, b->path, ci->branch2,
               o->call_depth ? " (left unresolved)" : "");
        if (o->call_depth) {
                struct merge_file_info mfi;
                struct diff_filespec other;
                struct diff_filespec *add;
                mfi = merge_file(o, one->path,
                                 one->sha1, one->mode,
                                 a->sha1, a->mode,
                                 b->sha1, b->mode,
                                 ci->branch1, ci->branch2);
                /*
                 * FIXME: For rename/add-source conflicts (if we could detect
                 * such), this is wrong.  We should instead find a unique
                 * pathname and then either rename the add-source file to that
                 * unique path, or use that unique path instead of src here.
                 */
                update_file(o, 0, mfi.sha, mfi.mode, one->path);

                /*
                 * Above, we put the merged content at the merge-base's
                 * path.  Now we usually need to delete both a->path and
                 * b->path.  However, the rename on each side of the merge
                 * could also be involved in a rename/add conflict.  In
                 * such cases, we should keep the added file around,
                 * resolving the conflict at that path in its favor.
                 */
                add = filespec_from_entry(&other, ci->dst_entry1, 2 ^ 1);
                if (add)
                        update_file(o, 0, add->sha1, add->mode, a->path);
                else
                        remove_file_from_cache(a->path);
                add = filespec_from_entry(&other, ci->dst_entry2, 3 ^ 1);
                if (add)
                        update_file(o, 0, add->sha1, add->mode, b->path);
                else
                        remove_file_from_cache(b->path);
        } else {
                handle_file(o, a, 2, ci);
                handle_file(o, b, 3, ci);
        }
}

static void conflict_rename_rename_2to1(struct merge_options *o,
                                        struct rename_conflict_info *ci)
{
        /* Two files, a & b, were renamed to the same thing, c. */
        struct diff_filespec *a = ci->pair1->one;
        struct diff_filespec *b = ci->pair2->one;
        struct diff_filespec *c1 = ci->pair1->two;
        struct diff_filespec *c2 = ci->pair2->two;
        char *path = c1->path; /* == c2->path */
        struct merge_file_info mfi_c1;
        struct merge_file_info mfi_c2;

        output(o, 1, "CONFLICT (rename/rename): "
               "Rename %s->%s in %s. "
               "Rename %s->%s in %s",
               a->path, c1->path, ci->branch1,
               b->path, c2->path, ci->branch2);

        remove_file(o, 1, a->path, would_lose_untracked(a->path));
        remove_file(o, 1, b->path, would_lose_untracked(b->path));

        mfi_c1 = merge_file_special_markers(o, a, c1, &ci->ren1_other,
                                            o->branch1, c1->path,
                                            o->branch2, ci->ren1_other.path);
        mfi_c2 = merge_file_special_markers(o, b, &ci->ren2_other, c2,
                                            o->branch1, ci->ren2_other.path,
                                            o->branch2, c2->path);

        if (o->call_depth) {
                /*
                 * If mfi_c1.clean && mfi_c2.clean, then it might make
                 * sense to do a two-way merge of those results.  But, I
                 * think in all cases, it makes sense to have the virtual
                 * merge base just undo the renames; they can be detected
                 * again later for the non-recursive merge.
                 */
                remove_file(o, 0, path, 0);
                update_file(o, 0, mfi_c1.sha, mfi_c1.mode, a->path);
                update_file(o, 0, mfi_c2.sha, mfi_c2.mode, b->path);
        } else {
                char *new_path1 = unique_path(o, path, ci->branch1);
                char *new_path2 = unique_path(o, path, ci->branch2);
                output(o, 1, "Renaming %s to %s and %s to %s instead",
                       a->path, new_path1, b->path, new_path2);
                remove_file(o, 0, path, 0);
                update_file(o, 0, mfi_c1.sha, mfi_c1.mode, new_path1);
                update_file(o, 0, mfi_c2.sha, mfi_c2.mode, new_path2);
                free(new_path2);
                free(new_path1);
        }
}

static int process_renames(struct merge_options *o,
                           struct string_list *a_renames,
                           struct string_list *b_renames)
{
        int clean_merge = 1, i, j;
        struct string_list a_by_dst = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
        struct string_list b_by_dst = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
        const struct rename *sre;

