/* prepare new parents */
for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
struct object_id oid;
+ struct commit *commit;
+
if (get_oid(argv[i], &oid) < 0) {
strbuf_release(&new_parents);
return error(_("not a valid object name: '%s'"),
argv[i]);
}
- if (!lookup_commit_reference(the_repository, &oid)) {
+ commit = lookup_commit_reference(the_repository, &oid);
+ if (!commit) {
strbuf_release(&new_parents);
- return error(_("could not parse %s"), argv[i]);
+ return error(_("could not parse %s as a commit"), argv[i]);
}
- strbuf_addf(&new_parents, "parent %s\n", oid_to_hex(&oid));
+ strbuf_addf(&new_parents, "parent %s\n", oid_to_hex(&commit->object.oid));
}
/* replace existing parents with new ones */