builtin-checkout: Don't tell user that HEAD has moved before it has

[thirdparty/git.git] / builtin-checkout.c

diff --git a/builtin-checkout.c b/builtin-checkout.c
index dc4bfb5fc08d51644435f158e3b07ffe518ac419..f2d7ef01b0bbe667ae8042f7a806a634fa0aa46b 100644 (file)
--- a/builtin-checkout.c
+++ b/builtin-checkout.c
@@ -541,14 +541,6 @@ static int switch_branches(struct checkout_opts *opts, struct branch_info *new)
                parse_commit(new->commit);
        }
 
-       /*
-        * If we were on a detached HEAD, but we are now moving to
-        * a new commit, we want to mention the old commit once more
-        * to remind the user that it might be lost.
-        */
-       if (!opts->quiet && !old.path && old.commit && new->commit != old.commit)
-               describe_detached_head("Previous HEAD position was", old.commit);
-
        if (!old.commit && !opts->force) {
                if (!opts->quiet) {
                        warning("You appear to be on a branch yet to be born.");
@@ -561,6 +553,14 @@ static int switch_branches(struct checkout_opts *opts, struct branch_info *new)
        if (ret)
                return ret;
 
+       /*
+        * If we were on a detached HEAD, but have now moved to
+        * a new commit, we want to mention the old commit once more
+        * to remind the user that it might be lost.
+        */
+       if (!opts->quiet && !old.path && old.commit && new->commit != old.commit)
+               describe_detached_head("Previous HEAD position was", old.commit);
+
        update_refs_for_switch(opts, &old, new);
 
        ret = post_checkout_hook(old.commit, new->commit, 1);