        for (i = 0; i < a_renames->nr; i++) {
                sre = a_renames->items[i].util;
                string_list_insert(&a_by_dst, sre->pair->two->path)->util
                        = (void *)sre;
        }
        for (i = 0; i < b_renames->nr; i++) {
                sre = b_renames->items[i].util;
                string_list_insert(&b_by_dst, sre->pair->two->path)->util
                        = (void *)sre;
        }

        for (i = 0, j = 0; i < a_renames->nr || j < b_renames->nr;) {
                struct string_list *renames1, *renames2Dst;
                struct rename *ren1 = NULL, *ren2 = NULL;
                const char *branch1, *branch2;
                const char *ren1_src, *ren1_dst;
                struct string_list_item *lookup;

                if (i >= a_renames->nr) {
                        ren2 = b_renames->items[j++].util;
                } else if (j >= b_renames->nr) {
                        ren1 = a_renames->items[i++].util;
                } else {
                        int compare = strcmp(a_renames->items[i].string,
                                             b_renames->items[j].string);
                        if (compare <= 0)
                                ren1 = a_renames->items[i++].util;
                        if (compare >= 0)
                                ren2 = b_renames->items[j++].util;
                }

                /* TODO: refactor, so that 1/2 are not needed */
                if (ren1) {
                        renames1 = a_renames;
                        renames2Dst = &b_by_dst;
                        branch1 = o->branch1;
                        branch2 = o->branch2;
                } else {
                        struct rename *tmp;
                        renames1 = b_renames;
                        renames2Dst = &a_by_dst;
                        branch1 = o->branch2;
                        branch2 = o->branch1;
                        tmp = ren2;
                        ren2 = ren1;
                        ren1 = tmp;
                }

                if (ren1->processed)
                        continue;
                ren1->processed = 1;
                ren1->dst_entry->processed = 1;
                /* BUG: We should only mark src_entry as processed if we
                 * are not dealing with a rename + add-source case.
                 */
                ren1->src_entry->processed = 1;

                ren1_src = ren1->pair->one->path;
                ren1_dst = ren1->pair->two->path;

                if (ren2) {
                        /* One file renamed on both sides */
                        const char *ren2_src = ren2->pair->one->path;
                        const char *ren2_dst = ren2->pair->two->path;
                        enum rename_type rename_type;
                        if (strcmp(ren1_src, ren2_src) != 0)
                                die("ren1_src != ren2_src");
                        ren2->dst_entry->processed = 1;
                        ren2->processed = 1;
                        if (strcmp(ren1_dst, ren2_dst) != 0) {
                                rename_type = RENAME_ONE_FILE_TO_TWO;
                                clean_merge = 0;
                        } else {
                                rename_type = RENAME_ONE_FILE_TO_ONE;
                                /* BUG: We should only remove ren1_src in
                                 * the base stage (think of rename +
                                 * add-source cases).
                                 */
                                remove_file(o, 1, ren1_src, 1);
                                update_entry(ren1->dst_entry,
                                             ren1->pair->one,
                                             ren1->pair->two,
                                             ren2->pair->two);
                        }
                        setup_rename_conflict_info(rename_type,
                                                   ren1->pair,
                                                   ren2->pair,
                                                   branch1,
                                                   branch2,
                                                   ren1->dst_entry,
                                                   ren2->dst_entry,
                                                   o,
                                                   NULL,
                                                   NULL);
                } else if ((lookup = string_list_lookup(renames2Dst, ren1_dst))) {
                        /* Two different files renamed to the same thing */
                        char *ren2_dst;
                        ren2 = lookup->util;
                        ren2_dst = ren2->pair->two->path;
                        if (strcmp(ren1_dst, ren2_dst) != 0)
                                die("ren1_dst != ren2_dst");

                        clean_merge = 0;
                        ren2->processed = 1;
                        /*
                         * BUG: We should only mark src_entry as processed
                         * if we are not dealing with a rename + add-source
                         * case.
                         */
                        ren2->src_entry->processed = 1;

