merge: fix save_state() to work when there are stat-dirty files

When there are stat-dirty files, but no files are modified,
`git stash create` exits with unsuccessful status.  This causes merge
to fail.  Copy some code from sequencer.c's create_autostash to refresh
the index first to avoid this problem.

Signed-off-by: Elijah Newren <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <[email protected]>

Author: newren

builtin/merge.c

@@ -313,8 +313,16 @@ static int save_state(struct object_id *stash)
 	int len;
 	struct child_process cp = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
 	struct strbuf buffer = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct lock_file lock_file = LOCK_INIT;
+	int fd;
 	int rc = -1;
 
+	fd = repo_hold_locked_index(the_repository, &lock_file, 0);
+	refresh_cache(REFRESH_QUIET);
+	if (0 <= fd)
+		repo_update_index_if_able(the_repository, &lock_file);
+	rollback_lock_file(&lock_file);
+
 	strvec_pushl(&cp.args, "stash", "create", NULL);
 	cp.out = -1;
 	cp.git_cmd = 1;

t/t6424-merge-unrelated-index-changes.sh

@@ -275,6 +275,17 @@ test_expect_success 'subtree' '
 	test_path_is_missing .git/MERGE_HEAD
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'avoid failure due to stat-dirty files' '
+	git reset --hard &&
+	git checkout B^0 &&
+
+	# Make "a" be stat-dirty
+	test-tool chmtime =+1 a &&
+
+	# stat-dirty file should not prevent stash creation in builtin/merge.c
+	git merge -s resolve -s recursive D^0
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'with multiple strategies, recursive or ort failure do not early abort' '
 	git reset --hard &&
 	git checkout B^0 &&