diff --git a/builtin/branch.c b/builtin/branch.c
index 7095718c13b5c4f39186548f5ed12198a3b9e609..cb17bc367571a88b6e6bcac5020c1746c4385480 100644 (file)
--- a/builtin/branch.c
+++ b/builtin/branch.c
with_commit, argv);
else if (edit_description) {
const char *branch_name;
+ struct strbuf branch_ref = STRBUF_INIT;
+
if (detached)
die("Cannot give description to detached HEAD");
if (!argc)
branch_name = argv[0];
else
usage_with_options(builtin_branch_usage, options);
+
+ strbuf_addf(&branch_ref, "refs/heads/%s", branch_name);
+ if (!ref_exists(branch_ref.buf)) {
+ strbuf_release(&branch_ref);
+
+ if (!argc)
+ return error("No commit on branch '%s' yet.",
+ branch_name);
+ else
+ return error("No such branch '%s'.", branch_name);
+ }
+ strbuf_release(&branch_ref);
+
if (edit_branch_description(branch_name))
return 1;
} else if (rename) {