                        setup_rename_conflict_info(RENAME_TWO_FILES_TO_ONE,
                                                   ren1->pair,
                                                   ren2->pair,
                                                   branch1,
                                                   branch2,
                                                   ren1->dst_entry,
                                                   ren2->dst_entry,
                                                   o,
                                                   ren1->src_entry,
                                                   ren2->src_entry);

                } else {
                        /* Renamed in 1, maybe changed in 2 */
                        /* we only use sha1 and mode of these */
                        struct diff_filespec src_other, dst_other;
                        int try_merge;

                        /*
                         * unpack_trees loads entries from common-commit
                         * into stage 1, from head-commit into stage 2, and
                         * from merge-commit into stage 3.  We keep track
                         * of which side corresponds to the rename.
                         */
                        int renamed_stage = a_renames == renames1 ? 2 : 3;
                        int other_stage =   a_renames == renames1 ? 3 : 2;

                        /* BUG: We should only remove ren1_src in the base
                         * stage and in other_stage (think of rename +
                         * add-source case).
                         */
                        remove_file(o, 1, ren1_src,
                                    renamed_stage == 2 || !was_tracked(ren1_src));

                        hashcpy(src_other.sha1, ren1->src_entry->stages[other_stage].sha);
                        src_other.mode = ren1->src_entry->stages[other_stage].mode;
                        hashcpy(dst_other.sha1, ren1->dst_entry->stages[other_stage].sha);
                        dst_other.mode = ren1->dst_entry->stages[other_stage].mode;
                        try_merge = 0;

                        if (sha_eq(src_other.sha1, null_sha1)) {
                                setup_rename_conflict_info(RENAME_DELETE,
                                                           ren1->pair,
                                                           NULL,
                                                           branch1,
                                                           branch2,
                                                           ren1->dst_entry,
                                                           NULL,
                                                           o,
                                                           NULL,
                                                           NULL);
                        } else if ((dst_other.mode == ren1->pair->two->mode) &&
                                   sha_eq(dst_other.sha1, ren1->pair->two->sha1)) {
                                /*
                                 * Added file on the other side identical to
                                 * the file being renamed: clean merge.
                                 * Also, there is no need to overwrite the
                                 * file already in the working copy, so call
                                 * update_file_flags() instead of
                                 * update_file().
                                 */
                                update_file_flags(o,
                                                  ren1->pair->two->sha1,
                                                  ren1->pair->two->mode,
                                                  ren1_dst,
                                                  1, /* update_cache */
                                                  0  /* update_wd    */);
                        } else if (!sha_eq(dst_other.sha1, null_sha1)) {
                                clean_merge = 0;
                                try_merge = 1;
                                output(o, 1, "CONFLICT (rename/add): Rename %s->%s in %s. "
                                       "%s added in %s",
                                       ren1_src, ren1_dst, branch1,
                                       ren1_dst, branch2);
                                if (o->call_depth) {
                                        struct merge_file_info mfi;
                                        mfi = merge_file(o, ren1_dst, null_sha1, 0,
                                                         ren1->pair->two->sha1, ren1->pair->two->mode,
                                                         dst_other.sha1, dst_other.mode,
                                                         branch1, branch2);
                                        output(o, 1, "Adding merged %s", ren1_dst);
                                        update_file(o, 0, mfi.sha, mfi.mode, ren1_dst);
                                        try_merge = 0;
                                } else {
                                        char *new_path = unique_path(o, ren1_dst, branch2);
                                        output(o, 1, "Adding as %s instead", new_path);
                                        update_file(o, 0, dst_other.sha1, dst_other.mode, new_path);
                                        free(new_path);
                                }
                        } else
                                try_merge = 1;

                        if (try_merge) {
                                struct diff_filespec *one, *a, *b;
                                src_other.path = (char *)ren1_src;

