git-checkout: do not warn detaching HEAD when it is already detached.

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>

diff --git a/git-checkout.sh b/git-checkout.sh
index 8e11ca4bc8f56782cbcb10f5051b8890c04ee24f..5a7388759c8cb5f3c08de5c299b3ea4f1e69acc5 100755 (executable)
--- a/git-checkout.sh
+++ b/git-checkout.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ SUBDIRECTORY_OK=Sometimes
 
 old_name=HEAD
 old=$(git-rev-parse --verify $old_name 2>/dev/null)
+oldbranch=$(git-symbolic-ref $old_name 2>/dev/null)
 new=
 new_name=
 force=
@@ -149,13 +150,17 @@ then
        # NEEDSWORK: we would want to have this command here
        # that allows us to detach the HEAD atomically.
        # git update-ref --detach HEAD "$new"
-       rm -f "$GIT_DIR/HEAD"
-       echo "$new" >"$GIT_DIR/HEAD"
-       echo >&2 "WARNING: you are not on ANY branch anymore.
+       echo "$new" >"$GIT_DIR/HEAD.new" &&
+       mv "$GIT_DIR/HEAD.new" "$GIT_DIR/HEAD" || die "Cannot detach HEAD"
+
+       if test -n "$oldbranch"
+       then
+               echo >&2 "WARNING: you are not on ANY branch anymore.
 If you meant to create a new branch from the commit, you need -b to
 associate a new branch with the wanted checkout.  Example:
   git checkout -b <new_branch_name> $arg
 "
+       fi
 fi
 
 if [ "X$old" = X ]