replace: prepare create_graft() for converting graft files wholesale

diff --git a/builtin/replace.c b/builtin/replace.c
index e57d3d187eddb723f17fbe188dd3fb73838d58a0..64f581127017744af8703b627f30670baadb3ab5 100644 (file)
--- a/builtin/replace.c
+++ b/builtin/replace.c
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ static int check_mergetags(struct commit *commit, int argc, const char **argv)
        return for_each_mergetag(check_one_mergetag, commit, &mergetag_data);
 }
 
-static int create_graft(int argc, const char **argv, int force)
+static int create_graft(int argc, const char **argv, int force, int gentle)
 {
        struct object_id old_oid, new_oid;
        const char *old_ref = argv[0];
@@ -470,8 +470,13 @@ static int create_graft(int argc, const char **argv, int force)
 
        strbuf_release(&buf);
 
-       if (!oidcmp(&old_oid, &new_oid))
+       if (!oidcmp(&old_oid, &new_oid)) {
+               if (gentle) {
+                       warning("graft for '%s' unnecessary", oid_to_hex(&old_oid));
+                       return 0;
+               }
                return error("new commit is the same as the old one: '%s'", oid_to_hex(&old_oid));
+       }
 
        return replace_object_oid(old_ref, &old_oid, "replacement", &new_oid, force);
 }
@@ -547,7 +552,7 @@ int cmd_replace(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
                if (argc < 1)
                        usage_msg_opt("-g needs at least one argument",
                                      git_replace_usage, options);
-               return create_graft(argc, argv, force);
+               return create_graft(argc, argv, force, 0);
 
        case MODE_LIST:
                if (argc > 1)