                                one = ren1->pair->one;
                                if (a_renames == renames1) {
                                        a = ren1->pair->two;
                                        b = &src_other;
                                } else {
                                        b = ren1->pair->two;
                                        a = &src_other;
                                }
                                update_entry(ren1->dst_entry, one, a, b);
                                setup_rename_conflict_info(RENAME_NORMAL,
                                                           ren1->pair,
                                                           NULL,
                                                           branch1,
                                                           NULL,
                                                           ren1->dst_entry,
                                                           NULL,
                                                           o,
                                                           NULL,
                                                           NULL);
                        }
                }
        }
        string_list_clear(&a_by_dst, 0);
        string_list_clear(&b_by_dst, 0);

        return clean_merge;
}

static unsigned char *stage_sha(const unsigned char *sha, unsigned mode)
{
        return (is_null_sha1(sha) || mode == 0) ? NULL: (unsigned char *)sha;
}

static int read_sha1_strbuf(const unsigned char *sha1, struct strbuf *dst)
{
        void *buf;
        enum object_type type;
        unsigned long size;
        buf = read_sha1_file(sha1, &type, &size);
        if (!buf)
                return error("cannot read object %s", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
        if (type != OBJ_BLOB) {
                free(buf);
                return error("object %s is not a blob", sha1_to_hex(sha1));
        }
        strbuf_attach(dst, buf, size, size + 1);
        return 0;
}

static int blob_unchanged(const unsigned char *o_sha,
                          const unsigned char *a_sha,
                          int renormalize, const char *path)
{
        struct strbuf o = STRBUF_INIT;
        struct strbuf a = STRBUF_INIT;
        int ret = 0; /* assume changed for safety */

        if (sha_eq(o_sha, a_sha))
                return 1;
        if (!renormalize)
                return 0;

        assert(o_sha && a_sha);
        if (read_sha1_strbuf(o_sha, &o) || read_sha1_strbuf(a_sha, &a))
                goto error_return;
        /*
         * Note: binary | is used so that both renormalizations are
         * performed.  Comparison can be skipped if both files are
         * unchanged since their sha1s have already been compared.
         */
        if (renormalize_buffer(path, o.buf, o.len, &o) |
            renormalize_buffer(path, a.buf, o.len, &a))
                ret = (o.len == a.len && !memcmp(o.buf, a.buf, o.len));

error_return:
        strbuf_release(&o);
        strbuf_release(&a);
        return ret;
}

static void handle_modify_delete(struct merge_options *o,
                                 const char *path,
                                 unsigned char *o_sha, int o_mode,
                                 unsigned char *a_sha, int a_mode,
                                 unsigned char *b_sha, int b_mode)
{
        handle_change_delete(o,
                             path,
                             o_sha, o_mode,
                             a_sha, a_mode,
                             b_sha, b_mode,
                             "modify", "modified");
}

static int merge_content(struct merge_options *o,
                         const char *path,
                         unsigned char *o_sha, int o_mode,
                         unsigned char *a_sha, int a_mode,
                         unsigned char *b_sha, int b_mode,
                         struct rename_conflict_info *rename_conflict_info)
{
        const char *reason = "content";
        const char *path1 = NULL, *path2 = NULL;
        struct merge_file_info mfi;
        struct diff_filespec one, a, b;
        unsigned df_conflict_remains = 0;

        if (!o_sha) {
                reason = "add/add";
                o_sha = (unsigned char *)null_sha1;
        }
        one.path = a.path = b.path = (char *)path;
        hashcpy(one.sha1, o_sha);
        one.mode = o_mode;
        hashcpy(a.sha1, a_sha);
        a.mode = a_mode;
        hashcpy(b.sha1, b_sha);
        b.mode = b_mode;

        if (rename_conflict_info) {
                struct diff_filepair *pair1 = rename_conflict_info->pair1;

                path1 = (o->branch1 == rename_conflict_info->branch1) ?
                        pair1->two->path : pair1->one->path;
                /* If rename_conflict_info->pair2 != NULL, we are in
                 * RENAME_ONE_FILE_TO_ONE case.  Otherwise, we have a
                 * normal rename.
                 */
                path2 = (rename_conflict_info->pair2 ||
                         o->branch2 == rename_conflict_info->branch1) ?
                        pair1->two->path : pair1->one->path;

                if (dir_in_way(path, !o->call_depth))
                        df_conflict_remains = 1;
        }
        mfi = merge_file_special_markers(o, &one, &a, &b,
                                         o->branch1, path1,
                                         o->branch2, path2);

        if (mfi.clean && !df_conflict_remains &&
            sha_eq(mfi.sha, a_sha) && mfi.mode == a_mode) {
                int path_renamed_outside_HEAD;
                output(o, 3, "Skipped %s (merged same as existing)", path);
                /*
                 * The content merge resulted in the same file contents we
                 * already had.  We can return early if those file contents
                 * are recorded at the correct path (which may not be true
                 * if the merge involves a rename).
                 */
                path_renamed_outside_HEAD = !path2 || !strcmp(path, path2);
                if (!path_renamed_outside_HEAD) {
                        add_cacheinfo(mfi.mode, mfi.sha, path,
                                      0, (!o->call_depth), 0);
                        return mfi.clean;
                }
        } else
                output(o, 2, "Auto-merging %s", path);

        if (!mfi.clean) {
                if (S_ISGITLINK(mfi.mode))
                        reason = "submodule";
                output(o, 1, "CONFLICT (%s): Merge conflict in %s",
                                reason, path);
                if (rename_conflict_info && !df_conflict_remains)
                        update_stages(path, &one, &a, &b);
        }

        if (df_conflict_remains) {
                char *new_path;
                if (o->call_depth) {
                        remove_file_from_cache(path);
                } else {
                        if (!mfi.clean)
                                update_stages(path, &one, &a, &b);
                        else {
                                int file_from_stage2 = was_tracked(path);
                                struct diff_filespec merged;
                                hashcpy(merged.sha1, mfi.sha);
                                merged.mode = mfi.mode;

                                update_stages(path, NULL,
                                              file_from_stage2 ? &merged : NULL,
                                              file_from_stage2 ? NULL : &merged);
                        }

                }
                new_path = unique_path(o, path, rename_conflict_info->branch1);
                output(o, 1, "Adding as %s instead", new_path);
                update_file(o, 0, mfi.sha, mfi.mode, new_path);
                free(new_path);
                mfi.clean = 0;
        } else {
                update_file(o, mfi.clean, mfi.sha, mfi.mode, path);
        }
        return mfi.clean;

}

/* Per entry merge function */
static int process_entry(struct merge_options *o,
                         const char *path, struct stage_data *entry)
{
        /*
        printf("processing entry, clean cache: %s\n", index_only ? "yes": "no");
        print_index_entry("\tpath: ", entry);
        */
        int clean_merge = 1;
        int normalize = o->renormalize;
        unsigned o_mode = entry->stages[1].mode;
        unsigned a_mode = entry->stages[2].mode;
        unsigned b_mode = entry->stages[3].mode;
        unsigned char *o_sha = stage_sha(entry->stages[1].sha, o_mode);
        unsigned char *a_sha = stage_sha(entry->stages[2].sha, a_mode);
        unsigned char *b_sha = stage_sha(entry->stages[3].sha, b_mode);

        entry->processed = 1;
        if (entry->rename_conflict_info) {
                struct rename_conflict_info *conflict_info = entry->rename_conflict_info;
                switch (conflict_info->rename_type) {
                case RENAME_NORMAL:
                case RENAME_ONE_FILE_TO_ONE:
                        clean_merge = merge_content(o, path,
                                                    o_sha, o_mode, a_sha, a_mode, b_sha, b_mode,
                                                    conflict_info);
                        break;
                case RENAME_DELETE:
                        clean_merge = 0;
                        conflict_rename_delete(o, conflict_info->pair1,
                                               conflict_info->branch1,
                                               conflict_info->branch2);
                        break;
                case RENAME_ONE_FILE_TO_TWO:
                        clean_merge = 0;
                        conflict_rename_rename_1to2(o, conflict_info);
                        break;
                case RENAME_TWO_FILES_TO_ONE:
                        clean_merge = 0;
                        conflict_rename_rename_2to1(o, conflict_info);
                        break;
                default:
                        entry->processed = 0;
                        break;
                }
        } else if (o_sha && (!a_sha || !b_sha)) {
                /* Case A: Deleted in one */
                if ((!a_sha && !b_sha) ||
                    (!b_sha && blob_unchanged(o_sha, a_sha, normalize, path)) ||
                    (!a_sha && blob_unchanged(o_sha, b_sha, normalize, path))) {
                        /* Deleted in both or deleted in one and
                         * unchanged in the other */
                        if (a_sha)
                                output(o, 2, "Removing %s", path);
                        /* do not touch working file if it did not exist */
                        remove_file(o, 1, path, !a_sha);
                } else {
                        /* Modify/delete; deleted side may have put a directory in the way */
                        clean_merge = 0;
                        handle_modify_delete(o, path, o_sha, o_mode,
                                             a_sha, a_mode, b_sha, b_mode);
                }
        } else if ((!o_sha && a_sha && !b_sha) ||
                   (!o_sha && !a_sha && b_sha)) {
                /* Case B: Added in one. */
                /* [nothing|directory] -> ([nothing|directory], file) */

                const char *add_branch;
                const char *other_branch;
                unsigned mode;
                const unsigned char *sha;
                const char *conf;

                if (a_sha) {
                        add_branch = o->branch1;
                        other_branch = o->branch2;
                        mode = a_mode;
                        sha = a_sha;
                        conf = "file/directory";
                } else {
                        add_branch = o->branch2;
                        other_branch = o->branch1;
                        mode = b_mode;
                        sha = b_sha;
                        conf = "directory/file";
                }
                if (dir_in_way(path, !o->call_depth)) {
                        char *new_path = unique_path(o, path, add_branch);
                        clean_merge = 0;
                        output(o, 1, "CONFLICT (%s): There is a directory with name %s in %s. "
                               "Adding %s as %s",
                               conf, path, other_branch, path, new_path);
                        if (o->call_depth)
                                remove_file_from_cache(path);
                        update_file(o, 0, sha, mode, new_path);
                        if (o->call_depth)
                                remove_file_from_cache(path);
                        free(new_path);
                } else {
                        output(o, 2, "Adding %s", path);
                        /* do not overwrite file if already present */
                        update_file_flags(o, sha, mode, path, 1, !a_sha);
                }
        } else if (a_sha && b_sha) {
                /* Case C: Added in both (check for same permissions) and */
                /* case D: Modified in both, but differently. */
                clean_merge = merge_content(o, path,
                                            o_sha, o_mode, a_sha, a_mode, b_sha, b_mode,
                                            NULL);
        } else if (!o_sha && !a_sha && !b_sha) {
                /*
                 * this entry was deleted altogether. a_mode == 0 means
                 * we had that path and want to actively remove it.
                 */
                remove_file(o, 1, path, !a_mode);
        } else
                die("Fatal merge failure, shouldn't happen.");

        return clean_merge;
}

int merge_trees(struct merge_options *o,
                struct tree *head,
                struct tree *merge,
                struct tree *common,
                struct tree **result)
{
        int code, clean;

        if (o->subtree_shift) {
                merge = shift_tree_object(head, merge, o->subtree_shift);
                common = shift_tree_object(head, common, o->subtree_shift);
        }

        if (sha_eq(common->object.sha1, merge->object.sha1)) {
                output(o, 0, "Already up-to-date!");
                *result = head;
                return 1;
        }

        code = git_merge_trees(o->call_depth, common, head, merge);

        if (code != 0) {
                if (show(o, 4) || o->call_depth)
                        die("merging of trees %s and %s failed",
                            sha1_to_hex(head->object.sha1),
                            sha1_to_hex(merge->object.sha1));
                else
                        exit(128);
        }

        if (unmerged_cache()) {
                struct string_list *entries, *re_head, *re_merge;
                int i;
                string_list_clear(&o->current_file_set, 1);
                string_list_clear(&o->current_directory_set, 1);
                get_files_dirs(o, head);
                get_files_dirs(o, merge);

                entries = get_unmerged();
                record_df_conflict_files(o, entries);
                re_head  = get_renames(o, head, common, head, merge, entries);
                re_merge = get_renames(o, merge, common, head, merge, entries);
                clean = process_renames(o, re_head, re_merge);
                for (i = entries->nr-1; 0 <= i; i--) {
                        const char *path = entries->items[i].string;
                        struct stage_data *e = entries->items[i].util;
                        if (!e->processed
                                && !process_entry(o, path, e))
                                clean = 0;
                }
                for (i = 0; i < entries->nr; i++) {
                        struct stage_data *e = entries->items[i].util;
                        if (!e->processed)
                                die("Unprocessed path??? %s",
                                    entries->items[i].string);
                }

                string_list_clear(re_merge, 0);
                string_list_clear(re_head, 0);
                string_list_clear(entries, 1);

        }
        else
                clean = 1;

        if (o->call_depth)
                *result = write_tree_from_memory(o);

        return clean;
}

static struct commit_list *reverse_commit_list(struct commit_list *list)
{
        struct commit_list *next = NULL, *current, *backup;
        for (current = list; current; current = backup) {
                backup = current->next;
                current->next = next;
                next = current;
        }
        return next;
}

/*
 * Merge the commits h1 and h2, return the resulting virtual
 * commit object and a flag indicating the cleanness of the merge.
 */
int merge_recursive(struct merge_options *o,
                    struct commit *h1,
                    struct commit *h2,
                    struct commit_list *ca,
                    struct commit **result)
{
        struct commit_list *iter;
        struct commit *merged_common_ancestors;
        struct tree *mrtree = mrtree;
        int clean;

        if (show(o, 4)) {
                output(o, 4, "Merging:");
                output_commit_title(o, h1);
                output_commit_title(o, h2);
        }

        if (!ca) {
                ca = get_merge_bases(h1, h2, 1);
                ca = reverse_commit_list(ca);
        }

        if (show(o, 5)) {
                output(o, 5, "found %u common ancestor(s):", commit_list_count(ca));
                for (iter = ca; iter; iter = iter->next)
                        output_commit_title(o, iter->item);
        }

        merged_common_ancestors = pop_commit(&ca);
        if (merged_common_ancestors == NULL) {
                /* if there is no common ancestor, use an empty tree */
                struct tree *tree;

                tree = lookup_tree((const unsigned char *)EMPTY_TREE_SHA1_BIN);
                merged_common_ancestors = make_virtual_commit(tree, "ancestor");
        }

        for (iter = ca; iter; iter = iter->next) {
                const char *saved_b1, *saved_b2;
                o->call_depth++;
                /*
                 * When the merge fails, the result contains files
                 * with conflict markers. The cleanness flag is
                 * ignored, it was never actually used, as result of
                 * merge_trees has always overwritten it: the committed
                 * "conflicts" were already resolved.
                 */
                discard_cache();
                saved_b1 = o->branch1;
                saved_b2 = o->branch2;
                o->branch1 = "Temporary merge branch 1";
                o->branch2 = "Temporary merge branch 2";
                merge_recursive(o, merged_common_ancestors, iter->item,
                                NULL, &merged_common_ancestors);
                o->branch1 = saved_b1;
                o->branch2 = saved_b2;
                o->call_depth--;

                if (!merged_common_ancestors)
                        die("merge returned no commit");
        }

        discard_cache();
        if (!o->call_depth)
                read_cache();

        o->ancestor = "merged common ancestors";
        clean = merge_trees(o, h1->tree, h2->tree, merged_common_ancestors->tree,
                            &mrtree);

        if (o->call_depth) {
                *result = make_virtual_commit(mrtree, "merged tree");
                commit_list_insert(h1, &(*result)->parents);
                commit_list_insert(h2, &(*result)->parents->next);
        }
        flush_output(o);
        if (show(o, 2))
                diff_warn_rename_limit("merge.renamelimit",
                                       o->needed_rename_limit, 0);
        return clean;
}

static struct commit *get_ref(const unsigned char *sha1, const char *name)
{
        struct object *object;

        object = deref_tag(parse_object(sha1), name, strlen(name));
        if (!object)
                return NULL;
        if (object->type == OBJ_TREE)
                return make_virtual_commit((struct tree*)object, name);
        if (object->type != OBJ_COMMIT)
                return NULL;
        if (parse_commit((struct commit *)object))
                return NULL;
        return (struct commit *)object;
}

int merge_recursive_generic(struct merge_options *o,
                            const unsigned char *head,
                            const unsigned char *merge,
                            int num_base_list,
                            const unsigned char **base_list,
                            struct commit **result)
{
        int clean, index_fd;
        struct lock_file *lock = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct lock_file));
        struct commit *head_commit = get_ref(head, o->branch1);
        struct commit *next_commit = get_ref(merge, o->branch2);
        struct commit_list *ca = NULL;

        if (base_list) {
                int i;
                for (i = 0; i < num_base_list; ++i) {
                        struct commit *base;
                        if (!(base = get_ref(base_list[i], sha1_to_hex(base_list[i]))))
                                return error("Could not parse object '%s'",
                                        sha1_to_hex(base_list[i]));
                        commit_list_insert(base, &ca);
                }
        }

        index_fd = hold_locked_index(lock, 1);
        clean = merge_recursive(o, head_commit, next_commit, ca,
                        result);
        if (active_cache_changed &&
                        (write_cache(index_fd, active_cache, active_nr) ||
                         commit_locked_index(lock)))
                return error("Unable to write index.");

        return clean ? 0 : 1;
}

static int merge_recursive_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
{
        struct merge_options *o = cb;
        if (!strcmp(var, "merge.verbosity")) {
                o->verbosity = git_config_int(var, value);
                return 0;
        }
        if (!strcmp(var, "diff.renamelimit")) {
                o->diff_rename_limit = git_config_int(var, value);
                return 0;
        }
        if (!strcmp(var, "merge.renamelimit")) {
                o->merge_rename_limit = git_config_int(var, value);
                return 0;
        }
        return git_xmerge_config(var, value, cb);
}

void init_merge_options(struct merge_options *o)
{
        memset(o, 0, sizeof(struct merge_options));
        o->verbosity = 2;
        o->buffer_output = 1;
        o->diff_rename_limit = -1;
        o->merge_rename_limit = -1;
        o->renormalize = 0;
        git_config(merge_recursive_config, o);
        if (getenv("GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY"))
                o->verbosity =
                        strtol(getenv("GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY"), NULL, 10);
        if (o->verbosity >= 5)
                o->buffer_output = 0;
        strbuf_init(&o->obuf, 0);
        memset(&o->current_file_set, 0, sizeof(struct string_list));
        o->current_file_set.strdup_strings = 1;
        memset(&o->current_directory_set, 0, sizeof(struct string_list));
        o->current_directory_set.strdup_strings = 1;
        memset(&o->df_conflict_file_set, 0, sizeof(struct string_list));
        o->df_conflict_file_set.strdup_strings = 1;
}

int parse_merge_opt(struct merge_options *o, const char *s)
{
        if (!s || !*s)
                return -1;
        if (!strcmp(s, "ours"))
                o->recursive_variant = MERGE_RECURSIVE_OURS;
        else if (!strcmp(s, "theirs"))
                o->recursive_variant = MERGE_RECURSIVE_THEIRS;
        else if (!strcmp(s, "subtree"))
                o->subtree_shift = "";
        else if (!prefixcmp(s, "subtree="))
                o->subtree_shift = s + strlen("subtree=");
        else if (!strcmp(s, "patience"))
                o->xdl_opts |= XDF_PATIENCE_DIFF;
        else if (!strcmp(s, "histogram"))
                o->xdl_opts |= XDF_HISTOGRAM_DIFF;
        else if (!strcmp(s, "ignore-space-change"))
                o->xdl_opts |= XDF_IGNORE_WHITESPACE_CHANGE;
        else if (!strcmp(s, "ignore-all-space"))
                o->xdl_opts |= XDF_IGNORE_WHITESPACE;
        else if (!strcmp(s, "ignore-space-at-eol"))
                o->xdl_opts |= XDF_IGNORE_WHITESPACE_AT_EOL;
        else if (!strcmp(s, "renormalize"))
                o->renormalize = 1;
        else if (!strcmp(s, "no-renormalize"))
                o->renormalize = 0;
        else if (!prefixcmp(s, "rename-threshold=")) {
                const char *score = s + strlen("rename-threshold=");
                if ((o->rename_score = parse_rename_score(&score)) == -1 || *score != 0)
                        return -1;
        }
        else
                return -1;
        return 0;
}